Private Pilot License Syllabus

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THEORY

PART I FUNDAMENTALS OF FLIGHT
DISCOVERING AVIATION
PILOT TRAINING
AVIATION OPPORTUNITIES
INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN FACTORS
AIRPLANE SYSTEMS
AIRPLANES
THE POWERPLANT AND RELATED SYSTEMS
FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
AERODYNAMIC PRINCIPLES
FOUR FORCES OF FLIGHT
STABILITY
AERODYNAMICS OF MANEUVERING FLIGHT
PART II FLIGHT OPERATIONS
THE FLIGHT ENVIRONMENT
SAFETY OF FLIGHT
AIRPORTS
AERONAUTICAL CHARTS
AIRSPACE
COMMUNICATION AND FLIGHT INFORMATION
RADAR AND ATC SERVICES
RADIO PROCEDURES
SOURCES OF FLIGHT INFORMATION
PART III AVIATION WEATHER
METEOROLOTY FOR PILOTS
BASIC WEATHER THEORY
WEATHER PATTERNS
WEATHER HAZARDS
INTERPRETING WEATHER DATA
THE FORECASTING PROCESS
PRINTED REPORTS AND FORECASTS
GRAPHIC WEATHER PRODUCTS
SOURCES OF WEATHER INFORMATION
PART IV PERFORMANCE AND NAVIGATION
AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE
PREDICTING PERFORMANCE
WEIGHT AND BALANCE
FLIGHT COMPUTERS
NAVIGATION
PILOTAGE AND DEAD RECKONING
VOR NAVIGATION
ADF NAVIGATION
ADVANCED NAVIGATION
PART V INTEGRATING PILOT KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
APPLYING HUMAN FACTOR PRINCIPLES
AVIATION PHYSIOLOGY
AERONAUTICAL DECISION MAKING
FLYING CROSS-COUNTRY
THE FLIGHT PLANNING PROCESS
THE FLIGHT

PRACTICAL

STAGE I PRE-SOLO
STRAIGHT & LEVEL
TAKE OFF & LANDINGS/ X-WINDS
CLIMBS & DESCENTS WITH TURNS
SLOW FLIGHT
STALLS & RECOVERIES
SPIN AWARENESS
STEEP TURNS
RECTANGULAR COURSE
S-TURNS
TURNS AROUND A POINT
EMERGENCY DESCENT
FORWARD SLIP
EMERGENCY PROCEEDURES / GO AROUND
TRAFFIC PATTERN /TOUCH & GO’S
FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD SOLOS
STAGE II POST-SOLO
SOFT/SHORT FIELD TAKE OFF & LANDINGS
VOR NAVIGATION -TRACKING, INTERCEPTION, KEY HEADING
NIGHT FLIGHT
STAGE III BASIC ATTITUDE INSTRUMENT
STRAIGHT & LEVEL FLIGHT
CONSTANT AIRSPEED CLIMBS / DESCENTS
TURNS TO HEADINGS
RECOVERY FROM UNUSUAL FLIGHT ATTITUDES
RADIO COMMUNICATIONS, NAVIGATION, SYSTEMS / FACILITIES, & RADAR SERVICES
STAGE IV CROSS COUNTRIES
PILOTAGE AND DEAD RECONING
LOST PROCEEDURES
DIVERSIONS
FLIGHT FOLLOWING
STAGE V CHECKRIDE PREPERATION