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FlightSyllabus
FalconFlightCenter

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Lesson1

Lesson2

Lesson3

Contents
Brief

Flight

EffectofControls

Brief

Flight

Brief

Landing

Flight
Time

Lesson
Time

1:00

2:30

1:00

2:00

1:00

2:00

CockpitFamiliarizationandInstruments
VisualReferenceFlight,CollisionAvoidance
LeftTurningTendency
TaxiandAirportOperations
ExchangeofControls
Preflight
EngineStart
UseofChecklists
TaxiandRunup
TakeoffandClimb
4Fundamentals(Climb,Descents,Turns,S+
L)
ShutdownandSecuringAirplane
UseofFlaps
GoArounds
CollisionAvoidance
Reviewofthe4Fundamentals
AirspeedTransitions
4Fundamentals
ConstantAirspeedClimbsandDescents
ConstantRateClimbsandDescents
DescentswithandwithoutFlaps
GoaroundswithFlaps
ThePowerCurve
CrosswindTaxi
ATIS,Clearance,GroundandTower
Communication

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Lesson4

Flight

Brief

Flight

Lesson5

Brief

Flight

Brief

Lesson6

WakeTurbulenceAvoidance
SlowFlight
ClimbandDescenttoAltitude
TurnstoHeadings
CrosswindTaxi
GroundDepartureRadioWork
SlowFlight
Climb/DescenttoAltitude,TurnstoHeadings
PracticeAreaOrientation

1:15

2:00

1:15

2:00

1:15

2:00

AirportOperationsandMarkings
GlidePathIndicators
AngleofAttackandStalls
SpinAwareness
LowApproaches
PowerOnandOffStalls(imminentandfull)
PracticeAreaOrientationandLow
Approaches
SectionalUsage
Slips
RectangularPattern
STurns
TurnsAroundAPoint
TowerandDepartureControl
GPSUse
TowerandDepartureCommunication
Slips
RectangularCourse
STurns
TurnsAroundAPoint
PracticeAreaOrientationandtheGPS
ElementsoftheTrafficPattern
TrafficPatternRadioCommunication
WindShear

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Lesson7

Lesson8

Lesson9

Lesson10
Lesson11

Lesson12

Brief

Flight

Brief

Flight

Brief

Flight

Flight

Flight

Flight

TrafficPatternpracticeatAltitude
TrafficPatternEntry
Normal/CrosswindLandings

1:15

2:00

1:30

2:00

1:00

2:00

1:30

2:00

1:15

2:00

1:15

2:00

Pitot/StaticInstruments
GyroInstruments
FlightbyReferencetoInstruments
UnusualAttitudeRecovery
StraightandLevel(hood)
ClimbsandDescents(hood)
Turns,ClimbingandDescending(hood)
UnusualAttitudeRecovery
SteepTurns
ForwardSliptoLanding
SteepTurns
TrafficPattern
Slips
GoAround
EmergencyProcedures
EmergencyDescent
EmergencyApproachandLanding
Emergencies
EmergencyDescent
EmergencyApproachandLanding
ReviewSlowFlights/Stalls/SteepTurns
TakeoffandLanding
ReviewGroundReferenceManeuvers
ReviewSlowFlight/Stalls/SteepTurns
(TurningStalls)
TakeoffandLandingtoSoloStandards
Landingswithsimulatedenginefailure

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Lesson13

Lesson14

Lesson15

Lesson16
SOLO

Lesson17

Lesson18
SOLO

Lesson19
DUALX

Brief

Flight

Flight

Flight

Flight

Brief

Flight

Brief

Flight

Brief

Sliptolanding
Landingwithnoflaps
Goaround

1:15

2:00

1:15

2:00

1:15

2:00

1:00

1:30

ShortFieldTakeoffandClimb
SoftFieldTakeoffandClimb
ShortFieldApproachandLanding
SoftFieldApproachandLanding
ClimbsatVxandVy.
Maximumperformancetakeoffandlanding
DualPractice
FirstSolo
SlowFlight
Stalls
Slips
Maximumperformancetakeoffandlanding.
NormalandCrosswindtakeoffandlanding
Maximumperformancetakeoffandlanding
SteepTurns
GroundReferenceManeuvers
SlowFlight

1:00

2:00

1:00

2:00

2:00

3:00

UnusualFlightAttitudes
StallsbyReferencetoInstruments
VORUsage
RecoveryfromUnusualFlightAttitudes
Stallshood
VOR/Orientationhood
TakeoffandLanding
TakeoffsandLandings/PracticeArea
VFRNavigationCharts
FlightPublications

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Lesson20
DUAL
Night

Lesson21
DUALX
Night

Lesson22
DUALX

Lesson23
SOLO

Flight

Brief

Flight

Brief

Flight

Flight

Brief

RadioCommunicationswithFlightService
RadioCommunications
RouteSelection
Pilotage
DeadReckoning
UnfamiliarAirportoperation
CriticalWeatherRecognition
EstimatesofHeadingandFuelConsumption
RunwayVisualIllusions
Flighttoanairport>50NMfromDeparture
Takeoffandlanding
Trafficpatternoperation
Inflightdecisionmaking
CommunicatingwithFlightService
Useofmagneticcompass

2:00

2:30

2:30

3:00

3:30

5:00

2:00

4:00

NightIllusions
NightTakeoffandLanding
Slowflightcleananddirty
Poweronandoffstalls
SteepTurns
SteepSpiral
5nighttakeoffandlandingw/andw/olights
Nightcrosscountryplanning
Nightcrosscountryflight>50NM
VOR/GPSNavigation
5nighttakeoffandlandingwithandwithout
panellights
Daycrosscountryflightto2airports>50NM
VORNavigation
Pilotage
DeadReckoning
InstrumentFlight
Crosscountryflightplanning

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Lesson24
SOLO

Brief

Flight

DayCrosscountryflighttoanairport>50NM

3:00

5:00

Crosscountryflightplanning
DayCrosscountryflightof150NMwithone
airport>50NM(oneormorecontrolled
airports)

Lesson25
DUAL

Review

PreparationforthePrivatePilotPracticalTest
multipleflights,minimumof3hours

PreparationforthePrivatePilotPracticalTest

Check

AeronauticalExperiencerequirementsmet.

Timesareestimatesonly.Actualtimesmayvaryaswellasactuallessoncontentsbasedon
weatherconditionsetc.

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Costsinminimumtime:
40FlightHours@$99/HR$3960
50InstructionHours@$50/HR

$2500
RegistrationCosts$0
WrittenTest$150
Checkride$350
Totalwith$2100accountcredit$4860

Costsinaveragetime:
60FlightHours@$99/HR$5940
80InstructionHours@$40/HR$3200
RegistrationCosts$150
WrittenTest$150
Checkride$350
Totalwith$2800accountcredit$7640

Costsatcompetitorschool(AnnArbor):
60FlightHours@$126/HR$7560
80InstructionHours@$50/HR$4000
RegistrationCosts$350
WrittenTest$150
Checkride$350
Total$12410

Costsatcompetitorschool(WillowRun):
60FlightHours@$163/HR$9780
80InstructionHours@$50/HR$4000
RegistrationCosts$350
WrittenTest$150
Checkride$350
Total$14630