Ground School Materials
Flight Sim Pilot Home Page Thinking Like a Pilot
Level 1
The Four Forces of Flight.
Newton’s laws of motion
Cockpit
Basics, Instruments: how they operate and the information they supply to the
pilot.
How powered flight is achieved through the use of flight controls
A study of an engine and how it delivers power.
Study
of Maps, tme and distance calculations, performance calculations and flight
planning.
The principles of radio. How they are used in the airplane and communication with Air Traffic Control
The principles of Navigation using radio. Study of VOR navigation and practice.
How to arrive and depart an airport. Use of tower frequencies, taxiways, signs and runway use.