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Module 1 - Aerodynamics

Lesson Name

Status
1. Four Forces
2. Climbs, Descents & Straight and Level Flight
3. Axes of Motion, Basic Flight Controls & Turns
4. Angle of Attack
5. Effects on Aerodynamics
6. P Factor & Torque
7. Ground Effect
8. Stalls & Spins
9. Bank Angle & Load Factor
Aerodynamics Quiz

Module 2 - Aircraft Power Plant

Lesson Name

Status
1. Airplane Engines and How They Produce Power
2. Ignition system
3. Induction & Mixture Control
4. Carbureted Vs. Fuel Injected
5. Carburetor Ice & Carb Heat
6. Detonation & PreIgnition
7. Engine Overheating
8. Engine Instruments
Aircraft Power Plant Quiz

Module 3 - Aircraft Systems

Lesson Name

Status
1. Propeller
2. Flaps
3. Transponder 101
4. ELT & Emergency Frequency
Aircraft Systems Quiz

Module 4 - Aircraft Systems Part 2

Lesson Name

Status
1. Fuel Systems
2. Electrical System
3. Landing Gear System
Aircraft Systems Part 2 Quiz

Module 5 - Pitot Static System

Lesson Name

Status
1. Pitot Static System
2. Pitot Static Errors & Failures
3. Airspeed Indicator
4. Vertical Speed Indicator
5.Altimeter
6. How to Read an Altimeter
7. Altimeter Errors
8. Setting Altimeter
9. Types of Altitudes
Pitot Static System Quiz

Module 6 - Gyro Instruments, Vacuum System & Glass Cockpits

Lesson Name

Status
1. Gyro Instruments & Vacuum System
2. Attitude Indicator
3. Heading Indicator
4. Turn Coordinator
5. Magnetic Compass & Errors
6. Glass Cockpits
Gyro Instruments, Vacuum System & Glass Cockpits Quiz (Private)
Private Midterm #1

Module 7 - Aircraft Performance

Lesson Name

Status
1. Density & Pressure Altitude
2. Calculating Density & Pressure Altitude
3. Takeoff Distance Charts
4. Cruise Performance Charts
5. Landing Distance Performance Charts
6. Landing Distance Table
7. Crosswind Components
8. V Speeds
Aircraft Performance Quiz

Module 8 - Flight Planning

Lesson Name

Status
1. Latitude & Longitude
2. VFR Sectional Chart
3. Airports on Sectional
Flight Planning

Module 9 - Flight Planning Part 2

Lesson Name

Status
1. Calculating Time Zone Corrections
2. Zulu Time
3. Chart Supplement
4. NOTAMS
5. Weather Briefings
6.VFR Flight Plan
7. FSS
8. ATIS
Flight Planning Quiz Part 2
Private Midterm #2

Module 10 - Weight & Balance

Lesson Name

Status
1. Weight & Balance
2. Weight & Balance Calculations
Weight & Balance Quiz

Module 11 - Airport Ground Operations

Lesson Name

Status
1. Engine Start
2. Taxiway & Destination Signs
3. Airport Lighting
4. Runway Markings
5. Airport Diagram
6. Taxi Wind Correction
7. LAHSO
8. Engine Runup & PreTakeoff Checklist
9.Hydroplaning
Airport Ground Operations Quiz

Module 12 - Navigation

Lesson Name

Status
1. VFR Navigation
2.VOR 101
3. Using VOR
4. Distance Measuring Equipment
5. Ensuring VOR or DME is working
6. Knowing Where you are regarding VOR
7. Global Positioning System 101
Navigation Quiz

Module 13 - Weather

Lesson Name

Status
1. Causes of Weather
2. Stability of an Air Masses
3. Temperature Inversions, Dewpoint & Fog
4. Types of Clouds
5. Weather Fronts
6. Thunderstorms, Wind Shear & Microbursts
7. Icing / Reporting Icing
8. Frost, Freezing Rain and Wet Snow
9. Turbulence & Mountain Waves
Weather Quiz

Module 14 - Weather Part 2

Lesson Name

Status
1. Standard Pressure & Temperature
2. Convection & Circulation
3. Occluded Fronts
4. Jet Stream
Weather Part 2 Quiz

Module 15 - Interpretting Weather

Lesson Name

Status
1. Weather Radar
2. Weather Depiction Charts
3. METAR
4. TAF'S
5. Airmets & Sigmets
6. PIREPS
7. High & Low Level Prog Charts
8. Aviation Graphics Forecasts
9. Convective Outlook Charts
10. Surface Analysis Charts
11. Winds & Temperature Aloft
Interpreting Weather Quiz
Private Midterm #3

Module 16 - Airspace

Lesson Name

Status
1. Controlled Vs. Uncontrolled?
2. Class AD
3. Class E&G
4. Special Use Airspace
5. Terminal Radar Programs
6. Special VFR
7. Airspace Speed Limits
Airspace Quiz

Module 17 - In Flight

Lesson Name

Status
1. Night Flying
2. Unusual Attitude Recovery
3. Collision Avoidance
4. En Route Weather Advisories
5. Lost Communications & Light Gun Signals
6. VASI, PAPI, PLASI
7. Wake Turbulence
8. Wind Cone & Segmented Circle
9. Go Around
10. Normal Takeoff & Climb
11. Crosswind Takeoff & Climb
12. Normal Approach & Landing
13. Crosswind Approach & Landing
14. Emergency Operations
15. Lost Procedures
16. Traffic Pattern 101
17. Traffic Pattern Entries & Exits
In Flight Quiz

Module 18 - ATC Communications & Clearances

Lesson Name

Status
1. ATC Basics
2. Traffic Callout by Position of Clock
2. NonTowered Communication Procedures
3. Tower Talk Basics & Ground Operations
4. Tower Talk Pattern Operations
5. Tower Talk VFR En Route
ATC Communications & Clearances Quiz (Private)
Private Midterm #4

Module 19 - Private Pilot FAR’s

Lesson Name

Status
1. Aircraft Stuff
2. Pilot Rules
3. In Flight Rules
4. NTSB Part 830
5. Aeronautical Decision Making
Private Pilot FAR's Quiz

Private Course: Final Exam 1

Private Course: Final Exam 2

Private Course: Final Exam 3

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