Resources

Training Programs

Study the theory behind every flight, from your first licence to the airline transport pilot licence.

PPL

PPL - Private Pilot Licence

The foundations: the theory every pilot needs before flying solo and carrying passengers.

Air Law

The rules of the air, airspace classes, licensing and the international conventions that make flying between countries possible.

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General Navigation

Charts, headings, tracks and the wind triangle: working out where you are, where you are going and how long it will take.

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Human Performance & Limitations

How the body and mind behave in flight: fatigue, hypoxia, illusions, stress and the decisions they affect.

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Instruments

The six basic flight instruments, how each one works and the errors to watch for.

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Mass & Balance

Loading the aircraft within its weight limits and keeping the centre of gravity where it must be.

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Meteorology

Pressure, wind, clouds and fronts, and reading METARs and TAFs to plan around the weather.

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Operational Procedures

Standard procedures from pre-flight to shutdown, including checklists and emergencies.

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Flight Planning & Performance

Choosing a route, calculating fuel and checking take-off and landing performance before you go.

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Principles of Flight

Lift, weight, thrust and drag: why an aircraft flies, stalls and turns the way it does.

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Radio Navigation

Navigating with VOR, NDB, DME and GNSS, and flying radials and bearings.

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VFR Communications

Standard phraseology for visual flights: talking to ATC and other traffic clearly and briefly.

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CPL

CPL - Commercial Pilot Licence

Building on the PPL for flying as a professional: deeper theory and instrument flying.

Air Law

Commercial operations, flight time limitations and the regulations that apply when flying for hire.

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General Navigation

Great circles, rhumb lines, convergency and the navigation calculations behind longer flights.

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Human Performance & Limitations

Crew resource management, threat and error management and working well under pressure.

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Instruments

Gyroscopic and air data instruments, autopilot basics and electronic flight displays.

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Mass & Balance

Load sheets, trim sheets and loading larger aircraft with passengers and cargo.

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Meteorology

Upper-air charts, jet streams, icing and thunderstorms, and planning flights around significant weather.

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IFR Communications

Instrument flight phraseology: clearances, departures, holds, approaches and position reports.

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Radio Navigation

ILS, RNAV and RNP: flying precise instrument procedures and approaches.

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Aircraft General Knowledge

Airframe, engines and systems: hydraulics, electrics, fuel, pressurisation and more.

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ATPL

ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot Licence

Airline-level knowledge for command of multi-crew transport aircraft.

Air Law

Airline operations, ICAO annexes and the legal duties of the commander of a transport aircraft.

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Aircraft Systems

Jet engines, flight controls and the systems of modern multi-crew airliners.

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Performance

Take-off, climb, cruise and landing performance, including engine-failure cases.

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Flight Planning & Monitoring

Operational flight plans, fuel policy, ETOPS and in-flight fuel monitoring.

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Operational Procedures

Airline SOPs, special operations and dangerous goods.

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Principles of Flight

High-speed aerodynamics, Mach effects, stability and control of jet aircraft.

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