Private Pilot Manual
At the moment, the following information is compiled from the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge and the Private Pilot Airmen Certification Standards or ACS. It is organized into sections based on the different tasks in the Preflight Preparation area of operation in the ACS.
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Pilot Qualifications is the first task in the Preflight Preparations of the ACS. The focus of this area of operations is the documentation required to be a pilot.
Each aircraft comes with documentation and a set of manuals with which a pilot must be familiar in order to fly that aircraft. This chapter covers airplane flight manuals (AFM), the pilot’s operating handbook (POH), and aircraft documents pertaining to ownership, airworthiness, maintenance, and operations with inoperative equipment. Knowledge of these required documents and manuals is essential for a pilot to conduct a safe flight.
This chapter explains basic weather theory and offers pilots background knowledge of weather principles. It is designed to help them gain a good understanding of how weather affects daily flying activities. Understanding the theories behind weather helps a pilot make sound weather decisions based on the reports and forecasts obtained from a Flight Service Station (FSS) weather specialist and other aviation weather services.
This chapter provides an introduction to cross-country flying under visual flight rules (VFR). It contains practical information for planning and executing cross-country flights for the beginning pilot.
The categories and types of airspace are dictated by the complexity or density of aircraft movements, nature of the operations conducted within the airspace, the level of safety required, and national and public interest.
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Here you'll find information on the details of the different airspaces and how to identify them.
Here you'll find out what affects your aircrafts performance, how to calculate it and aerodynamic concepts relevant to pilots.
It is important for every pilot to have a basic understanding of all the systems in the aircraft you operate.
It is important for a pilot to be aware of the mental and physical standards required for the type of flying performed. This chapter provides information on medical certification and on a variety of aeromedical factors related to flight activities.
