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Private Pilot Ground School Starts
June 2, 2012!

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


Private/Sport Pilot Ground School
The private/sport pilot ground school presents the topics necessary to pass the private/sport pilot knowledge test. The knowledge test consists of 60 multiple-choice questions (40 questions for Sport Pilot) 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)