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Pilot Training Outline


 

This is a general listing of the steps followed in flight training for new members; individual instructors may modify these steps to suit the progress and past experience of the student.

YOUR INSTRUCTOR WILL DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO SAVE YOUR PLANE AND EQUIPMENT IN CASE OF PROBLEMS, BUT ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRS OR LIABILITY.
 

 

PRE-FLIGHT (each time)

  • Instructor presents the flight maneuvers to be taught in each flying session followed by questions and answers.
  • Get frequency pin BEFORE turning on your radio.
  • Preflight plane, range check radio and check all controls.

 

 

  1. AMA Safety Rules (Ground  School)
  2. Club Safety Rules (Ground  School)
  3. Visitor Control procedures (Ground  School)
  4. Straight and level flight with mild 180° left turns  (Flight School)
  5. Straight and level flight with mild 180° right turns  (Flight School)
  6. Starting your engine safely  (Ground  School)
  7. Setting engine operation (Ground  School)
  8. Ground handling and taxiing  (Flight School)
  9. 90° left and right turns, maintaining altitude and directional control  (Flight School)
  10. Effects of wind direction on take-off, flight (turns, climbs, etc.) and landings (Ground  School)
  11. Stalls and low speed flight  (Flight School)
  12. STUDENT DOES VARIOUS FLIGHT MANEUVERS ON COMMAND WITHOUT THE INSTRUCTOR’S INTERVENTION  (Flight School)
  13. Review progress and revisit any problem areas (Ground  School)
  14. Instructor reviews take-off procedure with student (Ground  School)
  15. Student does a take-off and climbs to 'training' altitude  (Flight School)
  16. Instructor reviews landing Procedure with student (Ground  School)
  17. Review stall prevention and recovery  (Flight School)
  18. Entering the landing pattern, but maintaining a safe altitude while practicing landing approaches  (Flight School)
  19. Simulated landings down the center of the runway  (Flight School)
  20. Landing pattern, stressing the importance of using a three-leg approach (Ground  School)
  21. Instructor sets up an approach and the Student 'puts the wheels on the ground  (Flight School)
  22. Entering the landing pattern and setting proper glide angle  (Flight School)
  23. Student makes a three-leg approach and lands  (Flight School)
  24. Emergency landings, engine not running, radio or mechanical failures (Ground  School)
  25. Instructor sets up emergency situations and Student recovers to landing  (Flight School)
  26. STUDENT TAXIES, TAKES OFF, CLIMBS TO ALTITUDE, SETS UP A LANDING APPROACH AND LANDS WITHOUT INSTRUCTOR INTERVENTION  (Flight School)
  27. Review progress and revisit any problem areas.  (Ground  School)
  28. Limited aerobatics; loops, rolls and inverted flight  (Flight School)
  29. SOLO FLIGHT  (Flight School)

 

 

Thank you, Raul for these great tips!

 

 

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