THEORY |
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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 |
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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 |