Product Description
Learn what it takes to get your pilot certificate. Experience the thrill and excitement of becoming a pilot and flying a fixed wing, 3-axis aircraft. Join Instructor Jeff Reynolds as he takes Paul Hamilton through pilot training. Then, join Paul as he takes you through the concepts you need to know to get your pilot certificate.
Program Outline
Introduction - Getting Started
Section 1 - First Flight - Fundamental Maneuvers
Preflight | Startup | Breaks | Taxi | Ground Operations
Takeoff | Three-axis basics | Straight & level flight | Shallow turns
Minimum controlled airspeed | Stall understanding & avoidance
Throttle use | Climb/Descent | Pattern information | Landing | Shutdown
Section 2 - Student to Solo - Practical Maneuvers
Left hand seat | Takeoff, Climb | Trim | Aileron & rudder works | Turns
Performance maneuvers | Load factor | Steep turn | Chandelle | Lasy 8
Stalls | Spin awareness & avoidance
Ground reference maneuvers | Wind | Cross wind landing techniques
Forward slip | Restricted/soft/rough field landings | Ground effect
Traffic patterns | Go-around | Head & tail winds
Communication | Collision avoidance | Vortices | Sheer | Emergencies
Section 3 - Solo to Pilot - Further Study
Responsibilities | Checklists
Log book sign off | Ground schools | Regulations | Best aircraft for you
Performance basics | Weight | Thrust | Density altitude effects
Engine instruments | RPM | EGT | Engine temperature | Oil P 4 cycle
Performance instruments | Airspeeds | Vertical reference
Weather | GPS | Navigation | Maps | Airspace | Cross country
