Transcript PPT

Subject matter to be covered…
1. Mathematics and Study
Methods
2. Human Performance
3. Meteorology
4. Aircraft Technical and General
5. Radio Aids
6. Instruments
7. Law and Procedures
8. Flight Planning
9. Navigation and Plotting
What else….
 200
hours total flying time
 100 hours Pilot-in-Command
 50 hours Cross-country flying
 10 hours night flying
 IF Rating (40 hours single engine
and 50 hours twin engine)
Your course facilitator
for this Ground
School…
Brand Wessels
Wessel van den Bergh
Ivan van Rooyen
Student
Commentary…
Comments received from
Frans(CPL): “Very
entertaining, no spoon feeding
here, worth it and money well
spent, great tempo and passed 6
subjects in one sitting… ”
Student
Commentary…
Comments received from
Tjaart(CPL): “Great results,
very comprehensive, learnt a
hell of a lot, very satisfied.”
Student
Commentary…
Comments received from
Ruan(CPL): “Very
educational, well worth it, much
better than comparable courses
I tried…”
Student
Commentary…
Comments received from Sean Kenny
(ATP course):
“Great pace, good discussion”
 “Well informed on subject matter”
 “Excellent communication process”
 “Great course – thank you very much!”

Student
Commentary…
Comments received from Martin van
Eeden (ATP course):
“So I was not the only student
struggling….”
 “Application focused – helped me a lot.”
 “Good people skills by facilitator.”
 “Arranged in such a way that we could
learn from each other.”

Course
Highlights….
Trigonometry
Some triangles do not always have a 90º angle, therefore the
normal trig functions do not always apply. The following formula is
used to solve the RNAV questions.
The COSINE Rule :
Mathematic
Review…..
a² = b² + c² - 2bc x COS A
b² = a² + c² - 2ac x COS B
c² = a² + b² - 2ab x COS C
The SIN Rule :
=
=
SIN A
c
b
a
SIN B
SIN C
An Equation is like a balance
scale. Everything must be
equal on both sides.
=
10
5+5
1 In 60 Rule.
A VOR DME defines the centre of an airway 10 Nautical Miles
wide. An aircraft at distance 180 Nautical Miles has a two dot fly
right indication on a 5 dot CDI. What is the distance from the
airway?.
Distance Off
Track Error
4°
60
720
60
=
Distance Off
60
180 NM
= Distance Off
=
=
Distance To Go
A ) Distance from centre = 12 NM
B ) Distance from boundary = 7 NM
12 NM
5 Nautical Miles
5 Nautical Miles
180 NM
4°
GGV
Problem Solving is easy if you
follow these steps
Understand
the
problem
Trig Example: You are taking off from a
runway, with a hill 300’ high, 6000’ from
the threshold. What angle of climb must
you maintain to clear the hill?
tan x = y/x
Push this button just
you choose a 2nd
And y=300’ before
and x=6000’
function button
Tan x = 0.05
Inverse
Force
of 3(or cot, or
Divide byButton
tan same as
inverse
tanˉ¹)
Force of 2
Thus x = 2,86º
10 to the
force …
Square
Root
Brackets
Degree, minutes,
seconds – also
hours, minutes,
seconds
% Button
Know your
calculator!
Study Methods
Mind Maps
 Memory Training
 How to create Summaries
 Time Management
 Study Tips
 Habits to Acquire

The 7 Habits of Highly
Effective People
Habit 1: Be Proactive
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
Habit 3: Put First Things First
Habit 4: Think Win-Win
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, then
to be Understood
Habit 6: Synergize
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
The Time Management Quadrant
1
URGENT
NOT URGENT
•Preparation
IMPORTANT
•Crises
•Pressing Problems
•Deadline driven
projects, meetings,
preparations
2
•Prevention
•Values clarification
•Planning
•Relationship building
•Empowerment
NOT IMPORTANT
•Interruptions, phone
calls
3
•Trivia, busywork
•Some mail, some
reports
•Some telephone calls
•Some meetings
•“Escape” activities
•Many popular
activities
•Excessive TV
•Time wasters
4
Meteorology….
Aircraft Technical and General
Radio Aids…
Instruments……
The DRMC is in essence a compass
card with numeric directions, on a
freely suspended bar magnet
Procedures
“A series of predetermined maneuvers by reference to
flight instruments, with specified protection from
obstacles, from the initial approach fix (or where
applicable, from the beginning of a defined arrival
route) to a point from which a landing can be
completed and thereafter, if a landing cannot be
completed, to a position at which holding or en-route
obstacle clearance limits apply.”
Flight
Planning…
Northern
Hemisphere
Summer
Navigation….
Southern
Hemisphere
Summer
Your attitude
will make or
break you as a
student!