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I.
PREREQUISITES
You must have a current private pilot's certificate to enroll in this
course. (Students without a certificate may enroll in the AVN 110 correspondence
course.)
II.
TEXTBOOK AND SUPPLIES
There are several good textbooks available to help you prepare for this
examination. However, the following textbook and test guide are recommended:
Glaeser, Dennis, et al., An Invitation to Fly: Basics for the Private
Pilot, Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co. (most recent edition)
Gleim, Irvin N., Private Pilot FAA Written Exam, Gainesville, FL:
Aviation Publications (most recent edition)
You will also need an E6B type flight computer and a plotter.
...available from
EdMap's distance-learning online
bookstore.
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ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO BUY TEXTBOOKS UNTIL REGISTERED
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III.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Basic Aeronautics is a course covering the aeronautical knowledge required
for a student to pass the Federal Aviation Administration's Private Pilot
Airplane written examination. Since you must already have your private
pilot's certificate to enroll in this course, it is intended to help you
get academic credit for your knowledge.
The course covers the minimum knowledge needed in the subject matter areas
of theory of flight, aircraft systems, aircraft performance, FARs, the
use of the flight computer, navigation, aviation weather including the
reading and interpretation of weather reports and charts, weight and balance,
and the physiology of flight. What you should know about the Federal Aviation
Regulations:
FAR PART 61
a. medical certificate
requirements and duration
b. recent flight experience
c. change of address
d. glider towing
e. private pilot privileges and limitations
FAR PART 91
a. preflight action
b. liquor and drugs
c. use of safety belts
d. fuel requirements for flight under VFR
e. ATC transponder and altitude reporting equipment
f. civil aircraft operating limitations and marking requirements
g. supplemental oxygen
h. right-of-way rules
i. aircraft speed
j. acrobatic flight
k. aircraft lights
l. TCAs
m. basic VFR weather minimums
n. special VFR weather minimums
o. VFR cruising altitudes
p. aircraft inspections
q. maintenance reports
r. light signals
What you should know
about weather:
1. Be able to read
and interpret the following data:
a. area forecasts
b. terminal forecasts
c. winds aloft forecasts
d. hourly sequence reports
e. sigmets and airmets
f. pireps
g. weather depiction charts
h. radar summary charts
i. low-level prognostic charts
2. Recognize dangerous
weather conditions: icing and thunderstorms
3. Know what type
of weather can be associated with warm fronts and cold fronts
What you should know
about the Airport Facility Directory:
1. Where to find
information concerning available airport services
2. Where to find information concerning communication frequencies with
control towers and flight service stations
3. Where to find navigation frequencies for VOR stations
What you should know
about the AIM:
1. How to avoid
wake turbulence
2. Effects of hypoxia
3. Use of VASI and PAPI
4. Airport procedures, traffic patterns, radio phraseology and techniques.
IV.
NATURE OF THE EXAMINATION
The examination will consist of fifty multiple-choice questions similar
to the FAA examination. You will be expected to be able to read maps and
charts and to interpret information from them in order to answer some
of the questions. You will have two hours to complete the examination.
You may use a plotter, flight computer, and calculator to assist in taking
the examination; however, you may not use any books, notes, or other supplementary
aids.
V.
GRADING CRITERIA
The examination will be graded on the following scale:
100 - 90 = A
89 - 80 = B
79 - 70 = C
69 - 60 = D
Below 60 = F
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