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Watch a student become a private pilot!Follow along in her journey from discovery flight all the way to checkride.
Course Syllabus
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- Four Forces
- Climbs, Descents & Straight and Level Flight
- Axes of Motion, Basic Flight Controls & Turns
- Angle of Attack
- Effects on Aerodynamics
- P Factor & Torque
- Ground Effect
- Stalls & Spins
- Bank Angle & Load Factor
- Airplane Engines and How They Produce Power
- Ignition System
- Induction & Mixture Control
- Carbureted Vs. Fuel Injected
- Carburetor Ice & Carb Heat
- Detonation & Pre-Ignition
- Engine Overheating
- Engine Instruments
- Propeller
- Flaps
- Transponder 101
- ELT & Emergency Frequency
- Fuel Systems
- Electrical System
- Landing Gear System
- Pitot Static System
- Pitot Static – Errors & Failures
- Airspeed Indicator
- Vertical Speed Indicator
- Altimeter
- How to Read an Altimeter
- Altimeter Errors
- Setting Altimeter
- Types of Altitudes
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- Gyro Instruments & Vacuum System
- Attitude Indicator
- Heading Indicator
- Turn Coordinator
- Magnetic Compass & Errors
- Glass Cockpits
- Density & Pressure Altitude
- Calculating Density & Pressure Altitude
- Takeoff Distance Charts
- Cruise Performance Charts
- Landing Distance Performance Charts
- Landing Distance Table
- Crosswind Components
- V Speeds
- Latitude & Longitude
- VFR Sectional Chart
- Airports on a Sectional
- Calculating Time Zone Corrections
- Zulu Time
- Chart Supplement
- NOTAMS
- Weather Briefings
- VFR Flight Plan
- FSS
- ATIS
- Weight & Balance
- Weight & Balance Calculations
- Engine Start
- Taxiway & Destination Signs
- Airport Lighting
- Runway Markings
- Airport Diagram
- Taxi Wind Correction
- LAHSO
- Engine Runup & Pre-Takeoff Checklist
- Hydroplaning
- VFR Navigation
- VOR 101
- Using VOR
- Distance Measuring Equipment
- Ensuring VOR or DME is working
- Knowing Where you are Regarding VOR
- Global Positioning System 101
- Causes of Weather
- Stability of an Air Masses
- Temperature Inversions, Dewpoint & Fog
- Types of Clouds
- Weather Fronts
- Thunderstorms, Wind Shear & Microbursts
- Icing / Reporting Icing
- Frost, Freezing Rain and Wet Snow
- Turbulence & Mountain Waves
- Standard Pressure & Temperature
- Convection & Circulation
- Occluded Fronts
- Jet Stream
- Night Flying
- Unusual Attitude Recovery
- Collision Avoidance
- En Route Weather Advisories
- Lost Communications & Light Gun Signals
- VASI, PAPI, PLASI
- Wake Turbulence
- Wind Cone & Segmented Circle
- Go Around
- Normal Takeoff & Climb
- Crosswind Takeoff & Climb
- Normal Approach & Landing
- Crosswind Approach & Landing
- Emergency Operations
- Lost Procedures
- Traffic Pattern 101
- Traffic Pattern – Entries & Exits
- ATC Basics
- Traffic Callout by Position of Clock
- Non-Towered Communication Procedures
- Tower Talk – Basics & Ground Operations
- Tower Talk – Pattern Operations
- Tower Talk – VFR En Route
- Aircraft Stuff
- Pilot Rules
- In Flight Rules
- NTSB Part 830
- Aeronautical Decision Making
- Controlled Vs. Uncontrolled?
- Class A-D
- Class E & G
- Special Use Airspace
- Terminal Radar Programs
- Special VFR
- Airspace Speed Limits
- Weather Radar
- TAFs
- METAR
- Weather Depiction Charts
- Airmets & Sigmets
- PIREPS
- High & Low Level Prog Charts
- Aviation Graphics Forecasts
- Convective Outlook Charts
- Surface Analysis Charts
- Winds & Temperature Aloft
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