FAA Private Pilot Ground School

FAA Private Pilot Ground School

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

Start your journey to become a Private Pilot, NOW! And prepare for your FAA Knowledge Test TODAY!

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What you will learn

• 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.

Rating: 4.63333

Level: Beginner Level

Duration: 26 hours

Instructor: CheckRide Prep