Description

I. Preflight Preparation
A. Pilot Qualifications
B. Airworthiness Requirements
C. Weather Information
D. Cross-Country Flight Planning
E. National Airspace System
F. Performance and Limitations
G. Operation of Systems
H. Human Factors

II. Preflight Procedures

Click here for information on items to check during your preflight

Why does manifold pressure drop during the prop check? Click here for the answer.

A. Preflight Assessment
B. Flight Deck Management
C. Engine Starting
D. Taxiing
E. Before Takeoff Check

III. Airport and Seaplane Base Operations
A. Communications, Light Signals, and Runway Lighting Systems
B. Traffic Patterns

IV. Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds

Airplane Flying Handbook chapter on approaches and landings

The takeoff, use all of the runway

The pattern, not too wide. Trim plane for hands free flying

A. Normal Takeoff and Climb
B. Normal Approach and Landing
C. Soft-Field Takeoff and Climb
D. Soft-Field Approach and Landing
E. Short-Field Takeoff and Maximum Performance Climb
F. Short-Field Approach and Landing
G. Forward Slip to a Landing
H. Go-Around/Rejected Landing

V. Performance and Ground Reference Maneuvers

Airplane Flying Handbook chapter on steep turns

Steep Turns. Roll in nice and slow. Trim the plane, feel the plane.

Pitch trim demo

A. Steep Turns
B. Ground Reference Maneuvers

VI. Navigation
A. Pilotage and Dead Reckoning
B. Navigation Systems and Radar Services
C. Diversion
D. Lost Procedures

VII. Slow Flight and Stalls

Airplane Flying Handbook chapter on slow flight and stalls

Harry's video on slow flight

Harry's video on power off stalls

Click here for our material on spins

A. Maneuvering During Slow Flight
B. Power-Off Stalls
C. Power-On Stalls
D. Spin Awareness

VIII. Basic Instrument Maneuvers
A. Straight-and-Level Flight
B. Constant Airspeed Climbs
C. Constant Airspeed Descents
D. Turns to Headings
E. Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes
F. Radio Communications, Navigation Systems/Facilities, and Radar Services

IX. Emergency Operations

Click here for Harry's video on the steep spiral or emergency descent

A. Emergency Descent
B. Emergency Approach and Landing
C. Systems and Equipment Malfunctions
D. Emergency Equipment and Survival Gear

X. Night Operations
A. Night Preparation

XI. Postflight Procedures
A. After Landing, Parking and Securing (ASEL, AMEL)

Click here for the PPL Ground School slides by Harry Kraemer

Click here for the PPL Ground School Course Lesson by Lesson with handouts

Private Pilot Outline, Private Pilot Syllabus, PvtLP