FAA Regulations

• Private Pilot Written Exam Study Material 

• VFR sectional-looking up information and 

getting weather information

• TFRs

• Airspace

• Medical Requirements

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Private Pilots Written Exam

• Fixed wing aircraft, preflight to maneuvers

• FAA regulations

• Airspace

• Airport operations

• Weather 

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FAA Aviation Books

• FAA web site for all FAA pilot books etc, weather book 

http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circ

ulars/index.cfm/go/document.information/documenti

d/22268

• Private Pilots FAA book This book covers 

everything

• Faa-h-8083-3b.pdf

• Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge 

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chromeinstant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF8#q=pilot's+handbook+of+aeronautical+knowledge&tb

m=shop

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Study Material

• ASA Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical 

Knowledge 

www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chromeinstant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF8#q=pilot's+handbook+of+aeronautical+knowl

edge&tbm=shop

• Free download from FAA

• http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/han

dbooks_manuals/aviation/pilot_handbook/

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Study Material

• Private Pilots test prep book

• ASA Private Pilot Test Prep

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Free online Practice Test

• http://www.exams4pilots.org/

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Visual Flight Rules, VFR, Sectional Chart

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VFR Sectional Chart Information

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Tweed New Haven 

Airport

ATIS: Automatic 

Terminal 

information system

ASOS: Weather

(203) 466-6205

Have Guilford Fire 

dept. call

Tower phone 

number: 

Airport information:

http://www.airnav.c

om/airport/hvn

Class G to 700 ft

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Weather Evaluation

• Tweed New Haven Airport weather

• WX ASOS: Phone 203 466-6205

• Winds Direction, Velocity, Gust Velocity

• Example

• Winds 240 at 05 Gust 10

• Winds are coming out of the southwest at 5 KTS and gusting to 10 

KTS N 360

90

180

270

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Temporary Flight Restrictions, TFRS

• TFRS http://tfr.faa.gov/tfr2/list.jsp

• Look for CT

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Manned Aircraft Flight

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Class G airspace  Description: Uncontrolled  Up to 700ft or 1200ft above ground level 

depending on location. However there are 

several types of controlled airspace going to 

the ground.

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Class A airspace

 Description: Controlled

 Over 18,000ft MSL to 60,000ft IFR required

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Class B airspace

 Description: Controlled

 From surface up to 10,000ft

 ATC: Air Traffic Control

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Surface to 7000 Ft

Class B

1500 to 7000 Ft

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Class C airspace

 Description: Controlled

 From surface up to 4,000ft

 ATC: Air Traffic Control

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Surface to 4200 Ft

Class C

2100 to 4200 Ft

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Class D airspace

 Description: Controlled

 From surface up to 2,500ft

 ATC: Air Traffic Control

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Class E airspace

 Description: Controlled

 Above 700 ft or above 1200 ft AGL

 Next to airports it could be from the ground

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Class E airspace from the ground up around Concord airport
Surface to 2500 ft

Class D

Above 700 ft

Class E

Below 700 ft Class G

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Airspace

• Class G airspace

• Description: Uncontrolled

• Up to 700ft or 1200ft above ground level 

depending on location. However there are 

many locations where the airspace is 

controlled from the ground up 

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