Private Pilot Course of Instruction

Ground Instruction Curriculum

1. Applicable Federal Aviation Regulations of this chapter that relate to private pilot privileges, limitations, and flight operations;
2. Accident reporting requirements of the National Transportation Safety Board;
3. Use of the applicable portions of the "Aeronautical Information Manual" and FAA advisory circulars;
4. Use of aeronautical charts for VFR navigation using pilotage, dead reckoning, and navigation systems;
5. Radio communication procedures;
6. Recognition of critical weather situations from the ground and in flight, windshear avoidance, and the procurement and use of aeronautical weather reports and forecasts;
7. Safe and efficient operation of aircraft, including collision avoidance, and recognition and avoidance of wake turbulence;
8. Effects of density altitude on takeoff and climb performance;
9. Weight and balance computations;
10. Principles of aerodynamics, powerplants, and aircraft systems;
11. Stall awareness, spin entry, spins, and spin recovery techniques;
12. Aeronautical decision making and judgment; and
13. Preflight action that includes--
    1. How to obtain information on runway lengths at airports of intended use, data on takeoff and landing distances, weather reports and forecasts, and fuel requirements; and
    2. How to plan for alternatives if the planned flight cannot be completed or delays are encountered.

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