PPL course activities

[Alex757]

Hi there,

I was wondering if anyone could give me a list of the actual lessons in a ppl course?

Eg ... Effects of controls.

Thanks,
Alex

[guyleedsutd]

Buy the ppl flying training book manual 1 it has all the syllabus in that you will undertake

[rats404]

http://www.pathfinderflyingclub.co.uk/Documents/PPL%20FLYING%20TRAINING.pdf

[Valias]

Not sure where I got it from or even if it is still valid, but this is what I used to tick off my progress about a year ago. Hope it helps.

PPL - Flying Curriculum/Exercises

1 THE AEROPLANE
2 BEFORE AND AFTER FLIGHT
2a Preparation for Flight
2b Starting and Stopping the Engine incl. Engine Fire on Start-up drill
2c Post-flight Actions
3 FIRST FLIGHT
4 THE CONTROLS
4a The Primary Effect of Each Main Flight Control
4b The Further Effect of Each Main Flight Control
4c The Art of Trimming
4d The Effect of Airspeed and Slipstream
4e The Effects of Power Changes
4f The Effect of Using Flaps
4g Carburettor Heat
4h The Mixture Control
4i Using the Radio
4j Cabin Heating and Ventilation
5 TAXYING
6 STRAIGHT AND LEVEL
6a Flying Straight and Level at Constant Power
6b Flying Straight and Level at a Selected Airspeed
6c Cruising with Flap Extended
7 CLIMBING
8 DESCENDING
8a The Glide
8b The Powered Descent
8c Use of Flap in the Descent
8d The Sideslip
9 TURNING
9a The Medium Level Turn
9b The Climbing Turn
9c Descending Turns
9d Turning onto Selected Headings
10 STALLING AND SLOW FLIGHT
10a Stalling
10b Slow Flight
11 SPINNING
11 a Full Spins
11 b Incipient Spins
12 THE STANDARD TAKE-OFF AND CLIMB TO DOWNWIND LEG (including Engine Failure After Take-Off drill)
13 CIRCUIT OPERATIONS, APPROACHES AND LANDINGS
13 a The Circuit, Powered Approach and Normal Landing
13b The Go-Around
13c Departing and Joining the Circuit
13d The Flapless Approach and Landing
13e The Glide Approach and Landing
13f Crosswind Operations
13g Short-Field Operations
13h Soft-Field Operations
14 FIRST SOLO
15 ADVANCED TURNING (STEEP TURNS)
15a The Steep Level Turn
15b Recovery from Unusual Attitudes
15c The Steep Descending Turn
16 LOW LEVEL FLYING
17 FORCED LANDING
17a The Forced Landing Without Power .
17b The Precautionary Search and Landing (Forced Landing With the Use of Power)
17c Ditching in Water
18 PILOT NAVIGATION
19 USING THE FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS

[Alex757]

Thanks guys, those were exactly what I was looking for!

[BackPacker]

Just a reminder in case you don't know... This is the exercise numbering, but not the lesson plan.

On your first lesson, you might be cover ex 1 and 3. Second lesson, ex 1-2, 4a-4c, 5, 6a and possibly 7 and 8a. Third lesson, a different set. And so forth. Until you can perform all exercises up to PPL standard.

[GeeWhizz]

Seconded. You will fly even though in the above first flight is ex 3. You could say that that ex 1-3 are covered in hours 1-30 for example. They are things you will do no matter of the lesson focus.

[Whopity]

Valias
it appears to be the old UK AOPA syllabus pre 1999. Some of the numbers changed with JAR-FCL. The latest EASA syllabus can be found in the AMC to Part FCL (http://easa.europa.eu/agency-measures/docs/agency-decisions/2011/2011-016-R/AMC%20and%20GM%20to%20Part-FCL.pdf) on pages 178 - 187