The first week has passed...

From last tuesday onwards we've been going through PPL theories intensively. Our first subject was AGK, which stands for aircraft general knowledge and deals with all the technical aspects of airplanes. We studied the whole subject in the first three days of school. The exam should be next week then. Last friday we started meteorology and that continues next week.

The PPL theory course must include at least 100 hours of theoretical studies but at SL Flight Training we are going to study at least 125 hours of theories. Very reasonable, since these theories cover all the most essential things one needs to know about flying. Ten different subjects should be covered by these 125 hours, and we have six weeks to go!

Seven books and a lot to learn.

Here's a short list of subjects included in the PPL theory course:

AGK, Aircraft General Knowledge
MET, Meteorology
POF, Principles of Flight
OPS, Operational Procedures
FPP, Flight Planning & Performance
GEN, General Safety
NAV, Navigation
COM, Communications
HPL, Human Performance & Limitations
AL, Air Law