Private Pilot Ground School

Next school To Be Announced

In order to earn a Private Pilot’s License, the Federal Aviation Administration requires a student to pass three tests: a written test, oral test and flight test. The private pilot ground school’s main objective is to give the instruction necessary for the student to be confident to pass the written and oral portion of their private pilot test.

Where: TBD

When: Start TBD, Bi-Monthly on Sundays TBD-TBD pm. Occupies Aerospace Special Interest Group (ASIG) timeslot. Dependent on MA007 meeting schedule.

Instructors: Lt Col Kent H. Hartig, FAA-Advanced Ground Instructor (AGI), Mr. Joseph Iwuc, Meteorology and Lt Col Shelley Rosenbaum-Lipman, AGI and Certified Flight Instructor (CFII).

Eligibility: (8 students minimum, 10 maximum, in order):

• Goddard Cadets who will attain the age of 15 by the end of the school. This is an FAA requirement. Cost will be $50 (payable to Goddard Cadet Squadron).

• Goddard Seniors. Cost will be $50 (payable to Goddard Cadet Squadron).

• MA National Guard personnel: Cost will be $50 (payable to Goddard Cadet Squadron)

• Cadets and seniors from other squadrons. Cadet eligibility will apply as in 1 above. Cost for cadets/seniors will be $50 (payable to Goddard Cadet Squadron).

• Non CAP personnel. Cost will be $150 (payable to Goddard Cadet Squadron).

Optional Materials:

GLEIM PRIVATE PILOT KIT WITH ONLINE TEST

New York Sectional Chart

FAA VFR Sectional Charts (pdf)

Can also get paper copies at most FBO’s

Schedule:

Unit 1: Principles of Flight

    Airplanes:

        Major Airplane Components

        Control Surfaces

        Landing Gear

        Brakes

        Power plant

        Aircraft Classifications

    Four Forces of Flight:

        Bernoulli’s Principle                 - Click on title for complete text on this section

        Newton’s Third Law

        Lift

        Airfoil Terminology

        Airfoil Design

        Pilot Control of Lift

        Stalls

        Angle of Attack and Airspeed

        Weight

        Thrust

        Drag

Unit 2: Aerodynamics of Maneuvering Flight

        Three Axes of Flight

        Center of Gravity

        Forces acting on a climbing airplane

        Forces acting on a descending airplane

        Forces acting on a turning airplane

        Load Factor

        Stalls

        Left Turning Tendencies

        Ground Effect

Unit 3: Aircraft Stability

        Definitions

        Static Stability

        Dynamic Stability

        Longitudinal Stability

        Balance

        Tail Loads

        Center of Gravity

        Lateral Stability

        Directional Stability

        Stall and Spin Awareness

 Quiz on Units 1-3

Unit 4a: Aircraft Systems and Performance

    Pitot Static Instruments

    Gyroscopic Instruments

Unit 4b: Aircraft Systems and Performance

    Engines and Propeller

    Fuel and Electrical Systems

    Performance

Unit 5: Federal Aviation Regulations

    Definitions

    License Criteria – Part 61

    General Operating rules – Part 91

    Rules pertaining to Aircraft Accidents, etc. – NTSB 830

Unit 6: Meteorology

    Basic Weather Theory                         - Click on title for complete text on this section

        Coriolis force

        Global and Local Wind Patterns

        Moisture

        Change of State

        Clouds and Fog

        Dew and Frost

        Weather Patterns

        Air Masses

        Fronts

        Weather Hazards

        Thunderstorms

        Turbulence

        Icing

        Restrictions to Visibility

Unit 7: The Flight Environment

        Airspace Review

        Special use Airspace

        Other Airspace

        Basic Navigation

        Charts

        Basic Flight Planning

        Radio Navigation

Unit 8: Aviation Physiology and Flight Planning

        Quiz on Units 4-7

        Aviation Physiology

        Cross Country Flight Planning

Unit 9: Cross Country Flight Planning Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Unit 10: Preparation for taking the Knowledge Test

        Locations and Scheduling

        Gleim Practice Review