2. Private Pilot Ground School Instructor Nelson Hochberg

3. 2 Instructor Information  Nelson Hochberg –ATP, ASMELS, CFII, AGI, IGI, A&P, IA  928-699-8350  nelson@thenelson.name nelson@thenelson.name  www.flgslugs.org/groundschool www.flgslugs.org/groundschool  blog? Facebook? Twitter?  If you have questions…

4. 3 Why do you want to learn to fly?  For work or business  To go places  As a career  As a challenge  Always wanted to  For fun

5. 4 Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you will always long to return. Henry Van Dyke

6. 5 Types of Airmen Certificates  Pilot –Sport –Recreational –Private –Commercial –ATP: Airline Transport Pilot

7. 6 Types of Airmen Certificates  Instructor –CFI: Certified Flight Instructor –CFII: Certified Flight and Instrument Instructor –MEI: Multiengine Instructor –AGI: Advanced Ground Instructor –IGI: Instrument Ground Instructor  Mechanic –A&P: Airframe and Power plant –IA: Inspection Authorization

8. 7 Aircraft Class & Rating (for Pilot Certification)  ASMELS –Airplane –Single and Multiengine –Land –Sea  Inst - Instrument Rating –ATP includes instrument rating

9. 8 Other Flagstaff Instructors  Fred Gibbs, Weisman Aviation, 779-9585 –ATP, ASMEL, CFII, MEI, AGI  Steve Allen, 699-3735 –Comm, Inst, ASELS, CFI  Flagstaff Airport Director: –Barney Helmick, A.A.E., 556-1234 +

10. 9 Terminology  Dual: Flight time with an instructor  Solo: Flight time by yourself  PIC: Pilot in command  VFR: Visual Flight Rules –VMC: Visual Metrological Conditions  IFR: Instrument Flight Rules –IMC: Instrument Metrological Conditions  FB0: Fixed Base Operator (gas station)  GA: General Aviation (all aviation except military & air line)

11. 10 Requirements for a pilot’s license  17 years old (16 for student pilot) (Glider: 16 and 14)  Read and speak English  Prove US citizenship or meet non citizen requirements  Complete ground instruction or self study  Pass written test  Pass medical exam (except Sport and Recreational)  40 hours minimum flight training (Sport: 20 Recreational: 30)  Pass an oral and flight test

12. 11 What you can do with a Private Pilot airplane License  Fly any single engine, fixed gear, fixed pitch, under 200 hp airplane (any aircraft with more training)  Fly day or night under visual flight rules (VFR)  Fly for pleasure or business incidental to your being a pilot  Fly almost anywhere in the world  Operate in 4 dimensions  Impress all your friends (well…)

13. 12 Costs to fly  “A boat is a hole in the lake into which you pour money.” –The sky is a lot bigger than any lake.  Private pilot training: $4,000-10,000 –Maintaining your license: $150/yr +  Renting an airplane: $80 / hour ++  Buy an airplane: $15,000 ++  Owning an airplane: $1500/yr + $20/hr ++

14. 13 Advantages of flying yourself  Flying your own airplane is by far the very best way to travel  Freedom  No lines  No need to get undressed  Three times faster than driving  Usually faster and about the same cost as airlines  19,700 GA Airports, only 503 served by airlines  Learning to fly & flying is a challenge and an achievement  Usually it is a lot of fun & sometimes it is pure joy  Airplane people are a great group of people

15. 14 15 minute break? 15 minutes End

16. 15 Free Internet Ground Schools  www.faa-ground-school.com www.faa-ground-school.com  www.free-online-private-pilot-ground-school.com www.free-online-private-pilot-ground-school.com  www.pilottutor.org www.pilottutor.org Practice tests:  www.sportys.com/studybuddy www.sportys.com/studybuddy  www.risingup.com/tests/ www.risingup.com/tests/  www.exams4pilots.org www.exams4pilots.org  www.mypilottests.com www.mypilottests.com

17. 16 Other free internet resources  FREE 6-month subscription to Flight Training magazine: www.flighttraining.aopa.org click on Free Student Resources click on Free Student Resources  www.faa.gov www.faa.gov  www.landings.com www.landings.com  www.forpilots.com www.forpilots.com  www.pilotsharetheride.com www.pilotsharetheride.com

18. 17 National Pilot Groups  AOPA: Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association –www.aopa.org www.aopa.org  EAA: Experimental Aircraft Association –www.eaa.org www.eaa.org  SPA: Seaplane Pilots Association –www.seaplanes.org www.seaplanes.org  PPA: Professional Pilots Association –www.propilots.org/ www.propilots.org/  ALPA: Air Line Pilots Association –www.alpa.org www.alpa.org  CAP: Civil Air Patrol –www.gocivilairpatrol.com www.gocivilairpatrol.com

19. 18 Local pilot groups  Flagstaff Airport Slugs –Steve Allen, 699-3735  Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) –http://www.eaachapter856.org http://www.eaachapter856.org  Civil Air Patrol (CAP) –http://www.azwg.org/index.php?option=com_content&vi ew=category&layout=blog&id=35&Itemid=119 http://www.azwg.org/index.php?option=com_content&vi ew=category&layout=blog&id=35&Itemid=119http://www.azwg.org/index.php?option=com_content&vi ew=category&layout=blog&id=35&Itemid=119

20. 19 www.flgslugs.org  Class presentations  Links to useful sites (including study buddy)  Course Description  Flgslugs activities

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22. 21 Course Objective  Teach you the fundamentals required to pass the FAA Private Pilot written test –Will also cover the fundamentals for the Recreation and Sport Pilot written tests

23. 22 Student Commitment To receive a written test endorsement from me  Attend every class on time. –Arrange make up study for missed classes (up to two classes)  Read the appropriate chapter and complete the review questions before each class.  Complete the appropriate test questions after each class. –www.sportys.com/studybuddy www.sportys.com/studybuddy

24. 23 Recommended books and supplies Class Tuition$150.00$150.00 Rod Machado’s Private Pilot Handbook $64.95 or Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge APR E6-B flight computer16.9516.95 ASA plotter8.95 8.95 Total$240.85$175.90 Total with sales tax (9.446%)$249.44$178.34

25. 24 Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge  View or download for free: –http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_ manuals/aviation/pilot_handbook/ http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_ manuals/aviation/pilot_handbook/http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_ manuals/aviation/pilot_handbook/  Does not have regulations –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVKjdmP3Xso https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVKjdmP3Xso –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXDg5ygxDME https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXDg5ygxDME –www.faa.gov Regulations & policies www.faa.gov  Parts 1, 61, 67, 91

26. 25 Class Syllabus 1.Introduction & class necessities 2.Aerodynamics 3.Aircraft Systems 4.Flight Instruments 5.Regulations 6.Procedures & Airport Operations 7.Communications 8.Airspace 9.Map reading 10.Weather 11.Weather Services 12.Aircraft Performance 13.Navigation 14.Flight Planning 15.Review MachadoHandbook 21, 3, 4 1, 3, 42, 5, 6 57C 61, 8, 17, faa.govH 713, A1A 813P 914T 1015E 1211R 1312S 15, 168, 9, 10 1115 1416, 17 (17)

27. 26 Study buddy - navigate to learning mode www.sportys.com/studybuddy Click on: Then:

28. 27 Study buddy – select categories 614136 2678 254 3 65 126 115 311 45 1211 65 10511 4 95 63 Class numbers.

29. 28 www.flgslugs.org  Class presentations  Links to useful sites (including study buddy)  Course Description  Flgslugs activities

30. 29 Dinner at Delhi Palace – 5 PM

31. 30 Questions? NNNNext week: –A–A–A–Aerodynamics –M–M–M–Machado chapter 2 –H–H–H–Handbook chapters 1, 3, 4 FFFFinis