Below is the outline of the PPL (A) syllabus. There are many study packs that are available offering essential books and other bits and bobs like maps and head sets and all of it comes in a bag..I am getting what i need for when i need them. Thus, I have books by Trevor Thom who writes well and with clarity. These books are what i use to study for my ground school which i mostly do at home. I have Book 1, Flying Training and ordered Aviation Law and Meteorology (this one needs stringent attention to detail) , Radio Navigation and Instrument Flying, Radiotelephony and Air Navigation. All these books i got half price from Amazon. I use my instructors maps for now and the BDFA aircraft has working headsets thus saving me more money at this stage. Other things like a cockpit poster of the PA28 i found online and printed at home on 4 A4 pieces of paper to make a large poster such as this below: I have saved a packet without having to buy these study packs – so it is worth shopping around and being cunning.
Any students wishing to become a pilot will need to have a medical from the CAA (Civial aviation authority). I am waiting for my class 2 JAA (joint aviation authority) certificate to be issued. It is a full on medical and does take a few hours. You are tested on everything from sight, hearing, heart, blood to name a few areas. Initially the certificate will have an operational safety pilot limitation placed upon it. Once my instructor feels that i can go Solo I will need to undertake a medical flight test with a flying instructor examiner. Once they are happy with my piloting skills the CAA will reissue my medical certificate with the safety pilot limitation removed allowing me to complete my Private Pilots Licence.
Exercise 1 – Aircraft Familiarisation
Exercise 1 Aircraft Familiarisation
Exercise 2 – Pre And Post Flight
Exercise 2a Preparation for flight
Exercise 2b Starting and stopping the engine
Exercise 2c Post flight Actions
Exercise 3 – Air Experience
Exercise 3 Air Experience
Exercise 4 – The Controls
Exercise 4a The primary effect of each main flight control
Exercise 4b The further effect of each main flight control
Exercise 4c The art of trimming
Exercise 4d The effect of airspeed and slipstream
Exercise 4e The effects of power changes
Exercise 4f The effect of power using flaps
Exercise 4g Carburettor heat
Exercise 4h The mixture control
Exercise 4i Using the radio
Exercise 4j Cabin heating and ventilation
Exercise 5 – Taxiing
Exercise 5 Taxiing the aircraft
Exercise 6 – Straight And Level Flight
Exercise 6a Flying straight and level in balance at constant power
Exercise 6b Flying straight and level in balance at a selected airspeed
Exercise 6c Cruising with flaps extended
Exercise 7 – Climbing
Exercise 7 Climbing
Exercise 8 – Descending
Exercise 8a The glide
Exercise 8b The powered descent
Exercise 8c Use of flaps in the descent
Exercise 8d The sideslip
Exercise 9 – Turns
Exercise 9a The medium level turn
Exercise 9b The climbing turn
Exercise 9c Descending turns
Exercise 9d Turning onto selected headings
Exercise 10 – Stalling And Slow Flight
Exercise 10a-Slow Flying
Exercise 10b-Stalling
Exercise 11 – Spinning (Not Mandatory)
Exercise 11a- Incipient Spins
Exercise 11b- Full Spins
Exercise 12 – Standard Take-Off And Climb To Downward leg
Exercise 12 Standard Take-Off And Climb To Downward leg
Exercise 13 – Circuits Approaches And Landings
Exercise 13a- Circuit, powered approach and normal landing
Exercise 13b- Go around
Exercise 13c- Departing and joining the circuit
Exercise 13d- Flapless approach and landing
Exercise 13e- Glide approach and landing
Exercise 13f – Crosswind operations
Exercise 13g- Short field operations
Exercise 13h- Soft field operations
Exercise 14 – First Solo
Exercise 14- First solo
Exercise 15 – Advanced Turning
Exercise 15a- Steep level turn
Exercise 15b- Recover from unusual attitudes
Exercise 15c- Steep descending turn
Exercise 16 – Forced Landing Without Power
Exercise 16 Forced landing without power
Exercise 17 – Precautionary Landings
Exercise 17a- Precautionary search and landing
Exercise 17b- Ditching in water
Exercise 18 – Navigation
Exercise 18a- Pilot Navigation
Exercise 18b- Navigation at lower levels and in reduced visibility
Exercise 19 – Basic Instrument Flying
Exercise 19 Basic instrument flying
