Private Pilot Training

Private Pilot Airplane Single-Engine, Lesson Plan Outline:

Note: “Lessons” will often consist of multiple ground and/or flight sessions.

Stage I: Pre-Solo

Introductory Flight, Preflight, Taxiing and Post-flight Procedures

Four Fundamentals of Flight

Airport Operations (Ground and Tower Communications, Ground Ops, Light Gun Signals)

Normal and Crosswind Takeoffs and Climbs

Flying the Traffic Pattern

Maneuvering During Slow Flight

Normal and Crosswind Approaches and Landings

Go-Arounds and Rejected Landings

Power-On and Power-Off Stalls

Spin Awareness and Spin Recovery

Performance Maneuvers - Steep Turns

Performance Maneuvers – Ground Reference Maneuvers

Forward Slips to Landing

Navigation Charts and National Airspace System

Short- and Soft-Field Takeoffs and Landings, Wheel Landings (tailwheel only)

Non-towered Airport Operations

Emergency Approaches and Landings

(Pre-Solo Quiz and Solo Phase Check; Local Solo Flights)

Stage II: Navigation and Cross-Country Flight

Navigation Systems, including Radar Services

Aircraft Performance including Weight and Balance

Weather Information and Cross-Country Flight Planning

Pilotage and Dead Reckoning

Lost Procedures, and Diversion to Alternates

Emergency Flight by Reference to Instruments: Four Fundamentals

Emergency Flight by Reference to Instruments: Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes

(Cross Country Phase Check and Solo Cross Countries)

Stage III: Night Flying and Checkride Preparation

Night Operations and Night Cross Country

Emergency Operations

Review and Checkride Preparation

(Private pilot Quiz and Private Pilot Phase Check)