• PPL #13 NAV 2: INTRO TO FLIGHT PLANNING

    Lecture Hall
    PPL Ground School

    This is a practical class involving navigation problems as well as preparing the chart and flight log for a cross country trip: Brampton to Collingwood to Muskoka and return via the same route. By the end of the class, initial preparation for the trip is completed including topics such as extracting info from the CFS,…

  • PPL #9 MET 2: AIR MASSES, FRONTS & HAZARDS

    Lecture Hall
    PPL Ground School

    Topics will include air masses, fronts, precipitation, fog types, thunderstorms, icing and turbulence. Reference: From the Ground Up: pages 140 – 163, Royal Canadian Air Force Weather Manual

  • PPL #4 CARS & FLIGHT OPERATIONS

    Lecture Hall
    PPL Ground School

    Topics to include aerodrome layout, traffic procedures, the Canadian Airspace System, radio wave theory and frequency bands, radio communication facilities and procedures. Reference: From the Ground Up: pages 89 – 106, Flight Training Manual: pages 206 – 209 and RTOC study guide

  • PPL #14 NAV 3 : FLIGHT PLANNING

    Lecture Hall
    PPL Ground School

    Continuation of PVT #12 with focus on getting weather info, using the flight computer to come up with navigational and performance figures, filling and using en route log, filling out an ICAO flight plan form and role of FSS. This class relies on the skills learnt during the previous two Nav classes. Reference: VNC, POH,…