Day 1
Overview of Private Pilots License (PPL)
Flight Controls: Yoke, Throttle, & Pedals
Getting Started Flying WS
Complete IPad X-Plane Basics Flight School
Day 2
History of Flight - grc.nasa.gov
Simulator Controls
Heading, Altitude, and Airspeed Inicators
Reading an Airspeed indicator
Complete PC X-Plane 11 Basics
Learn how to fly using controls on both the iPad and more realistic PC Simulator.
Day 3
How a wing works part 1 - Forces of Flight and airfoils.
Dynamics of Flight - www.grc.nasa.gov
Student Airfoil Interactive - www1.grc.nasa.gov
Parts of an airplane (4:24)
Airplane Parts and Function - www1.grc.nasa.gov
Flight Controls 6: - Primary flight controls
Begin the Cessna 172 from cold and dark on the apron of a small airport .
Use the Checklist to start the
Taxi to the runway.
Day 4
Artificial Horizon and Altimeter.
Takeoff in the Cessna 172 FS (iPad and PC Sim)
Show a Total Score better than 70%.
Day 5
How a wing works part 2 - Stalls
Making a Balsa Wood Glider
Taildragger Takeoff FS
(iPad and PC Sim)
Show a Total Score better than 70%.
Day 6 & 7
Landing in the Cessna 172 FS
(iPad and PC Sim)
Testing Glider
Installing decals
Create a tail-number
Day 8
Navigation WS
Traffic Pattern FS (iPad and PC Sim)
Days 9-10
Design Brief
Helicopter Basics (iPad and PC Sim)
Cross-Country Flying: Albany to Salem (Sim only)
Landing in the Airbus A320 (iPad only)
Career Planning
select and research two related careers.
Career Research and Planning WS using:
Principles of Flight
Four forces, Airfoils 1:10
Leading Edge, Trailing Edge, Chord Line
Flight Path, Relative Wind, Angle of Attack
Creating Lift: Newton's 3 Laws of Motion 2:30
Four Fundamentals of Flight (8:29)
0:30 Straight and Level Flight
3:20 Climb
4:40 Descent
5:20 Turns - Ailerons and Rudder
Traffic Patterns
Airports - 01 - Airport Markings
X-Plane Flight School
X-Plane 11
*X-Plane Basics - Cessna 172SP*
*Takeoff in the Cessna 172*
Takeoff Performance
Takeoff Airspeed (kts=knots)
Takeoff Distance (m=meters)
Max Centerline Deviation (m)
Climb Performance
Mean Speed (kts)
*Tail dragger takeoff*
*Landing in the Cessna 172*
Landing Performance
Off-Road Ratio
Max Landing Force (G)
Max Centerline Deviation (m)
Landing Distance (m)
*Traffic Pattern*
VOR Navigation
Flying an ILS Approach
Helicopter Basics
IPad X-Plane
*X-Plane Basics - Cessna 172SP*
*Takeoff in the Cessna 172*
Takeoff Performance
Takeoff Airspeed (kts=knots)
Takeoff Distance (m=meters)
Max Centerline Deviation (m)
Climb Performance
Mean Speed (kts)
*Landing in the Cessna 172*
Landing Performance
Off-Road Ratio
Max Landing Force (G)
Max Centerline Deviation (m)
Landing Distance (m)
*Traffic Pattern*
Takeoff Performance
Takeoff Airspeed (kts)
Takeoff Distance
Max Centerline Deviation (m)
Off-Road Ratio
Landing Performance
Landing Distance (m)
Max Landing Force (G)
Off-Road Ratio
Max Centerline Deviation (m)
*Super Cub Takeoff - Tail dragger takeoff*
Landing in the Airbus 320
VOR Navigation
Flying an ILS Approach
Helicopter Basics
Fighter Basics
Bombing Ground Targets
Precision 3630 Tower Computer
Intel Core i9-9900,(8 Core, 16MB Cache, 3.1Ghz, 4.9 Ghz Turbo w/UHD Graphics 630)
32GB 2x16GB DDR4 2666MHz
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super, 8GB, 3DP, HDMI
Intel Wireless-AC 9260, Dual-band 2x2 802.11ac Wi-Fi with MU-MIMO + Bluetooth 5
850W Power Supply