.
| COURSE
TIME |
Eight
(8) weeks |
| DAY
& TIME |
Tuesday
and Thursday evenings 1900-2200 |
| SCHEDULE |
SEE SCHEDULE ON
HOME PAGE
|
| OBJECTIVE |
The
student will obtain the knowledge necessary to complete the FAA
Private Pilot Airplane Written Examination. |
| COST |
Aircraft Rental Rates |
| NO
REFUNDS |
will
be given after the second class. |
| CANCELLATIONS |
Class
will be rescheduled if canceled due to inclement weather. Students
will be notified by noon, on the scheduled day, for any
cancellations. |
| 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. |
| REGISTRATION |
Register
at the Counter. Prepayment is required to guarantee registration |
PRIVATE
PILOT GROUND SCHOOL SYLLABUS
| WEEK
1 |
|
Class
One |
|
- Introduction
to Course
- Chart
Review
- LCL FSS Call
Numbers
|
- FAR Parts 1
& 61
- Introduction
to the Airplane and Aerodynamics
- Preflight
Elementary Maneuvers and Airports
|
| WEEK
2 |
Class
Two |
Class
Three |
|
- Communications
- Turns and
Slips
-
Maneuvers,
Traffic Patterns and Landings
|
- Flight
Controls Systems and Instruments
- Weather
Theory
- Steep Turns,
Stalls and Climbs
|
| WEEK
3 |
Class
Four |
Class
Five |
|
- Altimetry and
Aircraft Performance
- Flight
Computer - Calculator Side
- Emergency
Procedures and Ground Performance Maneuvers
|
-
Weather
Patterns
-
Weather
Factors
-
Visual
Flight Rules
-
Airport
Procedures
|
| WEEK
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
| WEEK
5 |
Class
Six |
Class
Seven |
|
- Weather
Reports and Forecasts
- Weather
Charts
- Obtaining
Weather Information
|
- Aeronautical
Charts
- Flight
Computer - Wind Side
- Aeronautical
Information Publications
|
| WEEK
6 |
Class
Eight |
Class
Nine |
|
- VOR
Navigation
- ADF DME Radar
and Operations Transponders
- Specialty
Takeoffs and Landings
- Night Flying
|
- Cockpit
Management
- Cross Country
- Flight
Service
- Control
Towers
|
| WEEK
7 |
Class
Ten |
Class
Eleven |
|
- The Plotter
and Cross Country Planning
- Flying Cross
Country
- Pilotage
|
- Oxygen
Altitude and the Body
- Alcohol,
Drugs and Flight Effects
- Safety of
Flight
|
| WEEK
8 |
|
Practice Quiz |
|
F
A A E X A M I N A T I O N |
INSTRUMENT/COMMERCIAL
GROUND SCHOOL
COURSE TIME: Nine
(9) weeks
DAY & TIME:
Monday and Wednesday evenings 1900-2200
SCHEDULE: SEE HOMEPAGE FOR SCHEDULE
OBJECTIVE: The
student will obtain the knowledge necessary to complete the FAA Private
Pilot Airplane Written Examination.
COST:
Aircraft Rental Rates
NO REFUNDS will be
given after the second class.
CANCELLATIONS:
Class will be rescheduled if canceled due to inclement weather. Students
will be notified by noon, on the scheduled day, for any cancellations.
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.
REGISTRATION:
Register at the Counter. Prepayment is required to guarantee registration.
PRIVATE PILOT
GROUND SCHOOL SYLLABUS
WEEK ONE:
Tuesday
Thursday
-
The Power Plant and Related
Private Pilot
Requirements Systems
-
Review Private
Pilot Course Flight Instruments
-
Review Private
Pilot Student Kit
-
Airplanes
WEEK TWO:
Tuesday
Thursday
WEEK THREE:
Tuesday
-
Airspace
-
Radio Procedures
Thursday
WEEK FOUR:
Tuesday
Thursday
WEEK FIVE:
Tuesday
Thursday
-
The Forecasting Process
-
F. A. R., Part 61
Printed Reports and Forecasts
-
F. A. R., Part 91
Graphic Weather Products
WEEK SIX:
Tuesday
Thursday
WEEK SEVEN:
Tuesday
Thursday
WEEK EIGHT:
Tuesday
Thursday
WEEK NINE:
Tuesday
Thursday
-
Final Exam "B"
-
Final Exam
"A"
