FLIGHT TRAINING

The flight training portion of our program follows the Transport Canada training syllabus. The training is both challenging and enjoyable. We lead each student through the progressive levels at a pace that is comfortable. A minimum of 45 hours of flight training is required for the private license. The flight training is both dual (with an instructor) and after reaching the required standard, solo. The duration of each flight lesson is usually one hour although some lessons require more time. For each flight there will be short pre-flight and post-flight briefings.

The first goal of your flight training will be your first solo flight - a thrill you won't soon forget ! After that you will be learning new skills with your instructor then practicing them solo. Once you have reached the experience and skill requirements for your license you are ready for your flight test.

GROUND SCHOOL

The ground school portion of your pilot training is normally started at the same time as your flight training. Students may also complete the ground school before starting flight training if they wish. There are two options for completing ground school. The best and most commonly used ground school option is regular class room instruction. We will inform you of the first available starting date when you enroll in pilot training. The second option for ground school is supervised home study. We make this option available for students who are unable to attend regular ground school or during the times in-class ground school is not available. After completing the required 40 hours of ground school you may write the Transport Canada written exam.

Lesson Plans:

Each lesson plan consists of one or more flight training exercises. This guide will list all the new exercises to be learned. Each lesson plan also involves review of previous exercises. After the training exercises have been completed you proceed on to the next lesson plan.

Dual/Solo Instruction:

Flight instruction with an instructor is dual. when you qualify to fly by yourself, that is solo flight time.

Flight Exercises

1. Dual----------------- familiarization flight

2. Dual----------------- taxiing, straight and level flight, turns, climbing and descending

3. Dual----------------- radio communication, take-off, basic navigation, straight & level flight, climbing/descending at various airspeeds, circut pattern exit/entry procedures

4. Dual----------------- climbing at best angle & best rate speeds, flight for range, endurance flight, landing

5. Dual----------------- slow flight, power-off stalls, map reading

6. Dual----------------- slow flight, power-on stalls, incipient spins

7. Dual----------------- spiral dives, side-slipping, stalls/incipient spins

8. Dual----------------- take-offs, circuts and landings, side-slipping, steep turns

9. Dual----------------- take-offs, circuts and landings, loss of communication procedures bounce recovery, missed approach procedures

10. Dual---------------- take-offs, circuts and landings, pre-solo contingencies

11. Solo---------------- FIRST SOLO FLIGHT !

12. Dual---------------- solo circuits check

13. Solo---------------- solo circuits (in this lesson plan you will accumulate solo flight experience as required) / Dual---------------- instrument flying

14. Dual---------------- short field take-offs/landings

15. Solo---------------- short field take-offs/landings

16. Dual---------------- soft field take-offs/landings

17. Solo---------------- soft field take-offs/landings

18. Dual---------------- crosswind take-offs/landings (this exercise is practiced when a crosswind is available)

19. Solo---------------- crosswind take-offs/landings

20. Dual---------------- forced landings, review of all pre-solo flight manoeuvers (preparations for solo flight in practice area)

21. Solo---------------- short field/soft field take-off/landing, map reading, steep turns, slow flight, stalls

22. Dual---------------- advanced slow flight, stalls from critical flight situations incipient spins from practical causes

23. Solo---------------- short field/soft field take-off/landing, steep turns, slow flight, stalls, incipient spins

24. Dual---------------- illusions created by drift (wind), precautionary landings, DF steer

COST

Lawrence Aviation Ltd., P.O. Box 4418, Williams Lake, B.C., V2G 2V4
Phone toll free 1-877-392-3195, Fax (250) 392-3222, e-mail  fly@lawrenceaviation.com