Frederick Flight Center
PRIVATE PILOT GROUND SCHOOL
Syllabus - Summer 2007
Date	Day	Week	Topic	Chapter	Test Prep Pages (Approx)
May 1, 2007	Tues	1	Introduction; Airframes; The Four Forces	1A, 2A, 3A	1-3 thru 1-15 & 2-12, 2-13
May 3, 2007	Thurs	1	Fundamentals Of Aerodynamics	3A, 3B	1-3 thru 1-15 & 2-12, 2-13 continued
May 8, 2007	Tues	2	Stability; Basic Maneuvers	3B, 3C	1-3 thru 1-15 & 2-12, 2-13 continued
May 10, 2007	Thurs	2	Aircraft Systems; Engines; Engine Operations	2B	2-3 thru 2-10
May 15, 2007	Tues	3	Flight Instruments	2C	3-3 thru 3-15
May 17, 2007	Thurs	3	Performance; Takeoffs & Landings; Enroute	8A	1-15 thru 17; 4-8; 4-32; 4-36; 8-21 thru 39
May 22, 2007	Tues	4	Weight and Balance; Flight Physiology	8B, 1C, 10A&B	8-3 thru 8-12; 5-15 thru 5-20
May 24, 2007	Thurs	4	Atmospheric Heating; Global Circulation; Wind	6A	6-3 thru 6-5
			(Mid-Term Exam for CCBC Students)
May 29, 2007	Tues	5	Clouds & Thunderstorms; Air Masses & Fronts	6B, 6C	6-6 thru 6-10; 6-15
May 31, 2007	Thurs	5	Operational Wx; Wx Reports & Forecasts	6C, 7A,B,C&D	6-14; 6-17 thru 7-21
June 5, 2007	Tues	6	Aeronautical Charts; Visual Navigation	4C	4-27 thru 30; 4-34,35; 9-3,4,7 thru 9,32 thru 40
June 7, 2007	Thurs	6	Visual Navigation cont.;  Airspace	4D	4-27 thru 30; 4-34,35; 9-3,4,7 thru 9,32 thru 40
June 12, 2007	Tues	7	Airports & AP Ops; The Flight Computer	4A, 4B, 8C	5-3 thru 14; 9-15 thru 21;
June 14, 2007	Thurs	7	Flight Planning; En Route Navigation	5A,B&C, 9A, 11A&B	9-5,6,10,13; 21 thru 28; 11-3 thru 13
June 19, 2007	Tues	8	Radio Navigation: VOR, ADF, DME, etc.	9B, C & D	10-3 thru 10-14
June 21, 2007	Thurs	8	Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR's); Review	Pages 1-8	2-15; 4-3 thru 4-41; 11-14
TBD			Final Quiz Or Optional FAA written
Recommended Texts: Private Pilot Manual, Jeppeson/Sanderson, 2004 (or newer); ASA Private Pilot Test Prep 2006
Instructor: Ryan Sheehan, Certified Flight Instructor					Revised 4/6/2007