AV 111B - Private Pilot Certification Lab

1. Explain FAA requirements for a private pilot’s certificate, principles of flight, aircraft structural, mechanical and electrical components, safety procedures, panel instruments and indicators, designated airspace.
2. Differentiate between airport signs and markings, and ATC instructions.
3. Demonstrate correct start-up, taxiing, and run-up procedures and techniques.
4. Demonstrate correct radio communication language and response at both towered and non-towered airports.
5. While piloting the aircraft, demonstrate the following within FAA standards of performance: landings and takeoffs, straight and level flight, go-around procedures, traffic patterns, steep bank turns, spin awareness, power on and power off stalls, ground reference maneuvers.
6. Describe and demonstrate correct response to emergency situation such as engine failure and fire.
7. Construct completion and filing of a flight plan.
8. Demonstrate the availability to correctly interpret aeronautical charts.
9. While piloting the aircraft, demonstrate the following within FAA standards of performance: landings and takeoffs, straight and level flight, go-around, traffic patterns, steep bank turns, spin awareness, power one and power off stalls, ground reference maneuvers.
10. Describe and demonstrate correct response to emergency situation such as engine failure and fire.
11. Demonstrate completion and filing of a flight plan.
12. Demonstrate the availability to correctly interpret aeronautical charts.
13. Plan and carry out a cross country flight using both pilotage, dead reckoning navigation and demonstrate correct use of navigation equipment.
14. Correctly interpret and describe information found on aeronautical charts and printed weather reports.
15. Describe night flying as it relates to visual perception, and fulfill night flying requirements.
16. Satisfactorily pass FAA Private Pilot Practical Exam.