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Professional Flight Centre Boundary Bay Airport, BC

Professional Pilot Ground School Syllabus

1. Airframes and Engines [FTGU pp 8-18]
• Parts of an airplane • Load and Load • Hydraulic System
• Fuselage construction Factors • Undercarriage System
• Wing construction • Rigging & Controls • Heat & Vent Systems
• Construction • Propulsion System • Aircraft Records
materials • Fuel System

2. Engines I – Systems [FTGU pp 51-56]

• Types of Powerplants • Basic Engine • Timing
• Classification of Components & • Jet Engines
Piston Engines Operation • Turbo-Prop Engines
• Sequence of Engine
Strokes

3. Engines II – Fuel Systems [FTGU pp 54-63]

• Fuel and Fuel Systems • Leaning Mixture at • Turbocharging
• Carburetor Cruise • Fuel Injection
Construction and • Carburetor Ice
Operation • Carburetor Heat

4. Engines III – Other Systems [FTGU pp 57-59, 69-72]

• Lubrication Systems • Electrical Systems
• Ignition Systems • Vacuum Systems

5. Flight Instruments [FTGU pp 39-50; AIM AGA, RAC, AIR]

• Pitot Static: • Gyroscopic: o Turn
o Airspeed o Attitude Coordinator
Indicator Indicator • Magnetic Compass
o Altimeter o Heading
o Vertical Speed Indicator
Indicator

6. Aerodynamics and Theory of Flight [FTGU pp 21-39]

• Forces acting on an • Design of the Wing o Precession
aircraft in flight • Axes of the Aircraft o Slipstream
o Theory of Lift • Stability o Climbing
o Theory of Drag o Longitudinal o Gliding
o Generation of o Lateral o Turns
Thrust o Directional o Stalls
o Basic • Flight Performance o Spins
Propellor o Asymmetric o Spiral Dives
Theory Thrust

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7. Flight Operations I – Airport Operations [AIM RAC 4, CFS Facility Charts, VTA, FTM pp 101-103]
• Safety Hints • VFR Terminal • Other Special
• Standard Circuit Procedure Charts Procedures:
• Uncontrolled Airport • VFR Terminal Area • Wake Turbulence
Procedures Charts • Jet Blast
• Controlled Airport • VTA Special • Taxiing
Procedures Procedures

8. Flight Ops II – Flight Plans & Flight Itineraries [AIM RAC 3.15-3.16, SAR 1.0-2.0]
• Requirements • Search & Rescue • Special
• Flight Plans (SAR) Alerting Considerations
• Flight Itineraries • CASARA
• Filing, Opening & • Using the ICAO Flight
Closing a Flight Plan Plan Form

9. Flight Ops III – AeroMedicine & Human Factors [FTGU pp 303-314, AIM AIR 3.1-3.18, TP12863]
• Hypoxia / • Environmental • Decompression
Hyperventilation Factors Effects
• Nutrition • Sensory Sources & • Trapped Gases
• Alcohol / Drugs / Sensory Illusions • G-Loc
Medications • Fatigue

10. Canadian Air Regulations I – Licensing Requirements [AIM LRA 1.0]

• Licenses & Permits • Licensing Standards • Currency
• Ratings • Medical Standards Requirements

11. Canadian Air Regulations II – Canadian Airspace [FTGU pp 99-106, AIM RAC 2]
• Domestic Airspace • Classification of
• Structure of Airspace Airspace

12. Canadian Air Regulations III – Rules & Regulations [AIM, CFS, WAS, CARS Parts IV, VI]
• Crosswind • NOTAMs • Canadian Air
Limitations • Canadian Flight Regulations (CARs)
• Aeronautical Supplement (CFS) • Required Documents
Information Manual • Water Aerodrome • Emergencies
(AIM) Supplement (WAS)

13. Meteorology I – Basic Meteorology [FTGU pp 123-134, AWWS]

• The Atmosphere • Clouds • NavCanada Website
• ICAO Standard • Pressure • Weather Services
Atmosphere • Wind • METAR

14. Meteorology II – Basic Weather Theory [FTGU pp 135-145, AWWS]

• Moisture & • Air Masses • Wx Products:
Temperature • Fronts • TAF/GFA/Charts
• Stability • Wx @ Fronts

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15. Meteorology III – Active Weather [FTGU pp 146-156, AWWS]

• Cloud Formation • Fog • Icing
• Lifting process • Visibility • AIRMET/SIGMET/
• Precipitation • Thunderstorms PIREP/FD

16. Pilot Decision Making (PDM) [FTGU pp 312-319, TP13897, www.TSB.gc.ca]

• The Accident Chain • Situational • Hazardous Attitudes
• The Decision Making Awareness • Managing Risk
Process • Stress and Stress • Accident Case Studies
• Factors Affecting Management
Decision Making • Personality Traits

17. Navigation I – Introduction to Navigation [FTGU pp 175-190]

• Definition • Earth’s Magnetism • Northerly Turning
• Latitude & Longitude • Magnetic Dip Errors
• Time Zones • Variation & Deviation • Acceleration Errors
• Time & Longitude • Allowing for Variation • Aviation Charts/Maps
• Bearings & Headings & Deviation • Projections/Scale
• Rhumb lines & Great • Compass • VNC/VTA/CFS
Circle Routes Construction • Chart Index/Symbols
• Magnetic Compass • Basic Plotting

18. Navigation II – Nav Logs, Calculations, Computers [FTGU pp 195-206]

• E6B computer • Pre-Flight planning • Cross-Country
• Slide rule side form Planning/ Diversions
• Wind side • Performance Charts • Basic Plotting
• Electronic Computers • Weight & Balance Exercise

19. Navigation III – Radio Theory & Radio Communications [FTGU pp 207-226, NavCanada]
• Radio Frequencies • Radio Communication • Standard Sequences
(Bands) Techniques • Distress
• Gen. Requirements • Phonetic Alphabet Communications
• Licensing • Call Signs • NavCanada VFR
• Priority of • Two Way & Broadcast Phraseology Guide
Communications Communications

20. Navigation IV – Radio Navigation [FTGU pp 227-255]

• Radio • ADF (Automatic • WAAS
Communications Direction Finder) • Transponder
• VOR (VHF Omni • GNSS/GPS (Global • Primary & Secondary
Range) Positioning System) Surveillance Radar

21. Review

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