Private Pilot Ground School

Course Time	Eight (8) weeks
Day & Time	Tuesday and Thursday evenings 1900-2200	No Refunds	will be given after the second class.
Schedule	See schedule on Home page	Cancellations	Class will be rescheduled if canceled due to inclement weather. Students will be notified by noon, on the scheduled day, for any cancellations.
Objective	The student will obtain the knowledge necessary to complete the FAA Private Pilot Airplane Written Examination.	FAA Examination	The FAA Examination will take place on the first Saturday after the final Thursday class. Computer testing is available on-site, in Dulles Aviation's CATS testing facility, for an additional cost.
Cost	Aircraft Rental Rates	Registration	Register at the Counter. Prepayment is required to guarantee registration

 

PRIVATE PILOT GROUND SCHOOL SYLLABUS

WEEK 1		WEEK 2
	Class One	Class Two	Class Three
Introduction to Course	FAR Parts 1 & 61	Communications	Flight Controls Systems and Instruments
Chart Review	Introduction to the Airplane and Aerodynamics	Turns and Slips	Weather Theory
LCL FSS Call Numbers	Preflight Elementary Maneuvers and Airports	Maneuvers, Traffic Patterns and Landings	Steep Turns, Stalls and Climbs

WEEK 3		WEEK 4
Class Four	Class Five
Altimetry and Aircraft Performance	Weather Patterns	Review
Flight Computer - Calculator Side	Weather Factors	Make-up
Emergency Procedures and Ground Performance Maneuvers	Visual Flight Rules	Practice Quiz
	Airport Procedures

WEEK 5		WEEK 6
Class Six	Class Seven	Class Eight	Class Nine
Weather Reports and Forecasts	Aeronautical Charts	VOR Navigation	Cockpit Management
Weather Charts	Flight Computer - Wind Side	ADF DME Radar and Operations Transponders	Cross Country
Obtaining Weather Information	Aeronautical Information Publications	Specialty Takeoffs and Landings	Flight Service
		Night Flying	Control Towers

WEEK 7		WEEK 8
Class Ten	Class Eleven
The Plotter and Cross Country Planning	Oxygen Altitude and the Body	Make-up
Flying Cross Country	Alcohol, Drugs and Flight Effects	Review
Pilotage	Safety of Flight	Practice Quiz	FAA EXAMINATION

 

Instrument/Commercial Ground School

Course Time	Eight (9) weeks
Day & Time	Tuesday and Thursday evenings 1900-2200	No Refunds	will be given after the second class.
Schedule	See schedule on Home page	Cancellations	Class will be rescheduled if canceled due to inclement weather. Students will be notified by noon, on the scheduled day, for any cancellations.
Objective	The student will obtain the knowledge necessary to complete the FAA Private Pilot Airplane Written Examination.	FAA Examination	The FAA Examination will take place on the first Saturday after the final Thursday class. Computer testing is available on-site, in Dulles Aviation's CATS testing facility, for an additional cost.
Cost	Aircraft Rental Rates	Registration	Register at the Counter. Prepayment is required to guarantee registration

 

PRIVATE PILOT GROUND SCHOOL SYLLABUS

WEEK 1		WEEK 2		WEEK 3
Tuesday	Thursday	Tuesday	Thursday	Tuesday	Thursday
Introductions	The Power Plant and Related Private Pilot Requirements Systems	Four Forces of Flight Thursday Safety of Flight		Airspace	Radar and ATC Services
	Review Private Pilot Course Flight Instruments	Stability Airport		Radio Procedures
	Review Private Pilot Student Kit	Aerodynamics of Maneuvering Flight Aeronautical Charts
	Airplanes

WEEK 4		WEEK 5		WEEK 6
Tuesday	Thursday	Tuesday	Thursday	Tuesday	Thursday
Sources of Flight Information	Review Stage One Exam	F. A. R., Part 1	The Forecasting Process	Sources of Weather Information	Review Stage Two Exam
	Stage One Exam Basic Weather Theory		F. A. R., Part 61 Printed Reports and Forecasts		Review Predicting Performance
	Weather Patterns		F. A. R., Part 91 Graphic Weather Products		Stage Two Exam Weight and Balance
	Weather Hazards

WEEK 7		WEEK 8		WEEK 9
Tuesday	Thursday	Tuesday	Thursday	Tuesday	Thursday
Flight Computers	ADF Navigation	Aeronautical Decision Making	Review	Review Stage Three Exam	Final Exam "B"
	Pilotage and Dead Reckoning Advanced Navigation		The Flight Planning Process Stage Three Exam		Final Exam "A"
	VOR Navigation Aviation Physiology