Private Pilot Ground School Instructor Nelson Hochberg
Instructor Information Nelson Hochberg ATP, ASMELS, CFII, AGI, IGI, A&P, IA 928-699 699-8350 nelson@thenelson.name www.flgslugs.org/groundschool blog? Facebook?? Twitter? If you have questions 2
Why do you want to learn to fly? For work or business To go places As a career As a challenge Always wanted to For fun 3
Pilot Types of Airmen Certificates ATP: Airline Transport Pilot Commercial Private Recreational Sport 4
Types of Airmen Certificates Instructor CFI: Certified Flight Instructor CFII: Certified Flight and Instrument Instructor MEI: Multiengine Instructor AGI: Advanced Ground Instructor IGI: Instrument Ground Instructor Mechanic A&P: Airframe and Power plant IA: Inspection Authorization 5
Aircraft Class & Rating (for Certification) ASMELS Airplane Single and Multiengine Land Sea Inst - Instrument Rating ATP includes instrument rating 6
Other Flagstaff Instructors + Fred Gibbs, Weisman Aviation, 779-9585 9585 ATP, ASMEL, CFII, MEI, AGI Steve Allen, 699-3735 Comm,, Inst, ASELS, CFI Flagstaff Airport Director: Barney Helmick, A.A.E., 556-1234 7
Terminology Dual: Flight time with an instructor Solo: Flight time by yourself PIC: Pilot in command VFR: Visual Flight Rules VMC: Visual Metrological Conditions IFR: Instrument Flight Rules IMC: Instrument Metrological Conditions FB0: Fixed Base Operator (gas station) GA: General Aviation (all aviation except military & air line) 8
Requirements for a pilot s s license 17 years old (16 for student pilot) (Glider: 16 and 14) Read and speak English Prove US citizenship or meet non citizen requirements Complete ground instruction or self study Pass written test Pass medical exam (except Sport and Recreational) 40 hours minimum flight training (Sport: 20 Recreational: 30) Pass an oral and flight test 9
What you can do with a Private Pilot airplane License Fly any single engine, fixed gear, fixed pitch, under 200 hp airplane (any aircraft with more training) Fly day or night under VFR Fly for pleasure or business incidental to your being a pilot Fly almost anywhere in the world Operate in 4 dimensions Impress all your friends (well ) 10
Costs to fly A A boat is a hole in the lake into which you pour money. The sky is a lot bigger than any lake. Private pilot training: $4,000-10,000 Maintaining your license: $150/yr Renting an airplane: $80 ++ Buy an airplane: $15,000 ++ Owning an airplane: $1500/yr + $20/hr ++ 11
Advantages of flying yourself Flying your own airplane is by far the very best way to travel Freedom No lines No need to get undressed Three times faster than driving Usually faster and about the same cost as airlines 19,700 GA Airports, only 503 served by airlines Learning to fly & flying is a challenge and an achievement Usually it is a lot of fun & sometimes it is pure joy Airplane people are a great group of people 12
Free Internet Ground Schools www.faa-ground ground-school.com www.free-online online-private-pilot-ground-school.com www.pilottutor.org Practice tests: www.sportys.com/studybuddy www.risingup.com/tests/ www.exams4pilots.org www.mypilottests.com 13
Other free internet resources FREE 6-month 6 subscription to Flight Training magazine: www.flighttraining.aopa.org click on Free Student Resources www.faa.gov www.landings.com www.forpilots.com www.pilotsharetheride.com 14
National Pilot Groups AOPA: Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association www.aopa.org EAA: Experimental Aircraft Association www.eaa.org SPA: Seaplane Pilots Association www.seaplanes.org PPA: Professional Pilots Association www.propilots.org/ ALPA: Air Line Pilots Association www.alpa.org CAP: Civil Air Patrol www.gocivilairpatrol.com 15
Flagstaff Airport Slugs Local pilot groups Steve Allen, 699-3735 Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) http://www.eaachapter856.org Civil Air Patrol (CAP) http://www.azwg.org/index.php?option www.azwg.org/index.php?option=com_content&vi ew=category&layout category&layout=blog&id=35&itemid=119 16
Course Objective Teach you the fundamentals required to pass the FAA Private Pilot written test Will also cover the fundamentals for the Recreation and Sport Pilot written tests 17
Student Commitment To receive a written test endorsement from me Attend every class on time. Arrange make up study for missed classes (up to two classes) Read the appropriate chapter and complete the review questions before each class. Complete the appropriate test questions and turn in the results after each class. www.sportys.com/studybuddy 18
Recommended books and supplies Class Tuition $100.00 $100.00 Rod Machado s s Private Pilot Handbook $64.95 or Complete Private Pilot by Bob Gardner $24.95 APR E6-B B flight computer 15.95 15.95 ASA rotating plotter 12.95 12.95 Total $193.85 $153.85 Total with sales tax (9.446%) $202.72 $158.94 19
Class Syllabus 1. Introduction & class necessities 2. Aircraft Systems 3. Aerodynamics 4. Engines 5. Flight Instruments 6. Regulations 7. Procedures & Airport Operations 8. Communications 9. Airspace 10. Map reading 11. Weather 12. Weather Services 13. Aircraft Performance 14. Navigation 15. Flight Planning 16. Review Machado Gardner 1, 4 2 2 1 3 2 5 3 C 6 4 H 7 5 A 8 11 P 9 4, 5, 10 T 10 9, 10 E 12 6 R 13 7 S 15, 16 8 11 10 14 9 (17) 20
Study buddy - navigate to learning mode www.sportys.com/studybuddy 21
Study buddy select catagories 6 15 14 7 3 6 8 9 3 6 5 2 7 6 13 7 11 6 2 12 5 6 13 12 7 6 11 6 12 5 10 6 9 4 Class numbers. 22
Study Buddy send test results When you complete the test, stop the clock by clicking grade session : Then click review answers : Then press the PRTSC key to save the screen image. Open an email to me with your name and class number in the subject and press CTRL-C C to paste the screen image into the email body. Send the email to me at: nelson@thenelson.name 23
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