Wings of Dreamers High School

Initial Ground School Course for High School Students

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Course curriculum

1. Weather intro
2. The Atmosphere
3. The Human body and oxygen
4. Barometers
5. Stability in the Atmosphere
6. Air Masses, Fronts, Thunderstorms and Squalls
7. Cloud Types
8. Icing Types
9. Understanding Winds
10. Turbulence
1. Ignitions
2. Carb Icing
3. Carb Heat
4. Engine Temp Regulation
5. Abnormal Combustion
6. Fuel Air Mix
7. Aviation Gas and Fuel Pumps
8. Constant Speed Propeller
1. Lattitude and Longitude
2. VOR Radials to determine location
3. VORs and VOR Test Facility (VOT)
4. Global Positioning System
5. Automatic Directional Finder (ADF)
6. VHF Direction Finder Facility
7. Aircraft Transponder
1. The Gyroscopic Instruments
2. Pitot Static System
3. Airspeed Indicators
4. The Altimeter
5. Types of Altitude
6. Setting the Altimeter
7. Altimeter Errors
8. Compass Errors
1. Definitions
2. Center of Gravity Graphs and Weight and Balance
3. Center of Gravity Tables
1. Density Altitude
2. Density Altitude Math
3. Calculating Takeoff Distance
4. Cruise Power
5. Figuring out Crosswinds
6. Calculating Landing Distance
1. Aeronautical Sectional Charts; Identifying Airports and Obstructions
2. Aeronautical Sectional Charts; Identifying Airspace and Altitudes
3. Aeronautical Sectional Charts; Special Use Airspace
4. Sectional Charts
5. Airport Facilities
6. Advisory Circulars
1. Magnetic Course
2. Magnetic Heading
3. Compass Heading
4. VFR Flight Planning
5. Time Enroute
6. Compass Heading
1. Decision Making
2. Vision
3. Spatial Disorientation
1. Runways and airport markings
2. Airport Lights
3. Airport Light Signals
4. Approach Lighting
5. Airport Traffic Patterns
6. Wake Turbulence
7. Collision Avoidance
8. Automated Terminal Information Service (ATIS)
9. Ground Control
10. Radio Operations
11. Traffic Advisories
12. Traffic Advisories
13. Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO)
14. Terminal Radar Program
1. Clouds
2. Dew Point, Temperture, and Fog
3. Frost
4. Causes of Weather
5. Air Masses
6. Thunderstorms
7. Icing
8. Stable and instable air
9. Inversions
10. Mountain Waves and Wind Shear

About this course

$6,250.00
94 lessons
0 hours of video content

Wings of Dreamers High School

Course curriculum

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Chapter 2: Weather and Aviation

Chapter 3: Engines

Chapter 4: Navigation Systems and Equipment

Chapter 5: Aircraft Instruments

Chapter 6: Weight and Balance

Chapter 7: Aircraft Performance

Chapter 8: Aeronautical Charts and Publications

Chapter 9: Flight Planning

Chapter 10: Aviation factors and Decision Making

Chapter 11: Air Traffic and Airports

Chapter 12: Weather Review

About this course