Private Pilot Lesson Plans

"Tower, be advised, student pilot solo" - Student Pilot on Solo Cross Country

STAGE 1: Introduction to Flight and High Altitude Maneuvers

Lesson 1: Familiarization

GROUND​

• Airplane Model / Engine

• IMSAFE Checklist

• ARROW Checklist

• Weight & Balance

• Use of Checklists

• KSAV Airspace / Radios

• U.S. Citizenship Verification and Endoresement

PA28-180 Checklist

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FLIGHT

• Preflight Inspection

• Taxiing

• Checklist Execution

• Normal Takeoff

• Four forces of flight

• Use of flaps (drag and lift)

• Medium Bank Turns

• Normal Approach

• Normal Landing

• Posflight

Lesson 2: Slow Flight Characteristics

Lesson 3: Stalls and Steep Turns

Lesson 4: Review of Stage 1

STAGE 2: Low Altitude Maneuvers and Landings

Lesson 5: Effects of Wind

GROUND​

• The effects of wind

• Headings, Tracks and Courses

• Visual Flying and Instrument Cross-checking

• Turns around a point

• S-Turns

FLIGHT

• Turns around a point

• Rectangular pattern

• S-Turns

Lesson 6: The Traffic Pattern

Lesson 6.x: Traffic Pattern Practice

Lesson 7: Ground Reference Maneuver Review

Lesson 8: Pattern Emergencies

Lesson 9: Pre-solo Verification & Exam

Lesson 10: First Solo

STAGE 3: Cross Country

Lesson 11: Introduction to Cross Country (expect pain)

GROUND​

• Nature and purpose of VFR Flight Plans

• Nature and purpose of Flight Service Stations

• Confusion with VFR Flight Following (ATC)

• How to do a Navigation Log

• Methods of navigation (Visual, GPS, VOR)

FLIGHT

• Cross Country Flight (Round robin)

• In-flight navigation log performance verifications

• Parking at a Fixed-Based Operator (FBO)

Lesson 12: Cross Country 2