Private Pilot Certificate (Airplane)

Train

Short trainings for the skills tested in pilot selection and the knowledge you need ready for your exam. Each one takes a minute or two.

Training of the day

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Skills

As in pilot selection: spatial sense, mental arithmetic, memory, your hands and your scan.

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1 to 2 minOrientationInstrument comprehension: from horizon and heading to the aircraftNewStart 90 secMental arithmeticQuick sums with speed, time, fuel and percentagesNewStart 2 minReadbackMemory: hold a clearance and write it down rightNewStart 45 secFollow the targetHand-eye coordinationNewStart 2 to 4 minInstrument flyingInstrument scan: hold heading and altitudeNewStart

Knowledge sprints

What you must have ready for the exam and in the cockpit, under time pressure: phonetic alphabet, Morse, METAR, headings and the PAPI.

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75 secPhonetic alphabetSpell registrations and codes in the ICAO alphabetNewStart 75 secMorse identIdentify navaids by their Morse identNewStart 90 secMETAR sprintRead METAR groups fast and without errorsNewStart 75 secTurn directionShortest turn, reciprocals and runway numbersNewStart 1 to 2 minLanding challengeApproach and landing on the PAPINewStart

Calculating

Work out navigation and performance, with the working for every sum.

As long as you likeCalculator trainerTime, distance, fuel, wind and altitude, with the workingStart

Practising the theory too?7 days of free access to every question, mock exam and the tutor.

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Training games, not a replacement for lessons with an instructor or a certified simulator.