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The '''FlightGear Flight Academy''' is a virtual school that teaches how to control an [[aircraft]], read maps and charts, use navigation facilities and instruments, do standard procedures and everything else needed by a pilot.
The '''FlightGear Flight Academy''' is a virtual school that teaches how to control an [[aircraft]], read maps and charts, use navigation facilities and instruments, do standard procedures and everything else needed by a pilot.
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== Reading materials ==
== Reading materials ==
[http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aircraft/airplane_handbook/ FAA Airplane Flying Handbook] <br>
[http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aircraft/airplane_handbook/ FAA Airplane Flying Handbook] <br />
[http://www.faa.gov/Library/manuals/aviation/pilot_handbook/ Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge]<br>
[http://www.faa.gov/Library/manuals/aviation/pilot_handbook/ Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge]<br />
[http://www.navfltsm.addr.com/ Flight Simulator Navigation]<br>
[http://www.navfltsm.addr.com/ Flight Simulator Navigation]<br />
[http://www.flightgear.org/Docs/Tutorials/crosscountry/tutorial.html FlightGear VFR Cross Country Tutorial]<br>
[http://www.flightgear.org/Docs/Tutorials/crosscountry/tutorial.html FlightGear VFR Cross Country Tutorial]<br />
[http://www.flightgear.org/Docs/getstart/getstartch9.html#x15-1570009 FlightGear IFR Cross Country Tutorial]<br>
[http://www.flightgear.org/Docs/getstart/getstartch9.html#x15-1570009 FlightGear IFR Cross Country Tutorial]<br />
[http://www.luizmonteiro.com/Learning.aspx Examples For Various Flight Instruments]<br>
[http://www.luizmonteiro.com/Learning.aspx Examples For Various Flight Instruments]<br />
[http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aircraft/glider_handbook/media/faa-h-8083-13.pdf FAA Glider Flying Handbook]<br>
[http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aircraft/glider_handbook/media/faa-h-8083-13.pdf FAA Glider Flying Handbook]<br />
[http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aircraft/media/faa-h-8083-21.pdf FAA Rotorcraft Flying Handbook]<br>
[http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aircraft/media/faa-h-8083-21.pdf FAA Rotorcraft Flying Handbook]<br />
[http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aviation/instrument_flying_handbook/ FAA Instrument Flying Handbook]
[http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aviation/instrument_flying_handbook/ FAA Instrument Flying Handbook]


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[[Aerodynamics]]<br>
[[Aerodynamics]]<br />
[[Emergency Descent]] <br>
[[Emergency Descent]] <br />
[[Slow Flight (Minimum Controllable Airspeed)]] <br>
[[Slow Flight (Minimum Controllable Airspeed)]] <br />
[[Rectangular Course]] <br>
[[Rectangular Course]] <br />
[[Soft Field Landing]] <br>
[[Soft Field Landing]] <br />
[[Steep Turns]] <br>
[[Steep Turns]] <br />
[[Take Off]] <br>
[[Take Off]] <br />
[[Emergency Approach]] <br>
[[Emergency Approach]] <br />
[[Go Around]] <br>
[[Go Around]] <br />
[[Normal Landing]] <br>
[[Normal Landing]] <br />
[[Short Field Landing]] <br>
[[Short Field Landing]] <br />
[[Stalls and Spin Awareness]] <br>
[[Stalls and Spin Awareness]] <br />
[[S-Turns]] <br>
[[S-Turns]] <br />
[[Turns About a Point]] <br>
[[Turns About a Point]] <br />


== Schedule ==
== Schedule ==
[[Category:Community]]

Revision as of 17:43, 8 March 2011

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The FlightGear Flight Academy is a virtual school that teaches how to control an aircraft, read maps and charts, use navigation facilities and instruments, do standard procedures and everything else needed by a pilot.

Contacts

Check FlightGear IRC channel on how to join an IRC channel.

What you need

  • Aircraft: Cessna C172P (with Dual control)
  • Scenery with the airport (specify) where the flightschool is based: (which scenery square?)

How lessons are performed

Reading materials

FAA Airplane Flying Handbook
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
Flight Simulator Navigation
FlightGear VFR Cross Country Tutorial
FlightGear IFR Cross Country Tutorial
Examples For Various Flight Instruments
FAA Glider Flying Handbook
FAA Rotorcraft Flying Handbook
FAA Instrument Flying Handbook

Studying plan

== Private Pilot Lessons ==


Aerodynamics
Emergency Descent
Slow Flight (Minimum Controllable Airspeed)
Rectangular Course
Soft Field Landing
Steep Turns
Take Off
Emergency Approach
Go Around
Normal Landing
Short Field Landing
Stalls and Spin Awareness
S-Turns
Turns About a Point

Schedule