By the conclusion of this course, students will be given the information required to take and pass the FAA Written Knowledge Exam. Students will also have a strong understanding of the knowledge and skills necessary to become a safe and competent pilot and to help prepare them for the FAA Oral Exam. There are no prerequisites for this course.
Course consists of:
INTRO & AERODYNAMICS
⦁ Course Introduction
⦁ Private Pilot License Requirements & Privileges
⦁ Practical Test Standards
⦁ Medical Requirements
⦁ Aircraft Components Review
⦁ The Four Forces: Lift, Weight, Thrust, & Drag
⦁ Stability & Controllability
⦁ Control Surfaces
⦁ Basic Aerodynamics
ENGINES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
⦁ Basic Engine Overview
⦁ Magnetos
⦁ Fuel & Oil System Overview
⦁ Carburetor Engines
⦁ Fuel Injected Engines
⦁ Intro to Electrical Systems
⦁ Batteries, Alternators, & Circuit Breakers
⦁ Electrical Diagrams
⦁ Flight Instruments
⦁ Pitot Static System
⦁ Vacuum Systems
⦁ Transponder
⦁ Compass Errors
AIRSPACE & AVIATION MAPS
⦁ Controlled Airspace: Class A, B, C, D, E
⦁ Uncontrolled Airspace: Class G
⦁ Special Use Airspace (Restricted, Prohibited, MOA, Alert, Ect.)
⦁ Airspace Weather Requirements: Visibility & Cloud Clearances
⦁ Airplane Equipment Requirements
⦁ Aviation Sectional & TAC Charts
⦁ Chart Supplement
FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS
⦁ Introduction to Federal Aviation Regulations
⦁ FAA Definitions (Part 1)
⦁ Student and Private Pilot Privileges & Limitations (Part 61)
⦁ VFR Flight Rules (Part 91)
⦁ Aircraft Airworthiness ARROW / AVIATED
⦁ Inoperative Equipment 91.213
INTRO TO AIM & AIRPORT OPERATIONS
⦁ Finish Federal Aviation Regulations
⦁ Advisory Circulars
⦁ Pilot Operating Handbooks / Approved Flight Manual
⦁ Runway Incursions and Avoidance
⦁ Visual Scanning Techniques
⦁ Aircraft Right of Way
⦁ Wake Turbulence Avoidance
AIRPORT OPERATIONS CONTINUED
⦁ Traffic Patterns
⦁ Controlled vs. Uncontrolled Airports
⦁ Taxi and Ground Operations
⦁ Airport Lighting & Diagrams
⦁ Visual Glide Slope Indicators – VASI, PAPI
⦁ Night & Low Visibility Operations
⦁ Land & Hold Short
⦁ Airport Hot Spots
⦁ Light Gun Signals
RADIO OPERATIONS
⦁ Radio Communications Introduction and Techniques
⦁ Overview of the National Air Traffic Control System
⦁ Clearance, Ground, Tower, Departure, Center, Etc.
⦁ Automated Terminal Information (ATIS)
⦁ Flight Service Stations (FSS)
⦁ Hazardous Inflight Weather Advisories (HIWAS)
⦁ Lost Communications Procedures
RADIO NAVIGATION
⦁ Electronic/Radio Navigation
⦁ Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR)
⦁ Non-Directional Beacons (NDB)
⦁ Area Navigation
⦁ GPS
AVIATION WEATHER
⦁ Weather Theory
⦁ Atmosphere Composition
⦁ Weather Fronts: High & Low Pressure Systems
⦁ Temperature Inversions
⦁ Identifying Clouds
⦁ Types of Fog
⦁ METARS
⦁ TAFs
⦁ Surface Analysis Charts
⦁ Radar Charts
⦁ Area Forecasts
⦁ Winds & Temperatures Aloft
⦁ AIRMETS & SIGMETs
⦁ Introduction to Flight Planning
PERFORMANCE, LIMITATIONS, WEIGHT & BALANCE
⦁ How to Determine: Takeoff, Climb, Cruise & Landing Performance
⦁ Aircraft Limitations
⦁ Pressure & Density Altitude
⦁ Descent Planning
⦁ Time, Fuel, Distance Calculations
⦁ How to Use an E6B Calculator
⦁ Crosswind Component
⦁ Calculate Weight & Balance
⦁ Effects of Center of Gravity Shifts on Performance
FLIGHT PLANNING
⦁ In-Class Exercise on Flight Planning
⦁ Pilotage & Dead Reckoning
⦁ Radio & Electronic Navigation
⦁ Route Selections and Planning
⦁ Altitude Selection
⦁ Weather for Flight Planning
⦁ Sectional & Terminal Charts
⦁ Chart Supplement
⦁ Choosing Alternates
FAA ORAL PREPARATION & ADM
⦁ PAVE Checklist Oral Preparation
⦁ IMSAFE
⦁ Aeronautical Decision Making
⦁ Hazardous Attitudes
⦁ Personal Limitations
⦁ Pilot Currency
⦁ Privileges & Limitations
⦁ Aircraft Required Documents & Inspections
⦁ Aircraft Inoperative Equipment
