Introduction & Lesson 1
  • Course Overview
  • Lesson 1: Your First Flight
  • Basic Flight Controls
  • Four Forces of Flight
  • The Parts of the Plane
  • How to Preflight the Airplane
  • What To Expect On Your First Flight
  • How to do a Normal Takeoff
  • Lesson 1 Quiz
Lesson 2: Maneuvers and the Traffic Pattern
  • Maneuvers and the Traffic Pattern
  • Choosing a CFI/School to train at
  • Left Turning Tendencies
  • Slow Flight
  • Airport Markings and Signs
  • Radio Calls at Non-Towered Airports
  • The Traffic Pattern
  • Lesson 2 Quiz
Lesson 3 Understanding the Wind and Turns
  • Understanding the Wind and Turns
  • Steep Turns
  • Load Factor
  • The Power Curve
  • Taxiing in the Wind
  • Flying in the Wind
  • The Secret to being Stable
  • Lesson 3 Quiz
Lesson 4: AOA, Stalls, and Other Scary Things
  • AOA, Stalls and other Scary things
  • Angel of Attack
  • Stalled Airflow
  • How to Practice Stalls
  • Reading the Weather- METARS
  • Reading the Weather- TAFs
  • Lesson 4 Quiz
Lesson 5: Ground Reference, Maneuvers, and FARs
  • Ground Reference Maneuvers
  • Forward Slips and Side Slips
  • Turns about a Point
  • S- Turns
  • Regulations (FARs Lite)
  • Lesson 5 Quiz
Lesson 6: Building Good Landings
  • Building Good Landings
  • Highspeed Taxiing
  • Low Approaches
  • Aiming Points
  • Go Arounds
  • Touch and Go's
  • Lesson 6 Quiz
Lesson 7: The Less Busy Airspace G, E, D
  • The Less Busy Airspace G,E,D
  • Class G Airspace
  • Class E Airspace
  • Class D Airspace
  • Lesson 7 Quiz
Lesson 8: Class A, B, and C Airspace: The Busier Side of the Sky
  • Class A, B, and C Airspace: The Busier Side of the Sky
  • Transponders
  • Class A Airspace
  • Class B Airspace
  • Class C Airspace
  • Lesson 8 Quiz
Lesson 9: Flying Blind and Performance Calculations
  • Flying Blind and Performance Calculations
  • Flying Blind: Simulated Instrument Practice
  • Unusual Attitudes
  • Unusual Attitudes Gone Wrong
  • Takeoff and Landing Calculations
  • Lesson 9 Quiz
Lesson 10: Soft and Short Field T.O.’s + Landings
  • Soft and Short Field T.O.’s + Landings
  • Short Field Takeoff
  • Short Field Landing
  • Soft Field Takeoff
  • Soft Field Landing
  • Lesson 10 Quiz
Lesson 11: Start Your Engines: Engines, Systems, and Instruments
  • Start Your Engines: Engines, Systems, and Instruments
  • What Makes it Work
  • What's Under the Hood?
  • Managing your Engine
  • Electrical System
  • The Instrument Panel Explained
  • Six Pack Instruments (not beer)
  • Lesson 11 Quiz
Lesson 12: Weight and Balance, Navigation Systems
  • Weight and Balance, Navigation Systems
  • The Weighing and Balancing Act
  • VFR Chart Basics
  • VOR Navigation Made Easy
  • GPS Basics
  • Lesson 12 Quiz
Lesson 13: Luck with Weather
  • Luck with Weather
  • Weather Fronts
  • Basic Cloud Type
  • Thunderstorms / Convective Activity
  • Mountain Weather