Commercial Pilot Lesson Plans

"I'm no longer going to be poor!!" - Over-optimistic pilot

Area of Operation I. Preflight Preparation

	TOPIC	RESOURCES
A	Pilot Qualifications	Article: Commercial Pilot Privileges
B	Airworthiness Requirements	Article: Inop Stuff
C	Weather Information	Article: WX Briefers & FSS
D	Cross-Country Planning	Article: NextGen NAVLOG Article: IFR Flight Planning
E	National Airspace System
F	Performance & Limitations
G	Operation of Systems
H	Human Factors	Article: Seeing a therapist? Lecture: Physiology
I	Seaplane stuff	N/A

Area of Operation II. Preflight Procedures

	TOPIC	RESOURCES
A	Preflight Assessment
B	Flight Deck Management
C	Engine Starting
D	Taxiing
E	Seaplane stuff	N/A
F	Before Takeoff Checks

Area of Operation III. Airport Operations

	TOPIC	RESOURCES
A	Communications, Light Signals and Airport Lighting
B	Traffic Patterns	Article: How to Traffic Pattern AC 90-66B

Area of Operation IV. Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds

	TOPIC	RESOURCES
A	Normal Takeoff and Climb
B	Normal Approach & Landing
C	Soft-Field Takeoff & Climb
D	Soft-Field Approach & Landing
E	Short-Field Takeoff & Maximum Performance Climb
F	Short-Field Approach & Landing
G	Seaplane stuff	N/A
H	Seaplane stuff	N/A
I	Seaplane stuff	N/A
J	Seaplane stuff	N/A
K	Seaplane stuff	N/A
L	Seaplane stuff	N/A
M	Power Off 180 Accuracy Approach and Landing	Commercial Maneuver Guide
N	Go-Around Rejected Landing

Area of Operation V. Performance Maneuvers and Ground-Ref Maneuvers

	TOPIC	RESOURCES
A	Steep Turns	Commercial Maneuver Guide
B	Steep Spirals	Commercial Maneuver Guide
C	Chandelles	Commercial Maneuver Guide
D	Lazy Eights	Commercial Maneuver Guide
E	Eights-on-Pylons	Commercial Maneuver Guide

Area of Operation VI. Navigation

	TOPIC	RESOURCES
A	Pilotage & Dead Reckoning
B	Navigation Systems & Radar Services
C	Diversion
D	Lost Procedures

Area of Operation VII. Slow Flight & Stalls

	TOPIC	RESOURCES
A	Slow Flight Maneuvering
B	Power-Off Stalls
C	Power-On Stalls
D	Accelerated Stalls
E	Spin Awareness

Area of Operation VIII. High Altitude Operations

	TOPIC	RESOURCES
A	Supplemental Oxygen
B	Pressurization

Area of Operation IX. Emergency Operations

	TOPIC	RESOURCES
A	Emergency Descent
B	Emergency Approach & Landing
C	Systems & Equipment Malfunctions
D	Emergency Equipment and Survival Gear
E	Multiengine Stuff	N/A
F	Multiengine Stuff	N/A
G	Seaplane stuff	N/A

Area of Operation X. Multiengine Stuff

Area of Operation XI. Postflight Procedures

	TOPIC	RESOURCES
A	After landing Parking & Securing
B	Seaplane stuff	N/A

STAGE 1: Introduction to Flight and High Altitude Maneuvers

Lesson 1: Introduction & Warm Up Ground: 2.0 Flight: 1.0

GROUND​

• Requirements to act as PIC

  • Certification / Endorsements / Ratings

  • Currency VFR / IFR

  • Recency / Flight Review

• Commercial Pilot Privileges

  • Instrument Rating

• Common vs. Private Carriage

• Wet vs. Dry Lease

FLIGHT

• Passenger Briefs

• Engine Start

• Taxiing and Runway Incursion Awareness (RIA)

  • SAFO 26003 on RIA

• Departure Brief

• Crew Resource Management

• Review of PPL Maneuvers applicable to CPL

  • Short Field Takeoffs / Landings

  • Soft Field Takeoffs / Landings

  • Steep Turns

  • Power Off Stalls

  • Power On Stalls

  • Accelerated Stalls

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