HUMAN PERFORMANCE

Basic Aviation Physiology

Hypoxia

Hyperventilation

Vision and visual illusions

Lookout techniques

Hearing and balance

Spatial disorientation

Sleep and fatigue

Common ailments, medication, health

Toxic hazards

Intoxication

Basic Aviation Psychology

Perception

Memory

Arousal and performance

Stress and stress management

Personality types

Hazardous attitudes

Principles of Threat and Error Management

Threats

Errors

Undesired aircraft states

Countermeasures

Situational awareness

Decision making

Developing sound judgement

AIR LAW

International Aviation Law

International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

National Aviation Authorities (NAA)

European Rules of the Air

Applicability and compliance

Pilot in command responsibilities

Pre flight actions

Avoidance of collisions and rights of way

Operation in the vicinity of an aerodrome

Aerodromes

Taxiway and runway signs and markings

Preventing runway Incursion

Other ground signals

Marshalling signals

Light signals

Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) and Visual Flight Rules (VFR)

Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) minima

Visual Flight Rules (VFR)

Minimum heights

Airspace Classifications

Classification of airspace

Controlled and notified airspace

Uncontrolled airspace

Radio Mandatory Zones (RMZ)

Transponder Mandatory Zones (TMZ)

Altimeter Setting Procedures

Height, altitude and flight level

VFR altimeter setting procedures

Air Traffic Services

Air Traffic Control Service

Flight Information Service

Alerting Service

Aeronautical Information Service (AIS)

Aeronautical Information Service (AIS)

Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP)

NOTAMs

Urgency and Distress Procedures

Urgency situation

Distress situation

Interception of civil aircraft

Pilot Licensing

Medical certificates

Private Pilot Licence (PPL) privileges

Light Aircraft Pilot Licence (LAPL) privileges

Class Rating

Type Rating

Other Ratings and certificates

National Procedures

National rules and procedures

METEOROLOGY

The Atmosphere

Composition of the atmosphere

The troposphere

Temperature, Pressure and Density

Temperature variation in the atmosphere

Pressure variation in the atmosphere

Density

Humidity

The International Standard Atmosphere (ISA)

Altimetry

Altimeter and pressure settings

Altimeter temperature and pressure effects

Wind

Cause of wind

Variation of wind velocity with altitude

Local winds

Clouds and Precipitation

Formation of cloud

Principle cloud types

Precipitation

Visibility

Fog and mist

Haze and smoke

Visibility in precipitation

Air Masses

Characteristics of air masses

Low Pressure Systems

The warm sector depression

The warm front

The cold front

Occluded fronts

Troughs and convergence

High Pressure Systems

Anticyclones

Ridges

Cols

Hazardous Weather Conditions: Icing

Airframe icing

Rain ice

Frost

Piston engine icing

Hazardous Weather Conditions: Thunderstorms

Formation of thunderstorms

Hazards for aircraft

Other Hazardous Weather Conditions:

Mountainous areas

Turbulence

Wind shear

Strong winds

Meteorological Information

Synoptic charts

Satellite imagery

Ground based weather radar

Area and significant weather forecasts

TAFs and METARs

Sources of meteorological information

Forecast and observation parameters and tolerances

National Procedures

National procedures

COMMUNICATIONS

VHF Radio Broadcast

Factors affecting VHF radio range

Transmission Technique

Transmission of letters

Transmission of numbers

Transmission of time

Call signs

VFR Communications Procedures

Test procedures

Standard phraseology

Items requiring read back

Transfer of communications

Transponder operating procedures

Weather Information

ATIS & VOLMET broadcasts, Flight Information Service (FIS)

Communications Failure

Actions in the event of communication failure

Distress and Urgency Procedures

Emergency frequencies and facilities

Urgency procedures

Distress procedures

National Procedures

National rules and procedures

NAVIGATION

Form of the Earth

Latitude and Longitude

Measurement of Direction

True direction

Magnetic direction

Compass direction

Measurement of Distance

Units of distance

Conversion of units

Measurement of Airspeed

Calculation of true airspeed

Triangle of Velocities

Calculating heading and groundspeed

In-flight VFR Navigation: Dead Reckoning and Map Reading

Principles of dead reckoning

Time and distance

Map reading

In-flight VFR Navigation: Off-track and Diversion

Off track correction

ETA revision

Diversion

Alternate airfields

In-flight VFR Navigation: Vertical Navigation

Safety altitudes

Vertical navigation

Altimeter settings

In-flight VFR Navigation: Controlled and Notified Airspace

Procedures in the vicinity of controlled and notified airspace

Procedures within controlled and notified airspace

Airspace infringement

Time

UTC

Time Zones

Sunrise and sunset information

VFR Radio Navigation

Integrating radio navigation with VFR navigation

VDF – Operation and interpretation, limitations and accuracy

ATC Radar – Operation and interpretation, limitations and accuracy

ADF – Operation and interpretation, limitations and accuracy

VOR – Operation and interpretation, limitations and accuracy

DME – Operation and interpretation, limitations and accuracy

GNSS – operation and interpretation, limitations and accuracy