Private Pilot documentation[PDF]

Practical Exam Briefing and Regulation

• Private Pilot briefing
• National Regulation for practical exams

Theory

• Airspeed definition
• How to use the runway
• Crosswind and Headwind calculation
• Select the runway for take-off and landing
• Traffic information
• Semicircular rules
• Air traffic services
• Radar services
• Flight plan with flight rules Y or Z
• Which ATC to contact
• Wake turbulence
• Airspace infringement
• NOTAM

Theory flight operation

• VFR General aviation flight operation

Aerodrome structure

• The Runway Construction
• Aerodrome Lighting System
• Aerodrome Marking Signs
• Aerodrome traffic pattern description
• Radio Navigation Aids
• Non-directional beacon - NDB (Beacon)
• VHF Omnidirectional Range - VOR (Beacon)
• Distance Measurement Equipment - DME (Beacon)

Meteorology

• TAF explanation
• SIGMET explanation
• Thunderstorms: TCU and CB
• Turbulence
• Atmosphere

Phraseology

• General Phraseology
• Aerodrome Phraseology
• Emergency phraseology
• VFR flight Phraseology Example
• Phraseology Common Mistakes
• Flight and ATC service priority

VFR procedures

• VFR flight plan basics
• VFR Minima
• VFR Navigation log
• VFR flight plan equipment
• VFR initial clearance
• VFR flight planning
• Introduction to navigation
• VFR flight rules
• VFR cruise altitude and semi circular Rules
• Joining an aerodrome circuit
• VFR Top of descent calculation
• VFR Go around procedure
• Visual flight exercices

Charts and their interpretation

• Aerodrome chart explanation
• VFR chart explanation
• Jeppesen chart understanding
• LIDO chart understanding
• FAA Aeronautical Chart User's Guide

Aeroplane Controls

• Flaps
• Leading Edge Devices
• Spoilers
• Trim systems
• Mixture

Aircraft instruments and settings

• Aeroplane lights

• Altimeter
• Altimeter setting methodology
• Airspeed indicator
• Attitude indicator
• Turn coordinator
• Heading indicator
• Vertical speed indicator

• Automatic Direction Finder - ADF (Instrument)
• VHF Omnidirectional Range - VOR (Instrument)
• Distance Measurement Equipment - DME (Instrument)
• Traffic collision avoidance system - TCAS
• Radio Magnetic Indicator - RMI
• Horizontal Situation Indicator - HSI
• Course Deviation Indicator - CDI

Aircraft knowledge and performance

• VFR Fuel management for general aviation
• Landing operation

Flying practical techniques PP level

• Perform an aerodrome circuit
• Make a direct to NDB navigation aid
• Make a direct to VOR navigation aid
• Join an uncontrolled facility traffic circuit

Documentation from other ranks

• Pilot Student documentation