Learn to Fly is your gateway to acquiring the skills and knowledge needed to become a pilot and flight instructor. This site is designed to take you from novice to expert, providing you with the training and guidance necessary to soar through the skies with confidence and proficiency. With Learn to Fly, the sky is not the limit – it’s just the beginning of your aviation journey.
Airplane Flying
- Introduction to Flight Training
- Ground Operations
- Basic Flight Maneuvers
- Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training
- Takeoffs and Departure Climbs
- Ground Reference Maneuvers
- Airport Traffic Patterns
- Approaches and Landings
- Performance Maneuvers
- Night Operations
- Transition to Complex Airplanes
- Transition to Multiengine Airplanes
- Transition to Tailwheel Airplanes
- Transition to Turbopropeller-Powered Airplanes
- Transition to Jet-Powered Airplanes
- Transition to Light Sport Airplanes
- Emergency Procedures
Helicopter Flying
- Introduction to the Helicopter
- Aerodynamics of Flight
- Helicopter Flight Controls
- Helicopter Components, Sections and Systems
- Rotorcraft Flight Manual
- Weight and Balance
- Helicopter Performance
- Ground Procedures and Flight Preparations
- Basic Flight Maneuvers
- Advanced Flight Maneuvers
- Helicopter Emergencies and Hazards
- Night Operations
- Effective Aeronautical Decision-Making
Insrument Flying
- The National Airspace System
- The Air Traffic Control System
- Human Factors
- Aerodynamic Factors
- Flight Instruments
- Airplane Attitude Instrument Flying
- Airplane Basic Flight Maneuvers
- Helicopter Attitude Instrument Flying
- Navigation Systems
- IFR Flight
- Emergency Operations
Insrument Procedures
- Departure Procedures
- En Route Operations
- Arrivals
- Approaches
- Improvement Plans
- Airborne Navigation Databases
- Helicopter Instrument Procedures
Aeronautical Knowledge
- Introduction To Flying
- Aeronautical-Decision Making
- Aircraft Construction
- Principles of Flight
- Aerodynamics of Flight
- Flight Controls
- Aircraft Systems
- Flight Instruments
- Flight Manuals and Other Documents
- Weight and Balance
- Aircraft Performance
- Weather Theory
- Aviation Weather Services
- Airport Operations
- Airspace
- Navigation
- Obtaining a Medical Certificate
Aviation Instructor
- Risk Management and Single-Pilot Resource Management
- Human Behavior
- The Learning Process
- Effective Communication
- The Teaching Process
- Assessment
- Planning Instructional Activity
- Aviation Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism
- Techniques of Flight Instruction
- Teaching Practical Risk Management during Flight Instruction
- Appendix
Helicopter Instructor
- Introduction to Flight Training
- Introduction to the Helicopter
- Forces Acting on the Aircraft
- Helicopter Flight Controls
Weight and Balance
- Weight and Balance Control
- Weight and Balance Theory
- Weighing the Aircraft and Determining the Empty Weight Center of Gravity
- Light Sport Aircraft Weight and Balance Control
- Single-Engine Aircraft Weight and Balance Computations
- Multiengine Aircraft Weight and Balance Computations
- Center of Gravity Change After a Repair or Alteration
- Helicopter Weight and Balance Control
- Commuter Category and Large Aircraft Weight and Balance Control
- Use of Computer for Weight and Balance Computations