January 25, 2016 – 9:21 am
How should you react to the unexpected? How should you ask for help? Today we’re talking about emergency radio procedures. This post comes from our textbook The Pilot’s Manual Volume 1: Flight School (PM-1B). Request assistance whenever you have any serious doubt regarding the safety of a flight. Transmission should be slow and distinct, with each word pronounced clearly […]
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Posted in Communication Procedures, Ground School
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Also tagged adventure, Aircraft, airport, ASA, communications, emergency, FAA, FAA Exam, feature, flight training, flying, learn to fly, pilot in command, Private Pilot, radio, safety
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January 11, 2016 – 10:03 am
Today’s post is short and sweet but a very important detail in your private pilot training nonetheless! 14 CFR 61.109 Aeronautical Experience lists the required minimum experience needed to apply for a private pilot certificate. §61.109(a)(3) states the required instrument flying time: 3 hours of flight training in a single-engine airplane on the control and […]
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Posted in Ground School, IFR, Regulations
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Also tagged FAA, FAA Exam, feature, flight training, flying, IFR, instruments, learn to fly, pilot in command, Private Pilot, safety
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November 9, 2015 – 9:46 am
We’re staying warm this week, but we’ll be talking about ways to keep your engine cool. Today’s post is on your aircraft’s engine oil system. Look for follow up Ground School posts in the coming weeks about your engine’s cooling and exhaust systems. And be sure to check out what we’ve already covered in regards […]
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Posted in Aircraft Systems, Ground School
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Also tagged adventure, aerodynamics, Aircraft, airspeed indicator, engine, FAA Exam, feature, flight training, flying, Four Forces, instruments, landing, Lift, Navigation, oil, pilot in command, Private Pilot, safety, takeoff, weather
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October 26, 2015 – 8:17 am
Today we’re talking communication procedures, specifically your airplane’s transponder. This post comes to us from Bob Gardner‘s The Complete Private Pilot. Although the transponder has no microphone or speaker, it is a means of communication with ground radar facilities. Interrogation signals transmitted from the ground are received by your transponder, and it replies with a […]
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Posted in Communication Procedures, Ground School
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Also tagged adventure, Aircraft, communications, emergency, FAA, FAA Exam, feature, learn to fly, pilot in command, Private Pilot, radio, safety
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September 17, 2015 – 8:23 am
In today’s post, we are going to discuss the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM). The AFM is a document that is developed by your airplane’s manufacturer containing specific information in regards to operating instructions of the aircraft. These manuals are specific to an aircraft’s serial number and are approved by the FAA. This manual must be […]
September 14, 2015 – 7:25 am
The success of a flight depends largely on thorough preparation. In the course of your training, a pattern of regular preflight actions should be developed to ensure that this is the case. This includes planning a flight, and checking the airplane. These preflight actions must be based on the checks found in the pilot’s operation […]
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Posted in Ground School, Regulations
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Also tagged Aircraft, airport, FAA, FAA Exam, FAA regulations, feature, flight training, flying, learn to fly, pilot in command, preflight, Private Pilot, requirements, safety
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January 26, 2015 – 8:31 am
A good starting point for the regulations you must know as a pilot can be found in Bob Gardner’s textbook The Complete Private Pilot. The definitive compilation of United States regulations for aviators is the FAR/AIM. Today’s post breaks down 14 CFR 61.113 Private pilot privilages and limitations; pilot-in-command. Here is a link to the […]
