Free online coursePrivate Pilot Ground School

Conteúdo do Curso

• Video class: Lecture 1: Introduction to Private Pilot Ground School

  0h34m

• Exercise: What is one reason why frost is considered hazardous to flight?

• Video class: Lecture 2: Airplane Aerodynamics

  1h12m

• Exercise: What part of an airplane is known as the fuselage?

• Video class: Lecture 3: Learning to Fly

  0h34m

• Exercise: What is the primary reason for using a narrower power band trainer aircraft for beginners?

• Video class: Lecture 4: Aircraft Systems

  0h49m

• Exercise: What are the advantages of a turboprop over a piston engine?

• Video class: Lecture 5: Charts and Airspace

  0h29m

• Exercise: What is the main use of the ATIS frequency on an aeronautical chart?

• Video class: Lecture 6: The Flight Environment

  0h33m

• Exercise: Which item is NOT part of the ARROW acronym required in an aircraft?

• Video class: Lecture 7: Navigation

  0h41m

• Exercise: What is the historical method of navigation that involves using visible landmarks from the air?

• Video class: Lecture 8: Helicopter Aerodynamics

  0h36m

• Exercise: Why Can't a Cessna 172 Hover Like a Helicopter?

• Video class: Lecture 9: Meteorology

  0h57m

• Exercise: What is the primary force driving weather and altimeter variations?

• Video class: Lecture 10: Communication and Flight Information

  0h36m

• Exercise: What does a squawk code of 7500 indicate on a transponder?

• Video class: Lecture 11: Aircraft Ownership and Maintenance

  0h23m

• Exercise: What is a key factor influencing whether aircraft ownership makes sense financially?

• Video class: Lecture 12: Aircraft Performance

  1h05m

• Exercise: What factors must be considered for aircraft performance before a flight?

• Video class: Lecture 13: Interpreting Weather Data

  0h52m

• Exercise: What is VFR visibility usually defined as?

• Video class: Lecture 14: Human Factors

  0h45m

• Exercise: What is the term for a fully functional aircraft flying into terrain?

• Video class: Lecture 15: Flight Planning

  0h52m

• Exercise: What is gyroscopic precession in a helicopter rotor system?

• Video class: Lecture 16: Seaplanes

  0h24m

• Exercise: What is a common challenge with operating seaplanes?

• Video class: Lecture 17: Small UAS Operations

  0h48m

• Exercise: What is required to legally perform commercial drone operations?

• Video class: Lecture 18: Weight and Balance

  0h33m

• Exercise: What is the primary reason for conducting weight and balance calculations before a flight?

• Video class: Lecture 19: Multi-Engine and Jets

  0h28m

• Exercise: What is a significant advantage of flying multi-engine jets?

• Video class: Lecture 20: Flying at Night

  0h32m

• Exercise: What is a main requirement for maintaining night flight currency as a private pilot?