M-Class Elevate Training Program

Program Introduction

M-Class Elevate was created with cooperation from the Piper M-Class Owners & Pilots Association Safety & Education Foundation (PMOPA SEF) and volunteers from the Piper M-Class Owners & Pilots Association (PMOPA) community to provide a training curriculum, learning resources, and guidance to help pilots-in-training (referred to throughout this document as “pilots”) and instructors enhance their skills, knowledge, and judgment with the M-Class aircraft.

This program includes a comprehensive syllabus, training recommendations, and resources. The program will be further enhanced with an online education and administration system that will be developed for easy access and use. Instructors who demonstrate proficiency in training in the M-Class will have the opportunity to be recognized as "MSIP Instructors." MSIP Instructors are committed to quality training. Through these efforts, we aim to improve the overall safety, proficiency, and experience within the community.

M-Class Elevate was developed, in part, using a data-driven approach, considering the M-Class accident record and how training can prevent future accidents. The syllabus is based on extensive research of aviation industry best practices for training. M-Class Elevate blends established, tested, and proven syllabi developed by the FAA and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and adheres to the Piper Pilot’s Operating Handbooks (POH) and the FAA Airman Certification Standards (ACS). We also identified how improvements in training, led by other Owner Pilot Associations, has reduced the accident record in their communities. And, most importantly, we relied on the extensive expertise of M-Class instructors who have trained thousands of M-Class pilots.