Welcome to Flight Training!

Learning to Fly will be some of the most difficult, but rewarding time of your aviation career.  Your success is largely dependent on the time you put into studying the material you are provided. If you have questions regarding any of the material feel free to contact me via text, call, or email.

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Area of Operation I. Preflight Preparation Task A. Pilot Qualifications

• Pilot Documents FAR 61.3(a)&(c)
• Applicant qualifications FAR 61.103,105,107,109
• What privileges and limitations apply to private pilot? (61.113) (91.146)
• Medical Certificates FAR 61.23
• Basic Med FAR 68
• Flight Review FAR 61.56
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Area of Operation I. Preflight Preparation Task B. Airworthiness Requirements

• Airworthiness Requirements (ACS)
• Is Your Plane Airworthy? | How to tell if inoperative equipment will ground you
• Sporty's private pilot flight training tips: Aircraft inspection and ELT requirements
• How to preflight the exterior of a Cessna 172 - Sporty's Private Pilot Flight Training Tips
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Area of Operation I. Preflight Preparation Task C. Weather Information

Basic Aviation Weather

Breaking the WEATHER CODE! (Metars/TAFs explained)

How to Read METAR and TAF Report (Pilot Institute)

Weather BASICS explained

Prog Charts EXPLAINED

MIT OpenCourseWare Lecture 9: Meteorology

WEATHER PREP FOR PRIVATE PILOT CHECKRIDE

BEYOND THE BRIEFING: Understanding weather for my checkride

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Area of Operation I. Preflight Preparation Task D. Cross-Country Flight Planning

Airport operations

AOPA Runway Flashcards

Airport Signs, Markings, and Lighting Explained

Airport Traffic Patterns Explained

How to Taxi in Strong Winds

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Area of Operation I. Preflight Preparation Task E. National Airspace System

AOPA Airspace Flashcards

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Area of Operation I. Preflight Preparation Task F. Performance and Limitations

Factors Affecting Preformance

If Performance Charts Could Speak w/Catherine Cavagnaro

Aerodynamics (PHAK 5)

How an Airplane Creates Lift (bernoulli's principle)

What Causes an Airplane to STALL?

How to Avoid a SPIN!

Flaps on a Plane & Why we need them

What Makes an Airplane Turn?

Load Factor Explained

Maneuvering Speed

V Speeds EXPLAINED!

Left Turning Tendencies

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ACS Area of Operation I. Preflight Preparation Task G. Operation of Systems

Systems

These videos give a general explanation of systems. Please refer to POH for specifics on your airplane

• Aircraft Systems - 03 - Engine
• How does an aircraft starter work?
• Impulse coupling.
• How Does A Carburetor Work? | Smarter Every Day 259
• How Mixture Control Works On Carbureted Engines
• Aircraft Systems - 02 - Flight Controls
• Aircraft Systems - 08 - Electrical System
• Gyroscopic Instruments
• How a Turn Coordinator Works | Inner Workings
• Pitot-Static Instruments
• “6-pack” (Description/Operation)(PHAK 8-2) </aside>

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Area of Operation I. Preflight Preparation Task H. Human Factors

• Hypoxia (PHAK 17-3; AIM 8-1-1)
• Aeromedical Factors (PHAK 17)
• From the Flight Deck – Human Factors: The Myth of Multitasking
• Aeromedical Factors | PPGS
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Free Resources

• Skyvector
• E6Bx
• Aviation Weather center
• Flight Service (1800WXBRIEF)
• Flight Radar
• FLIGHT RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL
• Windy.com
  • (Windy is not an approved aviation weather source for official flight planning purposes useful tool for pilots to get a general overview of weather conditions, it should not be relied upon as the sole source of weather information for flight planning)
• Free Pilot Training
• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Youtube Channel
• The ACS Library
• Metar & Taf Visual decoder

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