Private Pilot Single Engine Land Training Requirements

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Private Pilot Single Engine LandTraining
Requirements

• Jeff Carlson
• GBA 573
• 14 July 2004

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Agenda

• Project Overview
• Project Analysis
• Return on Investment
• Measures of Success
• Project Design
• Project Implementation
• Testing
• Conclusions

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Project Overview

• Background on various pilot ratings
• Information on training methods
• Reasons to obtain Private Pilots license
• Benefits associated with project

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Project Analysis

• Problem Statement Individual wants to get a
  pilots license, but has time/budget constraints
  and is unaware of all the requirements involved.
• Project Objective To properly identify and
  schedule all training requirements in order to
  achieve the goal of obtaining a pilots license
  in the most efficient manner possible.

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Scope of Project

• Scope limited to identifying training
  requirements and materials associated with
  obtaining a Private Pilots license.

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Return on Investment Expected Benefits

• Personal Satisfaction
• Career enhancement opportunities
• Military
• Airlines
• Corporate
• Instructor

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Return on Investment Expected Costs
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Measures of Success

• Fulfill all requirements and pass the necessary
  tests to receive a pilots license.

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Requirements Analysis

• Must be at least 16 years of age
• Speak and understand English
• Pass a medical examination
• Pass a written aeronautical knowledge test
• Receive ground and flight instruction on the
  following areas of operation
• Preflight preparation
• Preflight procedures
• Airport operations
• Takeoffs, landings and go-arounds
• Performance and maneuvers
• Ground reference maneuvers
• Navigation
• Slow flight and stalls
• Basic instrument maneuvers
• Emergency operations
• Night operations
• Post flight procedures
• Must have logged at least 40 hours of flight time
  that includes 20 hours of training and 10 hours
  of solo flight time
• Pass a practical test

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Feasibility Study

• Reasons for training
• Fiscal concerns
• Time concerns
• Facilities

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Risk Assessment and Control

• Motivation
• Budget/Time Constraints
• Delays
• Time
• Weather
• Mechanical
• Fiscal

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Communication Management

• Effective communication essential
• Understand expectations, pace, progression
• Understand limitations, areas for improvement
• Each lesson begin with review of previous and
  overview of upcoming requirements.

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Project Schedule
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Testing

• Break requirements into stages with checks at the
  end of each stage

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Conclusion

• Outline all training requirements to make process
  of obtaining pilots license more manageable.

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Happy Landings?