Airport Markings and Signs Pr
Watch the video first, then read below to enhance your knowledge, feel free to re-watch the video as many times as you’d like. Because this…
Left Turning Tendencies Pr
Why the Plane Always Wants to Go Left: So there are a couple reasons why propeller driven aircraft always seem to want to turn left…
How to do a Normal Takeoff Pr
How to Takeoff: In the video above, we’ll walk you through the steps of a Normal Takeoff. This is the procedure for taking off when…
What To Expect On Your First Flight Pr
What you can expect on your first flight lesson: Now for the exciting part. How do you actually fly the plane and what exactly are…
How To Preflight The Plane Pr
How to Preflight Your Airplane: In this topic, we’ll cover how to do a proper preflight on a Piper Cherokee. You’ll find preflighting any airplane…
The Parts of The Plane Pr
Let’s go ahead and name all the parts of the airplane. During this topic, feel free to download the image below and print it out…
Four Forces of Flight Pr
There are four fundamental forces involved and acting on the airplane at all times in flight. They are: THRUST AND DRAG (THRUST opposes DRAG) LIFT…
Basic Flight Controls Pr
All airplanes are controlled in 3 axis. To do this, we have 3 PRIMARY flight controls Ailerons (roll) Elevator (pitch) Rudder (yaw) Examples of Secondary…
Graphic Forecast Area
Graphic Forecast Area Tool We used to have something called “area forecasts”. Don’t worry, you’re not missing out on much. They were several pages long…
Spatial Disorientation
Spatial disorientation Spatial disorientation results from the brain not properly interpreting the signals it is receiving from the rest of the body. Remember, flying is…