Private Pilot Ground School Starts
March 17, 2012!

Call Joel at 260-267-5505, or stop by Smith Field Airport to enroll today!

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Private Pilot Ground School
The private pilot ground school presents the topics necessary to pass the private/sport pilot knowledge test. The knowledge test consists of 60 multiple-choice questions that are designed to validate a candidate's aeronautical knowledge.
Topics Covered
  1. Airplanes, aerodynamics, stability and control
  2. Aircraft systems, engine operation and flight systems
  3. E6B usage, airplane performance and weight and balance
  4. Airspace and navigation charts
  5. Airworthiness requirements and Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs)
  6. Flight physiology, aeronautical decision making
  7. Airport operations, traffic patterns
  8. Aviation weather and weather services
  9. Visual navigation, VFR flight planning, pilotage and dead reckoning
  10. Radio navigation (VOR, NDB, GPS, RNAV, DME)

For more information and to sign up, please contact Joel Pierce at 260-267-5505 or stop in for a visit!

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Instrument Pilot Ground School
The instrument pilot ground school presents the topics necessary to pass the instrument pilot knowledge test. The knowledge test consists of 60 multiple-choice questions that are designed to validate a candidate's instrument flight related aeronautical knowledge.
Topics Covered
  1. Instrument rating overview, flight instruments and instrument scanning
  2. Aeronautical decision making and physiological factors
  3. Electronic navigation and holding patterns
  4. How the IFR system works and IFR Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs)
  5. IFR aviation weather theory and IFR weather charts
  6. Instrument approach charts
  7. Instrument approach procedures and GPS approach charts
  8. Instrument departure procedures and IFR enroute charts
  9. IFR flight planning: Scenario #1
  10. IFR flight planning: Scenario #2
  11. Review and completion of course
Call 260-267-5505 for information on the next session of instrument ground school.

FAA Testing Sites

Lasergrade

Call Lasergrade to schedule your test at 1-800-211-2754. Be ready to pay over the phone with a credit/debit card when scheduling your test at the amount of $150.

What to take with you to the testing site:

  • Instructor's endorsement
  • Flight computer
  • Plotter
  • Small calculator
  • photo ID

Lasergrade Testing Location
Ivy Tech State College Campus
North Campus Harshman Hall, Room 0126
4805 Sirlin Drive
Fort Wayne, IN 46805
260-480-4185
Testing Center Code: 46804
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Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana at Historic Smith Field Airport (KSMD Sectional)