# 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

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- 8083

- 3b.pdf

• Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge https ://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome

instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF



# 8#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=chrome

instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF

8#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/

6 © Alfred A. Gates, 2014Visual Flight Rules, VFR, Sectional Chart

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# VFR Sectional Chart Information

8 © Alfred A. Gates, 2014Tweed 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

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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

12 © Alfred A. Gates, 2014Class 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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© Alfred A. Gates, 2014Class A airspace  Description: Controlled  Over 18,000ft MSL to 60,000ft IFR required

14 © Alfred A. Gates, 2014Class 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

16Class C airspace  Description: Controlled  From surface up to 4,000ft  ATC: Air Traffic Control

17 © Alfred A. Gates, 2014Surface to 4200 Ft Class C 2100 to 4200 Ft

18 © Alfred A. Gates, 2014Class D airspace  Description: Controlled  From surface up to 2,500ft  ATC: Air Traffic Control

19 © Alfred A. Gates, 2014Class 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 airportSurface 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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