Overview

Features

• Provides the framework for Part 141 and Part 61 ground and flight training.
• Emphasizes the building-block method of teaching - new material builds on what a student has already mastered.
• Correlates with the GFD Private Pilot textbook and Private Pilot online course.
• Accepted by the Airman Training and Certification Branch of the FAA’s General Aviation and Commercial Division (AFS-800) to use in a certificated Part 141 training environment.
• New appendix with tables which depict how the objectives and tasks listed in the ground and flight training lessons correspond to the aeronautical knowledge and flight tasks required by Part 141, Part 61, and the FAA Private Pilot ACS.
• Contains an appendix with tables that depict how the objectives and tasks listed in the ground and flight training lessons correspond to the aeronautical knowledge and flight tasks required by Part 141, Part 61, and the FAA Private Pilot ACS.
• Enables instructors, students, and your local Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) to easily ensure that all requirements are met prior to solo, solo-cross-country flight, and the practical test.

Specifications

• The 2024 Private Pilot Syllabus has been updated for FAA-S-ACS-6C tasks that apply to each ground lesson in addition to flight lessons and to align with new textbook content, such as energy management, graphic weather products, and threat and error management. In addition, the syllabus now introduces Competency-Based Training and Assessment (CBTA). Additional features include a step-by-step description of course contents, lesson objectives, flight and ground time allocations for all lessons, and coordination of other academic support materials with your flight training.