Flight Training

• 1) The regulations related to flight planning

• 2) Special features of Aeronautical Charts
• 3) How to identify different types of airspace on a chart
• 4) The rules regarding different types of airspace
• 5) Different ways to identify terrain elevation on a chart
• 6) Where to find the ground control frequency (it's not where you might expect)
• 7) Important information you should gather from the Airport Facility Directory before each flight
• 8) How to use online resources, including the DUATs flight planner to make flight planning easier
• 9) How to perform a quick and easy Weight & Balance calculation
• 10) How to perform a quick and easy Takeoff and Landing distance Calculation
• 11) Why obtaining a standard weather briefing can keep you out of trouble, even on a clear day
• 12) Exactly what to say when requesting a weather briefing
• 13) How to convert local time to Zulu time
• 14) The significance of various Vspeeds and which ones are the most important to remember
• 15) A 4-step process for initiating radio communication with ATC
• 16) The best way to respond to instructions from ATC (used by professional pilots)
• 17) Radio communication procedures at class D airports
• 18) What "Roger" really means
• 19) The meaning of various ATC runway instructions
• 20) How to request flight following while still on the ground
• 21) How to request flight following while in the air
• 22) Radio communication procedures for class C airspace
• 23) How to request a class B clearance and how not to request a class B clearance (in-flight example provided by another pilot)
• 24) How to handle traffic advisories from ATC and what to do when you can't see the traffic
• 25) How to handle vectors and altitude restrictions from ATC
• 26) How to arrange a class C transition while still on the ground
• 27) How to properly communicate at a non-towered airport and why you are expected to repeat the name of the airport twice in each call. Plus a great example of how not to communicate at a non-towered airport (provided by another pilot during the flight)
• 28) The proper way to enter the traffic pattern at a non-towered airport
• 29) The purpose and function of each instrument and control in the cockpit
• 30) Items you might be neglecting on your preflight inspection
• 31) How to use the checklist in the most effective way
• 32) The most important thing to check immediately after starting the engine
• 33) Important instruments to check during taxi
• 34) A 3-step process for smooth transitions from climb or descent to straight and level flight
• 35) The best way to set the mixture control for various phases of flight
• 36) A trick to quickly determine if the trim is set correctly
• 37) A 3-step process that leads to consistently smooth landings