Lesson 1

• Recognize the essential components of the school's pilot training program.

• Applicable Federal Aviation Regulations for private pilot privileges, limitations, and flight operations:

  • Identify the medical and currency requirements for piloting an airplane.

  • Recognize the requirements to act as pilot in command of different types of aircraft.

• Aeronautical decision making and judgment:

  • Identify the concepts that apply to single-pilot resource management.

  • Explain how to perform a self-assessment prior to flight and briefings during flight operations.

  • Recognize physiological factors that affect your performance during flight.

• Course Overview

  • Course Components

  • Exams and Tests

  • Policies and Procedures

  • Student/Instructor Expectations

  • Use of a Full Flight Simulators (FSS), Flight Training Devices (FTD), and/or Aviation Training Device (ATD)

• SECTION A-PILOT TRAINING

  • Federal Aviation Administration

  • Private Pilot Requirements

  • Medical Certificates and BasicMed

    

  • Ground and Flight Training Process

  • Private Pilot Privileges and Limitations

  • Aircraft Category and Class

    

• SECTION B. - AVIATION OPPORTUNITIES

  • New Aviation Experiences

  • Aviation Organizations

  • Category and Class Ratings Additional Pilot Certificates

  • Aviation Careers

• SECTION C - INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN FACTORS

  • Single-Pilot Resource Management

    • Aeronautical Decision Making and Judgment

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    • Risk Management

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    • Task Management

    • Situational Awareness

    • Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT) Awareness

    • Automation Management

  • Aviation Physiology

    • Pressure Effects

    • Motion Sickness

    • Fatigue and Noise

    • Alcohol, Drugs, and Performance

• COMPLETION STANDARDS:

  • Demonstrate understanding of policies and procedures that apply to the school's pilot training program.

  • Demonstrate understanding of pilot training programs, opportunities in avia- tion, and human factors during oral quizzing by the instructor.

Lesson 2

• OBJECTIVES

  • Applicable Federal Aviation Regulations (FARS) for private pilot privileges, limitations, and flight operations:

    • Identify the inspections and aircraft logbook documentation that are required for airworthiness.

    • Identify the equipment required for VFR flight under FAR 91.205 and the procedures to fly with inoperative equipment.

  • Principles of powerplants and aircraft systems:

    • Identify airplane components.

    • Explain how aircraft engines and related systems operate.

    • Describe flight instrument functions and operating characteristics, including errors and common malfunctions.

• SECTION A-AIRPLANES

  • The Fuselage

  • The Wing

  • The Empennage

  • Trim Devices

  • Landing Gear

    • Fixed tricycle gear

  • The Powerplant

    • Lycoming IO-360-L2A

    • Normally aspirated, direct drive, air-cooled, horizontally opposed, fuel injected, four cylinder engine with 360.0 cu. in. displacement.

    • Horsepower 160

    • RPM top 2,400

    • The airplane is powered by a direct drive, horizontally opposed, four cylinder, overhead valve, air cooled, fuel injected engine with a wet sump lubrication system. The engine is a Lycoming Model IO-360-L2A rated at 160 horsepower at 2400 RPM. Major accessories include a starter and belt driven alternator mounted on the front of the engine, dual magnetos, vacuum pump, engine driven fuel pump, and a full flow oil filter mounted on the rear of the engine accessory case.

  • Pilot's Operating Handbook (POH)

    • Comprehensive Equipment List

  • Airworthiness Requirements

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• SECTION B- THE POWERPLANT AND RELATED SYSTEMS

  • Reciprocating Engine Operation

  • Induction Systems-Carburetor and Fuel Injection

  • Supercharging and Turbocharging

  • The Ignition System

  • Abnormal Combustion

  • Fuel Systems

    • 56 Gallons total, 53 usable, 26.5 each wing

    • 100LL Grade Aviation Fuel (Blue) or 100 Grade Aviation Fuel (Green)

  • Refueling

  • Oil Systems

    • 6-8 Quarts for UCM, 5-8 Quarts for FAA

  • Cooling Systems

  • The Exhaust System

  • Propellers Fixed-Pitch and Constant-Speed

    • Ours is fixed-pitch and 75 inches diameter

  • Propeller Hazards

  • Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC)

  • Electrical Systems

    • 28 volt electrical system

    • 60-amp alternator

    • 24 volt battery

• SECTION C-FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS

  • Pitot-Static Instruments

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  • Airspeed Indicator

  • Altimeter

    • 29.92 inHg or 1,013mb

    • Temp Standard 15C or 59F

  • Vertical Speed Indicator

  • Gyroscopic Instruments

  • Attitude Indicator

  • Heading Indicator

  • Magnetic Compass

  • Integrated Flight Displays

• COMPLETION STANDARDS

  • Demonstrate understanding of airplane components and systems, the power- plant and related systems, and flight instruments during oral quizzing by the instructor.

Lesson 3

• OBJECTIVES

  • Principles of Aerodynamics:

    • Describe the four forces of flight.

    • Explain the aerodynamic principles and design characteristics that apply to airplane stability and maneuverability.

  • Stall awareness, spin entry, spins, and spin recovery techniques:

    • Recognize the stall and spin characteristics related to training airplanes.

    • Explain how to recognize and recover from stalls and spins

• SECTION A FOUR FORCES OF FLIGHT

  • Lift

  • Airfoils

  • Pilot Control of Lift

  • Weight

  • Thrust

  • Drag

  • Ground Effect

• SECTION B- STABILITY

  • Three Axes of Flight

  • Longitudinal Stability

  • Center of Gravity Position

  • Lateral Stability

  • Directional Stability

  • Stalls

  • Spins

  • Spin Recovery

• SECTION C - AERODYNAMICS OF MANEUVERING FLIGHT

  • Climbing Flight

  • Left-Turning Tendencies

  • Descending Flight

  • Turning Flight

  • Load Factor

• COMPLETION STANDARDS

  • Demonstrate understanding of the four forces of flight, stability, maneuverability, stalls, and spins during oral quizzing by the instructor.

Lesson 4

• OBJECTIVES

  • Safe and efficient operation of aircraft, including collision avoidance:

    • Explain collision avoidance procedures, including visual scanning techniques and runway incursion avoidance.

    • Recall right-of-way rules and minimum safe altitudes.

  • Applicable subjects of the Aeronautical Information Manual:

    • Interpret airport markings, signs, and lighting.

    • Identify airspace types and operating requirements.

  • Aeronautical charts for VFR navigation using pilotage, dead reckoning, and navigation systems:

    • Interpret aeronautical chart symbology.

    • Interpret communication and navigation information on aeronautical charts.

• SECTION A SAFETY OF FLIGHT

  • Collision Avoidance

  • Visual Scanning

  • Cockpit Traffic Displays

  • Airport Operations

  • Right-of-Way Rules

  • Minimum Safe Altitudes

  • Wire Strike Avoidance

  • Flight Over Hazardous Terrain

  • Taxiing in Wind

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  • Positive Exchange of Flight Controls

• SECTION B - AIRPORTS

  • Controlled and Uncontrolled Airports

  • Runway Layout

  • Traffic Pattern

  • Airport Visual Aids

  • Runway and Taxiway Markings

  • Ramp Area Hand Signals

  • Runway Incursion Avoidance

  • Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO)

  • Airport Lighting

  • Visual Glideslope Indicators

  • Approach Light Systems

  • Pilot-Controlled Lighting

  • Airport Security

• SECTION C - AERONAUTICAL CHARTS

  • Latitude and Longitude

  • Projections

  • Sectional Charts

    

  • VFR Terminal Area Charts

  • Chart Symbology

• SECTION D-AIRSPACE

  • Airspace Classifications

  • Uncontrolled Airspace

  • Controlled Airspace

    

    • Class E

    • Class D

    • Class C

    • Class B

    • Class A

  • Special VFR

  • Special Use Airspace

  • Other Airspace Areas

  • Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs)

  • Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)

  • Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA)

  • Intercept Procedures

• COMPLETION STANDARDS

  • Demonstrate understanding of collision avoidance, right-of-way rules, mini- mum safe altitudes, airport marking and lighting, runway incursion avoidance, LAHSO, aeronautical charts, and airspace requirements during oral quizzing by the instructor.

Lesson 5

• OBJECTIVES

  • Applicable subjects of the Aeronautical Information Manual and the priate FAA advisory circulars:

    • Recognize the characteristics of the ADS-B system and radar operation.

    • Explain how to properly operate a transponder.

    • Identify the services provided by ATC and Flight Service.

  • Radio communication procedures:

    • Describe the proper techniques for transmitting on the radio.

    • Explain the procedures for communicating at controlled and uncontrolled airports.

  • Preflight action that includes how to obtain information on runway lengths at dose airports of intended use and data on takeoff and landing distances:

    • Recognize the sources of flight information.

    • Locate flight information by using Chart Supplements, NOTAMS, FARS, the AIM, and advisory circulars.

• SECTION A- ATC SERVICES

  • ADS-B System

  • Radar

  • Transponders

  • Flight Service

  • Control Tower Services

  • Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS)

  • TRACON and ARTCC Services

  • Interpreting Traffic Advisories

• SECTION B. RADIO PROCEDURES

  • VHF Communication Equipment

  • Using the Radio

  • Phonetic Alphabet

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  • Using Numbers on the Radio

  • Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

  • Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF)

  • Controlled Airports

  • ATC Facilities

  • Reading Back Clearances

  • Lost Communication Procedures

  • Emergency Procedures and ELTS

• SECTION C - SOURCES OF FLIGHT INFORMATION

  • Locating Flight Information

  • Aeronautical Charts

  • Chart Supplements

  • Airport/Facility Directory

  • Electronic Flight Bag (EFB)

  • Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs)

  • Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs)

  • Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)

  • Advisory Circulars (ACS)

• COMPLETION STANDARDS

  • Demonstrate understanding of ATC services, radio procedures and sources of flight information during oral quizzing by the instructor.

Stage 1 Exam

• Airplane Systems

• Aerodynamic Principles

• The Flight Environment

• Communication and Flight Information

• COMPLETION STANDARDS

  • To complete the lesson and stage, pass the Stage I Exam with a minimum score of 80 percent. With the instructor, review each incorrect response to ensure complete understanding before starting Stage