AERO 100 - Private Pilot Ground School

    Godfrey D. Watson
    Adjunct Faculity - Aeronautics

AERO 100 - Private Pilot Ground School

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The course uses quizzes and final to evaluate student progress. Quizzes are given after each topic is completed (usually at beginning of next class session). Students who pass the final exam with score of 80% and above will receive authorization to take the FAA Written Exam for Private Pilot Airplane.

Week	Date	Text Chapter (ASA)	Subject (Revised 2009-08-25)	References
01	25-Aug-09	n/a	Course Outline & Schedule Course Overview Introduction	PHAK 01,02
02	01-Sep-09	01	Basic Aerodynamics	PHAK 03,04
03*	08-Sep-09	02	Aircraft Systems	PHAK 05,06
04*	15-Sep-09	03	Flight Instruments	PHAK 07
05*	22-Sep-09	04	Federal Aviation Regulations	FAR/AIM, PHAK 14,8
06	29-Sep-09		Federal Aviation Regulations (Handout)	PHAK 14,8
07*	06-Oct-09	05	Procedures and Airport Operations	PHAK 13,16,17
08*	13-Oct-09	06	Aviation Weather (Wx)	PHAK 11
09	20-Oct-09		Aviation Weather (Wx) Aviation Weather Services	PHAK 11, 12
10	27-Oct-09	07	Aviation Weather Services	PHAK 12
11*	03-Nov-09 Quiz Wx and Wx Services	08 Homework (.pdf)	Airplane Performance (Weight and Balance, etc.)	PHAK 8,9,10
12*	10-Nov-09 Performance homework Due	09	Enroute Flight—Charts, Plotter, Airspace	PHAK 15 Plotter and Chart needed
13	17-Nov-09	Homework (.htm .pdf)	Enroute Flight—Computer (front), Computer (back) Homework Examples Handout	PHAK 15 E6B Computer, Plotter, Chart needed
14	24-Nov-09	Homework (.htm .pdf)	Enroute Flight—Cross Country (Homework Instruction Handout)	PHAK 15 E6B Computer, Plotter, Chart needed
15*	01-Dec-09 E6B due	10	Navigation Systems (VOR, ADF, GPS,)	PHAK 15, AIM
16*	08-Dec-09 X-Ctry Due	11 Exam Review (.doc .pdf)	Communication Procedures REVIEW	PHAK 13-11,13-13
17*	15-Dec-09		Final Exam
* Quiz given or homework due at start of class