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Michael F. Humphreys Freelance Syllabus

For now, here is the syllabus I have created for the Private Pilot Certificate, and the Instrument Rating. The Commercial Pilot Certificate is soon to come. Also, soon, more information will be given about each lesson, for example assignments, what type of info the student should have a clear understanding of before continuing, etc. Keep in mind that some lessons are shorter than others and in some cases more than one lesson can be completed in the same day without a significant increast in lesson time. There are also lessons that are significantly longer, and may take more than one day to complete

Private Pilot

Lesson 1.
Lesson 2
Lesson 3.
Lesson 4.
Lesson 5.
Lesson 6.
Lesson 7.
Lesson 8.
Lesson 9.
Lesson 10.
Lesson 11.
Lesson 12.
Lesson 13.
Lesson 14.
Lesson 15.
Lesson 16.
Lesson 17.
Lesson 18.
Lesson 19.
Lesson 20.
Lesson 21.....Long Solo Cross Country...The student plans a Cross Country with a leg of at least 100 nautical miles.
Lesson 22.....Long Solo Cross Country...The student flies a Cross Country with a leg of at least 100 nautical miles.
Lesson 23.....Night Flight...The student learns about flying at night.
Lesson 24.....Night Flight...The student gets to fly at night.
Lesson 25.....Night Cross Country...The student plans a cross country to be flown at night.
Lesson 26.....Night Cross Country...The student flies a cross country at night.
Lesson 27.....Night Cross Country...The student flies a cross country at night.
Lesson 28.....Night Flight...The student flies a local flight at night.
Lesson 29.....Night Solo Exam...The student takes a written exam to show ability to solo at night.
Lesson 30.....Night Solo...The student flies solo at night.
Lesson 31.....Basic Attitude Instrument Flying...The student learns to fly by reference to instruments.
Lesson 32.....Basic Attitude Instrument Flying...The student practices flight by reference to instruments.
Lesson 33.....Practice Written...The student takes a practice written FAA Exam.
Lesson 34.....Practice Written...The student takes another practice FAA Written Exam.
Lesson 35.....Review Oral...The student gets a brief review of the knowledge portion of the course.
Lesson 36.....Review Flight...The student gets a brief review of the flight portion of the course.
Lesson 37.....Practice Checkride...The student takes a simulated checkride where he/she will be given an oral and flight exam.

Instrument Rating

Lesson 1.....Flying Instruments...The student learns about the need for instrument training.
Lesson 2.....Basic Attitude Instrument...The student flies an airplane solely by reference to instruments.
Lesson 3.....Nav Aids & Tracking...The student learns to navigate the airplane by means of electronic navigation.
Lesson 4.....Tracking Nav Aids...The student navigates an aircraft by means of electronic navigation.
Lesson 5.....Non precision approaches...The student learns about non precision approaches and how to fly them.
Lesson 6.....Non precision approaches...The student flies various non precision approaches.
Lesson 7.....Precision approaches...The student learns about precision approaches and how to fly them.
Lesson 8.....Precision approaches...The student flies various precision approaches.
Lesson 9.....Approaches & Holding...The student flies the airplane in a holding pattern and flies various approaches.
Lesson 10.....Human Factors...The student learns about various human factors related to flight.
Lesson 11.....Partial Panel...The student learns to fly an airplane without the use of all instruments.
Lesson 12.....Charts...The student learns how to read and use instrument charts.
Lesson 13.....Weather...The student learns about weather patterns and reports related to instrument flying.
Lesson 14.....The student gets a chance to fly more approaches.
Lesson 15.....Emergencies...The student learns how to handle various emergencies during instrument flight.
Lesson 16.....Cross Country Planning...The student learns how to plan an instrument cross country.
Lesson 17.....Cross Country Flight...The student flies the planned cross country.
Lesson 18.....Long Cross Country...The student gets to fly a long distance cross country.
Lesson 19.....Cross Country...The student flies one last cross country flight to ensure proficiency.
Lesson 20.....Review Oral...The student gets a brief review of the knowledge portion of the course.
Lesson 21.....Review Flight...The student get a brief review of the flight portion of the course.
Lesson 22.....Practice Checkride...The student takes a simulated checkride consisting of an oral and flight exam.

Commercial Pilot

This course is still being outlined but should be posted within a few days.