2021 FREE Private Pilot Ground School Pilot Course

Lesson 1: Flight Training 101
6 Topics
Aircraft Flight Control System
Four Forces of Flight
Parts of an Airplane
Preflight Check
Your First Flight Lesson
How to Takeoff
Lesson 2: Flight Maneuvers and Traffic Pattern
7 Topics
Find the Right Flight Instructor
Find the Right Flight School
Left turning tendencies
Slow Flight
Airport Signs and Markings
CTAF Radio Calls
The Traffic Pattern
Lesson 3: Flying in the Wind and Understanding Turns
6 Topics
Steep Turns
Aircraft Load Factor
Aircraft Power Curve
Taxiing in the Wind
Crosswind Landings
Stabilized Approach to Landing
Lesson 4: Aircraft Stalls
3 Topics
Angle of Attack
Stall Aerodynamics
How to practice Stalls
Lesson 5: Ground Reference Maneuvers
3 Topics
Forward and Side Slips
S-Turns
Turns Around a Point
Lesson 6: How to Perfect your Landings
5 Topics
Highspeed Taxiing
Low Approaches
Aiming Point
Go Around
Touch and Go’s
Lesson 7: Types of Airspace
7 Topics
Class G Airspace
Class E Airspace
Class D Airspace
Class C Airspace
Class B Airspace
Class A Airspace
Transponders
Lesson 8: Aircraft Performance Calculations
1 Topic
Takeoff and Landing Calculations
Lesson 9: Instrument Flight Training
3 Topics
Simulated Instrument Practice: Flying Blind
Unusual Attitude Recovery
Unusual Attitude Recovery Gone Wrong
Lesson 10: Short and Soft Field Operations
4 Topics
Short Field Takeoff
Short Field Landing
Soft Field Takeoff
Soft Field Landing
Lesson 11: Airplane Engine, Systems, and Instruments
6 Topics
How a piston engine works
What’s under the hood
Managing your aircraft’s engine
Aircraft Electrical System
Aircraft Instrument Panel
How do Six Pack Flight Instruments Work
Lesson 12: Aircraft Weight and Balance
1 Topic
How to Calculate Weight and Balance
Lesson 13: Aircraft Navigation Systems
3 Topics
How to read a VFR Sectional Chart
VOR Navigation Basics
Aviation GPS
Lesson 14: Aviation Weather
6 Topics
Weather Fronts
Cloud Types
Thunderstorms and Convective Activity
Mountain Weather
Types of Fog
Aircraft Icing
Lesson 15: Flying Solo
2 Topics
How to get your Student Pilot Certificate
Pre-Solo Quiz
Lesson 16: VFR Navigation
5 Topics
Advanced VFR Charts
Terminal Area Charts
FLYWAY Charts
Chart Supplement
VOR Navigation
Lesson 17: Aviation Weather Services
8 Topics
How to read METARs
How to read TAFs
Surface and Prognostic Charts
AIRMETs and SIGMETs
PIREPs
Radar Summary Charts
Graphic Forecast Area
Weather Briefings
Lesson 18: Medical Factors, Decision Making, and Federal Aviation Regulations
6 Topics
Aeromedical Factors
Spatial Disorientation
Risk Matrix and Hazardous Attitudes
Aeronautical Decision Making and Crew Resource Management
Federal Aviation Regulations Intro
Federal Aviation Regulations Explained
Lesson 19: Night Flying
3 Topics
Flying at Night
Airport Lighting
Night Flight Considerations
Lesson 20: Cross Country Flight Planning
4 Topics
Airport Diagrams
Cross Country Flying Considerations
E6B Calculations
VFR Navigation Log
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Flying at Night

2021 FREE Private Pilot Ground School Pilot Course Lesson 19: Night Flying Flying at Night
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Wondering why people fly at night?

Check out how beautiful it can be in the video above!

Things to consider for nighttime flight planning….

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