Ground School

Study

Topic-by-topic study pages for the private pilot checkride, written around the questions an examiner tends to ask.

Checkride topics

  1. RegulationsPilot currency, documents, inspections, required equipment, weather minimums, operating rules, and accident reporting.14 CFR 61, 91; 49 CFR 830
  2. Left-turning tendenciesTorque, the spiraling slipstream, P-factor, and gyroscopic precession: why the airplane wants to go left and how right rudder fixes it.PHAK Ch. 5
  3. Stall simulatorA wing in a wind tunnel. Raise the angle of attack and watch the airflow over the top separate as the wing stalls.Interactive
  4. EngineA 3D Lycoming you can turn, run, and pull apart to see the pistons, valves, camshaft, magnetos, and everything else.Interactive