Private Pilot Ground School Syllabus The is bulletized to provide quick answers and insights into the Knowledge Test questions. If you have the Jeppesen Private Pilot Book, it provides additional, more detailed information you may need. The Knowledge Test Prep Software is your main study material for the FAA Knowledge Test ( the written test ). It contains all the FAA questions for the Private Pilot Knowledge Test from which the FAA randomly picks 60 on which to test you. Each week, the instructors will be giving presentations on various subjects listed for that week. Study the sections in the software that pertain to the following week s presentation. The FAR / AIM (Federal Aviation Regulations / Airman s Information Manual) provides additional detailed information in case you need more than bulletized material found in the handbook. The Airplane Flying Handbook is a great resource to use when you start flying. It describes how to do flight maneuvers. Read this book before and after your flight lesson to further absorb what your instructor told you. Each week at the beginning of each class, we self grade the take-home Quiz. The Quiz is also designed to help guide your studying. Rev 2-11 PPGS Page 1
Pre-course Study Materials for Week 1 FAA Test Questions relative to Week 1 s presentations Definitions, Rules. Definitions & Abbreviations Part 1 Study Unit 4 - Regulations NOTAMs (Notices to Airmen) (See index) Chapter 5 Section 1 Preflight (subsections that apply to Preflight procedures only.) Chapter 7 Section 6 Safety, Accident & Hazard Reports Abbreviations/Acronyms (know where to look for them Appendix of AIM) Definitions and abbreviations in FAR Week1 Introductions Course Preview Instructor presentations on: Definitions Rules & Regulations Rev 2-11 PPGS Page 2
Study Materials for Week 2 Take-home quiz FAA Test Questions relative to Week 2 s presentations Weather and Weather Services. Study Unit 7 - Weather Study Unit 8 Weather Services Chapters 7.1 and 7.2 Week 2 Review Week 1 Quiz, answer questions Instructor presentations on Weather Weather Services Rev 2-11 PPGS Page 3
Study Materials for Week 3 FAA Test Questions relative to Week 3 s presentations (Engine Systems, Flight Safety, Airport Traffic Patterns). Study Unit 2 subsections (Engines & Propellers only) Study Unit 3 subsections Airport Lighting, Glideslopes, Wind, & Traffic Patterns Study Unit 6 Aeromedical Factors & ADM Chapter 2 Sections 1, 2, and 3 Airport Lighting, Aids & Signs, et al Chapter 8 Medical Facts for Pilots Airplane Flying Handbook Chapter 1 Flight Safety Chapter 7 Airport Traffic Patterns Week 3 Review Week 2 Quiz, answer questions Engines & Systems Airport Marking Systems Aeromedical Factors Rev 2-11 PPGS Page 4
Study Materials for Week 4 FAA Test Questions relative to Week 4 s presentations (Aerodynamics, Flight Instruments). Study Unit 1 Airplanes & Aerodynamics Study Unit 2 subsections Airplane Instruments Study Unit 3 subsection Wake Turbulence Chapter 7 Section 3 Wake Turbulence Airplane Flying Handbook Chapter 4 All Week 4 Review Week 3 Quiz, answer questions Aerodynamics Flight Instruments Rev 2-11 PPGS Page 5
Study Materials for Week 5 FAA Test Questions relative to Week 5 s presentations (Communications, Radar, ADF, VOR). Study Unit 3 subsections Radio Communications, Transponder, Radar Study Unit 10 Navigation Systems Chapter 1 Section 1 - ADF, TACAN, VOR Chapter 4 Sections 2 and 5 Radio & Surveillance Week 5 Review Week 4 Quiz, answer questions Communications & Radar Radio Navigation ADF Radio Navigation VOR Rev 2-11 PPGS Page 6
Study Materials for Week 6 FAA Test Questions relative to Week 6 s presentations (Aircraft Performance, Weight & Balance). Study Unit 5 Performance, Weight & Balance Week 6 Review Week 5 Quiz, answer questions Aircraft Performance Weight & Balance Rev 2-11 PPGS Page 7
Study Materials for Week 7 FAA Test Questions relative to Week 7 s presentations (Sectional Charts, Airspace). Study Unit 9 subsections Charts, AIM, A/FD Study Unit 3 subsections Airspace Chapter 3 Airspace only Chapter 9 Charts & Publications Week 7 Review Week 6 Quiz, answer questions Sectional Charts Airspace & Weather Minimums Rev 2-11 PPGS Page 8
Study Materials for Week 8 FAA Test Questions relative to Week 4 s presentations (Cross Country Planning). Study Unit 9 subsection Flight Computer Study Unit 11 Cross Country Flight Planning Chapter 5 Section 1 (Flight Planning) Week 8 Review Week 7 Quiz, answer questions Cross Country Planning E6B Cross Country Planning Plotter Cross Country Planning Flight Panning Form Rev 2-11 PPGS Page 9
Study Materials for Week 8 All FAA Test Questions over and over and over Take-Home Cross Country Trip Week 9 Review Week 8 Quiz, answer questions Finish & Review Exercise Oral Round Table Quiz Rev 2-11 PPGS Page 10