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What it covers
Regulations & Pilot Certification
- Pilot Certificates, Privileges & Limitations
- Recent Flight Experience & Flight Review
- Medical Certificates & BasicMed
- PIC Responsibility, Preflight Action & General Operating Rules
- Right-of-Way, Minimum Safe Altitudes & Speed Limits
- VFR Weather Minimums, Fuel Requirements & Cruising Altitudes
- NTSB 830 Accident Reporting & Part 1 Definitions
Airworthiness, Equipment & Maintenance
- Required Aircraft Documents & Airworthiness Certificates
- Inspections, Airworthiness Directives & Records
- Owner Duties, Preventive Maintenance & Special Flight Permits
- Required Equipment & Inoperative Equipment
- Transponder, ADS-B Out, ELT, Lights & Supplemental Oxygen
National Airspace System
- Class A, B & C Airspace
- Class D, E & G Airspace
- Special Use Airspace
- TFRs, ADIZ, SFRA & Other Airspace Areas
- Special VFR
Aerodynamics & Principles of Flight
- Four Forces, Lift & Drag
- Stability & Flight Controls
- Load Factor, Turns & Maneuvering Speed
- Stalls, Spins & Slow Flight
- Left-Turning Tendencies & Ground Effect
Aircraft Systems & Powerplant
- Reciprocating Engine Operation, Mixture & Abnormal Combustion
- Fuel System, Induction & Carburetor Icing
- Propellers, Ignition & Electrical Systems
- Landing Gear, Hydraulics, Environmental & Ice Protection
Flight Instruments
- Pitot-Static Instruments & Blockages
- Types of Altitude, Airspeed & V-Speeds
- Gyroscopic Instruments & Vacuum System
- Magnetic Compass & Its Errors
- Electronic Flight Displays & Avionics
Weather Theory
- Atmosphere, Pressure & Temperature
- Wind, Stability, Moisture & Clouds
- Air Masses & Fronts
- Thunderstorms, Microbursts & Windshear
- Structural Icing, Frost & Freezing Level
- Fog, Turbulence & Obstructions to Visibility
Aviation Weather Services
- METAR, SPECI & PIREPs
- Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAF)
- Graphical Forecasts for Aviation & Winds/Temperatures Aloft
- AIRMETs, SIGMETs, Convective SIGMETs & Convective Outlook
- Surface Analysis, Ceiling & Visibility, Radar & Prognostic Products
- Weather Briefings, Sources & Cockpit Weather
Performance, Weight & Balance
- Density Altitude & Atmospheric Effects
- Takeoff & Landing Performance
- Climb, Cruise, Range & Glide Performance
- Weight & Balance Computations
- Center of Gravity Effects & Loading Limits
Navigation & Charts
Airport Operations & Communications
- Runway & Taxiway Markings and Signs
- Airport Lighting, VASI & PAPI
- Traffic Patterns & Nontowered Airport Operations
- ATC Communications, ATIS & Light Signals
- Wake Turbulence, Collision Avoidance & Runway Incursions
- Chart Supplement & NOTAMs
Aeromedical Factors & Aeronautical Decision-Making
- Hypoxia, Hyperventilation & Carbon Monoxide
- Spatial Disorientation & Optical Illusions
- Fitness for Flight: Alcohol, Drugs, Stress, Fatigue & Physiology
- Vision, Scanning & Night Vision
- Aeronautical Decision-Making & Risk Management
Flight Planning, Maneuvers & Emergencies
- Cross-Country Planning & VFR Flight Plans
- Takeoffs, Landings & Performance Maneuvers
- Emergency Operations & Survival Equipment
- Night Operations
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