PRIVATE STAGE I PROG Student Pilot - Reqd Documents for Student Pilot - Student Pilot Limitations (FAR 61.

89) Aircraft - Reqd Documents - Inspections (reqd for VFR and for-hire) - Airworthiness Directives - Performance and Limitations o Weights o V-speeds o Crosswind component and landing techniques o Takeoff and Landing Distance calculations - Basic systems o Fuel grades and sumping o Engine and engine roughness awareness pre-ignition detonation fouled sparkplugs magneto malfunction o Landing gear (tire condition and nosewheel strut) o Brakes (signs of impending brake failure) o Flaps (flap failure considerations) Federal Aviation Regulations - Minimum Safe Altitudes - Right-of-Way Rules - ATC light gun signals (VFR lost communications) - PIC authority VFR Sectional Chart - Basic symbology (airport data) - Airspace (equipment and entry requirements) - VFR Weather Minimums PRIVATE STAGE II PROG

(continued) Abnormal/Emergency Operations - Comm Failure - Engine Failure - Unforecasted Weather - Spatial Disorientation (accidental flight into IMC, low visibility conditions, night flight) INSTRUMENT STAGE I PROG - Required Equipment for IFR - Transponder Requirements - IFR Weather (METAR, TAF, FA, AIRMET) - ADC/AHRS - Standby Instruments - Pitot-Static system blockages - Magnetic Compass Errors - Instrument scan methods and scan errors (control/performance and primary/supporting techniques) INSTRUMENT STAGE II PROG IFR Clearances (CRAFT) Obtaining IFR Clearances Hold For Release, Release Times and Clearance Void Times VOR Receiver Checks Takeoff Minimums Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODPs) Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) Terrain Alert Warning Systems (TAWS) Standard Instrument Departures (SIDs) Holding DME Arcs Standard Terminal Arrivals (STARs)

INSTRUMENT STAGE III PROG Review Private Stage I material. These items may be included again in Stage II. Cross-Country Planning - Navlogs, with special emphasis on: o Cruise altitude (determining and density altitude computation) o Cruise performance data (correct use of performance table) o Use of climb chart o Allowance for taxi/runup o VFR Reserves o Fuel-on-board/Endurance calculations - Weather products o METAR o TAF o FA o Winds/Temps Aloft o AIRMET, SIGMET, Convective SIGMET - NOTAMs and TFRs - VFR flight plans o Filing o Opening and closing - Enroute services o FSS o EFAS o HIWAS o ATC Flight Following VFR Sectional Chart - Airport Data - Airspace (equipment and entry requirements, VFR Weather Minimums) - Special Use Airspace - Maximum Elevation Figure Types of IAPs (PA, NPA, APV) IAP segments Feeder/Transition Routes ILS (components) GPS (RAIM and WAAS) LDA, SDF, LOC BC Sections of IAP Plate Required Equipment for a specific procedure Inop Components Table Runway Visual Range (RVR) Approach Categories Circle-to-Land Landing under IFR (FAR 91.175) Land And Hold Short Operations (LAHSO) Missed Approaches Procedure Turns (PT) Minimum Safe Altitude (MSA) Terminal Arrival Area (TAA) Visual Descent Point (VDP) Visual Approach Contact Approach Precision Approach Radar (PAR) Approach Surveillance Radar (ASR) Lost Communications Procedure Low-Enroute Chart

NOTE: End of Course (EOC) Checks are PTS based and not listed in detail here. EOC will consist of the tasks included here plus all tasks listed in the appropriate PTS document. ________________________________________________ Epic Aviation Stage Check Guides (Instrument and Private) Revision THIRD 02/13/2012