What subject areas are covered in ground school?
Ground school will prepare you for the FAA written examination as well as the FAA oral exam. Topics covered are: Aviation opportunities, powerplant and related systems, flight instruments, aerodynamic principles, safety of flight, airports, aeronautical charts, airspace, radar and air traffic control services, radio procedures, sources of flight information, basic weather theory, weather patterns, weather hazards, Federal Aviation Regulations, interpreting weather reports and forecasts, reading graphic weather products, sources of weather information, predicting aircraft performance, weight and balance, flight computers, navigation, aviation physiology, planning and organizing flights, factors affecting decision making, Airmans Information Manual and FAA Advisory Circulars.
