Flight Study 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 Flight Study, the sky is not the limit – it’s just the beginning of your aviation journey.
Airplane Flying
- Introduction to Flight Training
- Airplane 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 Part 1
- Transition to Turbopropeller-Powered Airplanes Part 1
- Transition to Jet-Powered Airplanes
- Transition to Light Sport Airplanes
- Airplane 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
- Attitude Instrument Flying
- Night Operations
- Effective Aeronautical Decision-Making
Aeronautical Knowledge
- History of Flight
- Aeronautical-Decision Making
- Aircraft Construction
- Principles of Flight
- Aerodynamics of Flight
- Flight Control
- Aircraft Systems
- Flight Instruments
- Flight Manuals and Other Documents
- Weight and Balance
- Aircraft Performance
- Weather Theory
- Aviation Weather Services
- Airport Operations
- Airspace
- Navigation
- Aeromedical Factors
Instrument 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
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- Developing a Test Item Bank
- Appendix- Certificates, Ratings, and Endorsements
- Appendix- Personal Minimums Checklist