Attention:
- Discuss motivation to become a pilot
- Relate similar personal experiences to the student to establish rapport
Motivator:
- In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration regulates general aviation operations
- According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 50,000+ people are issued one or more certificates, from student to airline transport, by age 24
- Certificates are broken up into pilot, and Instructor certificates, each with unique privileges and limitations
- Pilot certificates include: student, sport, recreational, private, commercial, airline transport, remote pilot certificates
- Instructor certificates include: flight and ground instructiors
- Additionally, ratings can be placed upon these certificates
- Ratings are numerous, but related to the aircraft flown, most commonly airplanes, rotorcraft, gliders, etc., but may also be specific to an individual aircraft like a 787
Overview:
Topic:
Time:
Introduction:
0:02
Pilot certificates & ratings:
0:10
Eligibility information:
0:02
Aeronautical knowledge:
0:02
Aeronautical experience & flight proficiency:
0:10
Privileges & limitations:
0:02
Required documents:
0:02
Pilot logbook/record keeping:
0:05
Medical certificate/BasicMed:
0:08
Currency vs. proficiency:
0:02
Review (quiz):
0:05
Total Ground Time:
0:50
Required Materials:
- Paper & Pen or Marker & Whiteboard, Federal Aviation Regulations, Pilot Logbook
Instructor Actions:
- Review airman certification standards
- Baseline the discussion with a review of aircraft categories and classes
- Review private pilot eligibility requirements
- Review private pilot aeronautical knowledge requirements
- Review private pilot aeronautical experience requirements
- Review private pilot flight proficiency requirements
- Review pilot logbook/record keeping requirements
- Review private pilot priviliges and limitations
- Review documents required to exercise private pilot privileges
- Review medical certificate requirements, including BasicMed information
- Review currency vs. proficiency and how that plays into performing self-assessments
- Discuss considerations when operating unfamiliar aircraft or avionics
- Lead the student through a guided scenario
- Discuss WINGS program and have student sign up, if not already
- Present the student with a remotivation before concluding
Student Actions:
- Complete assigned reading (see content above)
- Sign up for WINGS program, if not already
- Complete or review AOPA's Online Learning Course - Transitioning to Other Airplanes
- Ask pertinent questions
- Perform self-assessment, including fitness for flight and personal minimums, as appropriate
- Make a go/no-go decision, as appropriate
Pilot Qualifications Guided Scenario:
- A prospective pilot, age 16, walks into a new flight school looking to earn their private pilot's license, but are they eligible?
- Assuming that same prospective pilot meets age and language requirements, they decide to take a home-study course to satisfy ground training requirements for the specificed knowledge areas. Is that permitted? Does an instructor have to be involved if the course is from a well-known business? What are some of the areas that must be covered? Where can those knowledge areas be found?
- In addition to knowledge, prospective pilot pilots must have aeronautical experience. How many hours are required? How are requirements broken down?
- Related scenarios:
- None
- Aids: If the student struggles, have them look up the answers
Private Pilot (Airplane) Pilot Qualifications Airman Certification Standards:
- Objective: To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with airman and medical certificates including privileges, limitations, currency, and operating as pilot-incommand as a private pilot
- References: 14 CFR parts 61, 68, 91; AC 68-1; FAA-H-8083-2 (Risk Management Handbook), FAA-H-8083-3 (Airplane Flying Handbook), FAA-H-8083-25 (Pilot Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge)
Private Pilot (Airplane) Pilot Qualifications Knowledge:
The applicant demonstrates understanding of:-
PA.I.A.K1:
Certification requirements (eligibility, aeronautical knowledge), recent flight experience (aeronautical experience, flight proficiency), and recordkeeping. -
PA.I.A.K2:
Privileges and limitations. -
PA.I.A.K3:
Medical certificates: class, expiration, privileges, temporary disqualifications. -
PA.I.A.K4:
Documents required to exercise private pilot privileges. -
PA.I.A.K5:
Part 68 BasicMed privileges and limitations.
Private Pilot (Airplane) Pilot Qualifications Risk Management:
The applicant is able to identify, assess, and mitigate risk associated with:Private Pilot (Airplane) Pilot Qualifications Skills:
The applicant exhibits the skill to:-
PA.I.A.S1:
Apply requirements to act as PIC under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) in a scenario given by the evaluator.
Re-Motivation:
- With a foundation on the necessary requirements to meet certification standards, a path to certification completion can be envisioned
Closure:
- Advise students that this lesson will be used as a starting point for the next lesson
- Assign study materials for the next lesson
Resources:
- Hard copies of the ACS and Oral Exam Guides can be purchased at: Amazon
- Digital copies of the ACS can be found on the FAA's website at: https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs/
- The FAA provides guidance for test taking at: https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/training/pilot_tips/
- Test guides can be found on the FAA's website at: http://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/test_guides/media/faa-g-8082-17i.pdf
- To learn more about earning the practical test, visit the checkride page