EAGLE FLIGHT CENTRE

COMMERCIAL PILOT AIRPLANE

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Eagle Flight Centre

Located at the Willow Run Airport

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Holds Air Agency Certificate No. 2TAS662B,

and is owned and operated as:

Eagle Flight Centre

830 Willow Run

Ypsilanti, Michigan 48198
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RECORD OF CHANGES 

No. Date of Change Nature of Change Initial

1 05/02/12 Change of Chief Flight Instructor

2 05/02/12 Dual Lessons 1 20 21 27 47 50 Updated for new PTS

3 05/02/12 Ground Lesson 1 & 2 Updated for new PTS

4 05/13/12 Lesson 21-24 Instrument time increased per FARs

5 05/13/12 Changes to course time matrix for increased instrument time

Changes to accommodate new PTS Include updated Emphasis Areas, Emergency Descent, Accelerated Stalls & Airport Safety 

6 07/08/13 Assistant Chief Added
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Table of Contents

Course objective................................................................ 7

Course completion standards............................................... 7

Course description............................................................. 7

Enrollment information........................................................ 7

Course graduation requirements ........................................... 7

Facilities........................................................................... 8

Airport.............................................................................. 8

Ground training facilities...................................................... 8

Training Aids..................................................................... 9

Ground trainers and simulators............................................. 9

Chief and Assistant Chief Instructors..................................... 9

Aircraft ........................................................................... 9

Instructor qualifications................................................................... 9

Flight syllabus general notes................................................ 10

Minimum course times........................................................ 10

Flight Syllabus

Stage 6

Preface............................................................................. 12

Training times.................................................................... 13

Course outline................................................................... 15

Lesson 1 Airplane............................................................... 17

Lesson 2 Airplane............................................................... 17

Lesson 3 Airplane............................................................... 19

Lesson 4 Airplane............................................................... 20

Lesson 5 Airplane............................................................... 21

Lesson 6 Airplane ............................................................ 22

Lesson 7 Airplane............................................................... 23

Lesson 8 Airplane .............................................................. 24

Lesson 9 Airplane............................................................... 25

Lesson 10 Airplane ............................................................ 26

Lesson 11 Airplane ............................................................ 27

Lesson 12 Airplane ............................................................ 28

Lesson 13 Airplane ............................................................ 29

Lesson 14 Airplane ............................................................ 30

Lesson 15 Airplane............................................................ 31

Lesson 16 Airplane ............................................................ 32

Lesson 17 Airplane............................................................ 33

Lesson 18 Airplane ............................................................ 34

Lesson 19 Briefing............................................................. 35

Lesson 20 Stage Check - Airplane.......................................... 36

Stage 7
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Lesson 21 FTD.................................................................. 37

Lesson 22 FTD.................................................................. 39

Lesson 23 FTD.................................................................. 40

Lesson 24 FTD.................................................................. 41

Lesson 25 Airplane............................................................ 42

Lesson 26 Airplane............................................................ 43

Lesson 27 Airplane............................................................. 44

Lesson 28 Airplane............................................................. 45

Lesson 29 Airplane............................................................. 46

Lesson 30 Airplane............................................................. 47

Lesson 31 Airplane............................................................ 48

Lesson 32 Airplane............................................................ 49

Lesson 33 Airplane............................................................ 50

Lesson 34 Airplane............................................................ 51

Lesson 35 Airplane............................................................ 52

Lesson 36 Airplane............................................................ 53

Lesson 37 Airplane............................................................ 54

Lesson 38 Airplane............................................................ 55

Lesson 39 Airplane............................................................ 56

Lesson 40 Airplane............................................................ 57

Lesson 41 Airplane............................................................ 58

Lesson 42 Airplane............................................................ 59

Lesson 43 Airplane............................................................ 60

Lesson 44 Airplane............................................................ 61

Lesson 45 Airplane............................................................ 63

Lesson 46 Briefing............................................................. 64

Lesson 47 Airplane............................................................ 65

Lesson 48 Airplane............................................................ 66

Lesson 49 Stage Check - Briefing.......................................... 67

Lesson 50 Stage Check - Airplane ........................................ 68

Ground Syllabus

Preface........................................................................... 69

Course outline................................................................... 70

Lesson 1.......................................................................... 71

Lesson 2.......................................................................... 72

Lesson 3.......................................................................... 73

Lesson 4.......................................................................... 74

Lesson 5.......................................................................... 75

Lesson 6.......................................................................... 76

Lesson 7.......................................................................... 77

Lesson 8.......................................................................... 78

Lesson 9.......................................................................... 79

Appendix A ..................................................................... 80
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Course Objective

The course objective is to provide the student with the knowledge, skill, and 

aeronautical experience necessary to meet the requirements for the Commercial Pilot 

Airplane SEL certificate.

Completion Standards

The student will demonstrate through oral examinations, written and practical tests, and 

through appropriate records that he/she meets the knowledge, skill, and aeronautical 

experience requirements to obtain a Commercial Pilot Airplane SEL certificate.

Course Description:

This training course meets all the curriculum requirements for the Commercial Airplane 

SEL Course contained in Appendix D of Part 141 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.

This training course consists of two parts: Flight Training and Ground Training. To 

satisfy the Flight Training requirements, the student must successfully complete the 

Flight Syllabus contained in this training course. To satisfy the Ground Training 

requirements, the student has a choice of two options: (1) complete the Commercial 

Pilot Ground School offered by Eagle Flight Centre, or (2) complete the Ground 

Syllabus contained in this training course with an approved instructor.

Enrollment Information

Each student is required to have at the time he/she is enrolled in this training course, 

the following:

 A copy of the training syllabus.

 A copy of the policy and procedures handbook developed by the school.

 Hold a Private Certificate with an Instrument Airplane Rating. 

Course Graduation Requirements

 Complete all required briefings and flight lessons.

 Meet the minimum flight time requirements listed on page 10.

 Pass the knowledge test for Commercial Airplane Pilot.

 Satisfy the Ground Syllabus by successfully completing either:

o The Commercial Pilot Ground School course offered by Eagle Flight 

Centre with a passing grade.

-Oro Receiving a minimum grade of 70% on the final written examination for the 

Ground Syllabus of this training course.
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Facilities

Eagle Flight Centre is owned and operated by Suburban Aviation and is located at 

Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, Michigan. The complex includes the following 

rooms/spaces: lobby and aircraft dispatch area, flight planning room, offices for 

instructors and staff, a simulator room, lounge area, various restrooms, a conference 

room, and a classroom. A large ramp area is also included in the Flight Center 

complex.

Airport

Willow Run Airport (KYIP), Ypsilanti, Michigan, which meets all of the requirements of 

FAR Part 141.38, is the main operation base. The airport is open 24 hours per day and 

the flight school has continuous use of the airport.

Ground Training Facilities

Ground instruction facilities are housed in three rooms, described below and in 

Appendix A. The rooms are located at 830 Willow Run at the Willow Run Airport.

1. Training room 1 "Classroom": (see Appendix A) dimensions are 19'x27' with two 

entry/exit doors. The room will accommodate 25 students. A 16'x4' whiteboard 

and 7'x7' retractable projection screen are permanent equipment.

2. Training room 2 "Conference": (see Appendix A) dimensions are 10'x13' with one 

entry/exit door. The room will accommodate 4 students. A 4'x3' whiteboard is 

permanent equipment.

3. Training room 3 "Briefing Room 111": (see Appendix A) dimensions are 11'x10' 

with one entry/exit door. The room will accommodate 3 students. A 3'x2' 

whiteboard is permanent equipment.

4. Training room 4 "Briefing Room 107": (see Appendix A) dimensions are 13'x10' 

with one entry/exit door. The room will accommodate 3 students. A 3'x2' 

whiteboard is permanent equipment.

5. Training room 5 "Briefing Room 106": (see Appendix A) dimensions are 13'x10' 

with one entry/exit door. The room will accommodate 3 students. A 3'x2' 

whiteboard is permanent equipment.

All training rooms meet or exceed all local building, health and sanitation codes. 

Restrooms are provided in the building. Each room is well lit and has heating, ventilation 

and air conditioning. The rooms are designed and located so that students will not be 

distracted by instruction conducted in other rooms or by airport operations.

Training Aids

The following audiovisual and training aids will be provided for use in each ground 

training room:

 Wireless internet access.

 Mock ups of flight instruments and displays.

 Whiteboards.
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Training Room 1, the Classroom, is equipped with the following additional audio visual 

aids:

 Overhead projector.

 Projection screen.

 Various aircraft flight instruments.

 Oversized E6B flight computer.

Ground Trainers and Simulators

Eagle Flight Centre owns and operates:

 One Frasca Mentor Advanced Aviation Training Device

 The FTD is equipped with the Garmin G1000 avionics 

The above is FAA approved and meets the requirements outlined in FAR 

141.41(b)

Aircraft

Eagle Flight Centre utilizes Cessna aircraft for training purposes. 

All airplanes used in this course of training meet the requirements of FAR 141.39. 

The airplanes used are as follows:

 CE-172SP

 CE-172RG

Airplane equipment includes:

 The minimum instrumentation and equipment required for powered airplane in 

FAR 91.205 (b) visual flight rules (day), and 91.205 (c) visual flight rules (night); 

and for IFR flight, Part 91.205 (d).

Chief/Assistant Chief Instructors

Christopher Sorenson holder of pilot certificate 2772289CFI is the Chief Flight 

Instructor. He meets the qualifications under 141.35. Edward C. St. Antoine is the 

Assistant Chief Flight Instructor. He meets the qualifications under 141.36.

Instructor Qualifications

Each flight instructor for the Commercial Pilot course will hold a Flight Instructor Single 

Engine Airplane rating. An instructor for the ground portion of this syllabus will have 

either a Flight Instructor Airplane rating or a Ground Instructor rating. 
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Flight Syllabus General Notes

The suggested flight and ground hours listed for each lesson are not mandatory. They 

are meant to serve as a guide to ensure compliance with minimum flight hours at the 

end of the flight course. A student must fly whatever hours are necessary to 

satisfactorily complete each lesson. 

Each flight lesson is very specific regarding the tasks and maneuvers that must be 

accomplished. Changes or deviations from equipment, content, etc. must be approved 

by the Chief Flight Instructor or an Assistant Chief Flight Instructor.

Course Times

Stage 6 Stage 7 Total

Flight Training 50.5 71.7 122.2

Dual Training 27.5 36.0 63.5

Solo Training 23.0 35.7 58.7

Complex Airplane 0.0 52.5 52.5

Instrument 0.0 10.0 10.0

Dual Cross country 6.0 0.0 6.0

Solo Cross country 15.0 33.0 48.0

Ground Training 14.3 22.8 37.1

 Mandatory Minimum Flight Experience for Course Graduation

 Total Training Time 122.2 hours

 Dual Flight Training 55 hours

o Instrument Training 10 hours

o Complex Airplane 10 hours

o Cross Country Flight 2 hours, 100nm straight line, day VFR

o Cross Country Flight 2 hours, 100nm straight line, night VFR

 

 Solo Flight Training 10 hours

o Night VFR 5 hours, including 10 TOLs at a towered airport

o Cross Country Flight 250nm straight line, 3 points of landing

The student must also receive 3 hours of dual flight training in a single engine 

aircraft in preparation for the Practical Test within the proceeding two calendar 

months preceding the date of the test.
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EAGLE FLIGHT CENTRE

COMMERCIAL AIRPLANE SINGLE-ENGINE LAND

PART 141 SYLLABUS

Rev. 2010-03-23

PREFACE

This Commercial Syllabus is designed for use by Eagle Flight Instructors to prepare pilots for 

their Commercial Single-Engine Land Airplane Certificate.

This Syllabus meets or exceeds the standards of FAR 141

A principle of this Part 141 Commercial Pilot Program is to provide meaningful experiences and 

practice of the required Commercial maneuvers and tasks. The syllabus includes a series of 
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practice sessions (S=Solo) designed to achieve this result. If you are struggling with any 

maneuver during the practice session---STOP! Get an instructor to ride with you to perfect that 

maneuver. "Practice does NOT make perfect; Only PERFECT practice makes perfect."

In flight, all Maneuvers, Takeoffs and Landings must be briefed between the instructor and student 

prior to execution.
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141 Commercial 

Training Times rev.

2010-

03-23

STAGE 6

Lesson Name Ground Dual Solo C172S 172RG Frasca X/C

1-D Slow Flight, Stalls 1 1.0 2.0 2.0

2-S Slow Flight, Stalls 2 4.0 4.0

3-D Ground Reference 1 1.0 3.0 3.0

4-S Ground Reference 2 4.0 4.0

5-D Ground Reference 3 0.3 1.7 1.7

6-D Performance TOL 1 0.3 1.7 1.7

7-D Dual Day VFR X/C 1.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

8-D Performance Maneuvers 1 1.0 2.0 2.0

9-S Performance Maneuvers 2 4.0 4.0 4.0

10-D Performance TOL 2 0.3 1.7 1.7

11-D Dual Night VFR X/C 1.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

12-D Performance Maneuvers 3 1.0 2.0 2.0

13-S Performance Maneuvers 4 4.0 4.0 4.0

14-D Performance TOL 3 0.3 1.7 1.7

15-D Emergency Operations 1 2.0 2.0 2.0

16-S Emergency Operations 2 4.0 4.0 4.0

17-S Night VFR X/C 0.3 3.0 3.0 3.0

18-D Performance TOL 4 0.3 1.7 1.7

19-D FAR, NTSB, AIM 4.0

20-D

Stage Ck. 1 Maneuvers, 

TOL 0.5 2.0 2.0

Stage 6 

Totals 14.3 27.5 23.0 50.5 0.0 0.0 21.0
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STAGE 7

Lesson Name Ground Dual Solo C172S 172RG Frasca X/C

21-D Instrument 1 0.3 2.5 2.5

22-D Instrument 2 0.3 2.5 2.5

23-D Instrument 3 0.3 2.0 2.0

24-D Diversion & Lost Procedures 0.3 1.5 1.5

25-S Long Solo X/C 0.3 6.0 6.0 6.0

26-D Complex Airplane Orientation 1.0 2.0 2.0

27-D Slow Flight, Stalls 3 0.5 2.0 2.0

28-D Emergency Operations 3 1.0 2.0 2.0

29-S Slow Flight, Stalls 4 4.0 4.0 4.0

30-S Complex Airplane Orientation 4.0 4.0 4.0

31-D Performance TOL 5 0.3 1.7 1.7

32-D Ground Reference 4 0.5 2.0 2.0

33-S Ground Reference 5 4.0 4.0 4.0

34-D Ground Reference 6 0.5 2.0 2.0

35-D Aircraft Systems 4.0

36-S Night VFR X/C 0.3 3.0 3.0 3.0

37-D Performance Maneuvers 5 0.5 2.0 2.0

38-S Performance Maneuvers 6 4.0 4.0 4.0

39-D Performance TOL 6 0.3 1.7 1.7

40-D Performance Maneuvers 7 0.5 2.0 2.0

41-S Performance Maneuvers 8 4.0 4.0 4.0

42-D Performance TOL 7 0.3 1.7 1.7

43-D Instrument 4 0.3 1.7 1.7

44-S X/C & Emergency Ops 4 4.0 4.0 4.0

45-D Performance TOL 8 0.3 1.7 1.7

46-D Commercial Oral Prep. 5.0

47-D Comm. Maneuvers Review 1.0 3.0 3.0

48-S Comm. Maneuvers Practice 0.0 2.7 2.7

49-D Stage Ck. II Sim.Oral Test 4.0

50-D Stage Ck. II Sim. Flight Test 1.0 2.0 2.0

Stage 7 22.8 36.0 35.7 10.7 52.5 8.5 33.0

Total of 

Stage 6 

and 7 Ground Dual Solo C172S 172RG Frasca X/C

37.1 63.5 58.7 61.2 52.5 8.5 54.0

Flight Total 122.2
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LESSON 1-D Slow Flight, Power-Off , On & Accelerated Stalls 1 - 172S

LESSON 2-S Slow Flight, Power-Off Stalls, Power-On Stalls 2 - 172S

LESSON 3-D Ground Reference Maneuvers 1 - CE 172S

LESSON 4-S Ground Reference Maneuvers 2 - CE 172S

LESSON 5-D Ground Reference Maneuvers 3 - CE 172S

LESSON 6-D Performance Takeoffs & Landings 1 - CE 172S

LESSON 7-D Dual Day VFR Cross-Country - CE 172S

LESSON 8-D Performance Maneuvers 1 - CE172S

LESSON 9-S Performance Maneuvers 2 - CE172S

LESSON 10-D Performance Takeoffs & Landings 2 - CE 172S

LESSON 11-D Dual Night VFR Cross-Country - CE172S

LESSON 12-D Performance Maneuvers 3 - CE 172S

LESSON 13-S Performance Maneuvers 4 - CE 172S

LESSON 14-D Performance Takeoffs & Landings 3 - CE 172S

LESSON 15-D Emergency Operations - CE172S

LESSON 16-S Emergency Operations 2 - CE172S

LESSON 17-S Night Cross-Country - CE 172S

LESSON 18-D Performance Takeoffs & Landings 4 - CE 172S

LESSON 19-D FAR, NTSB and AIM Review

LESSON 20-D Stage Check 1 - Maneuvers and Performance TOLs - CE172S

LESSON 21-D Basic Attitude Instrument and Partial Panel Flying - FRASCA

LESSON 22-D VOR and Holding Procedures - FRASCA

LESSON 23-D Non-precision and Precision Approach Procedures - FRASCA

LESSON 24-D Diversion and Lost Procedures - FRASCA

LESSON 25-S Long Cross-Country - CE 172S
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LESSON 26-D Complex Airplane Orientation - CE 172RG

LESSON 27-D Slow Flight, Power-Off ,On & Accelerated Stalls 3 - 172RG

LESSON 28-D - Emergency Operations 3 - CE172S

LESSON 29-S Slow Flight, Power-Off Stalls, Power-On Stalls 4 - 172RG

LESSON 30-S Complex Airplane Orientation - CE 172RG

LESSON 31-D Performance Takeoffs & Landings 5 - CE 172RG

LESSON 32-D Ground Reference Maneuvers 4 - CE 172RG

LESSON-33-S Ground Reference Maneuvers 5 - CE 172RG

LESSON 34-D Ground Reference Maneuvers 6 - CE 172RG

LESSON 35-D Complex Aircraft Systems

LESSON 36-S Night VFR Cross-Country - CE 172RG

LESSON 37-D Performance Maneuvers 5 - CE172RG

LESSON 38-S Performance Maneuvers 6 - CE172RG

LESSON 39-D Performance Takeoffs & Landings 6 - CE 172RG

LESSON 40-D Performance Maneuvers 7 - CE 172RG

LESSON-41-S Performance Maneuvers 8 - CE 172RG

LESSON 42-D Performance Takeoffs & Landings 7 - CE 172RG

LESSON 43-D Instrument Procedures 4 - CE 172RG

LESSON 44-P/P Cross Country and Emergency Operations 4

LESSON 45-D Performance Takeoffs & Landings 8 - CE 172RG

LESSON 46-D Commercial Oral Preparation

LESSON 47-D Commercial Maneuvers Review - 172RG

LESSON 48-D - Commercial Maneuvers Practice - 172RG

LESSON 49-D Stage Check 2 - Simulated Practical Test - Oral Portion

LESSON 50-D Stage Check 2 - Simulated Practical Test - Flight Portion - 172RG
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LESSON 1-D - Slow Flight, Power- On, Off & Accelerated Stalls 1 - 172S

OBJECTIVE: To develop the knowledge, skills, and safety practices necessary to perform 

slow flight, proficiency power-off stalls and power-on stalls.

To perform straight-and-level flight, level turns, and soft-field takeoffs and 

landings.

PRESTUDY: Read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 4, pp. 4-1 through 4-8

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 5, pp. 5-10, Soft-Field Takeoffs

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 8, pp. 8-19, Soft-Field Landings

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation IV, Tasks C and D

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation VIII

ELEMENTS: Soft-Field Takeoff

Straight-and-Level Flight

Level Turns

Slow Flight

Power-Off Stalls

Power-On Stalls

Accelerated Stalls

Soft-Field Landing

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 1 hour

Flight Instruction 2 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172S Airplane

Aircraft Checklist

V-Speed Card

Airplane Flying Handbook

Commercial PTS

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers

Debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Perform assigned maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can perform

STANDARDS: the assigned maneuvers accurately and safely. Commercial Practical Test 

Standards will be required in future lessons.

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LESSON 2-S - Slow Flight, Power-Off Stalls, Power-On Stalls 2 - 172S

OBJECTIVE: To further develop the knowledge, skills, and safety practices necessary to 

perform slow flight and proficiency power-off and power-on stalls. To 

perform straight-and-level flight, level turns, and soft-field takeoffs and

landings.

PRESTUDY: Review the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 4, pp. 4-1 through 4-8

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 5, pp. 5-10, Soft-Field Takeoffs

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 8, pp. 8-19, Soft-Field Landings

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation IV, Tasks C and D

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation VIII

ELEMENTS: Soft-Field Takeoff

Cross-Country Flight to an Airport more than 50 Nautical Miles from YIP

Straight-and-Level Flight

Level Turns

Slow Flight

Power-Off Stalls

Power-On Stalls

Soft-Field Landing

SCHEDULE: Flight 4 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172S Airplane

Aircraft Checklist

V-Speed Card

Airplane Flying Handbook

Commercial PTS

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Debrief

STUDENT Fly the required cross country and perform the assigned maneuvers

ACTION:

COMPLETION The practice will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers accurately and safely. Commercial Practical 

Test Standards will be required in future lessons.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 3-D- Ground Reference Maneuvers 1 - CE 172S

OBJECTIVE: To develop the knowledge, skills and safety practices necessary to perform 

rectangular patterns, turns around a point, and S-turns. To perform straight climbs, 

climbing turns, straight descents, descending turns, and short-field takeoffs and 

landings.

PRESTUDY: Read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 5, pp. 5-8, Short-Field Takeoffs

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 6, pp. 6-1 through 6-9.

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 8, pp. 8-17, Short-Field Landings

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation IV, Tasks E and F

ELEMENTS: Short-Field Takeoffs

Straight Climbs and Climbing Turns

Straight Descents and Descending Turns

Rectangular Pattern

Turns Around a Point

S-Turns Across a Road

Eights-on-Pylons 

Go-Around/Rejected Landing

Short-Field Landings

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 1 hour

Flight Instruction 3 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172S Airplane

Aircraft Checklist

V-Speed Card

Airplane Flying Handbook

Commercial PTS

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers, debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Perform the assigned maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can perform the

STANDARDS: assigned maneuvers accurately and safely. Commercial Practical Test Standards will 

be required in future lessons.

NOTES: _________________________________________________________

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LESSON 4-S - Ground Reference Maneuvers 2 - CE 172S

OBJECTIVE: To further develop the knowledge, skills, and safety practices necessary to 

perform rectangular patterns, turns around a point, and S-turns. To perform 

straight climbs, climbing turns, straight descents, descending turns, and shortfield takeoffs and landings.

PRESTUDY: Review the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 5, pp. 5-8, Short-Field Takeoffs

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 6, pp. 6-1 through 6-9

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 8, pp. 8-17, Short-Field Landings

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation IV, Tasks E and F

ELEMENTS: Short-Field Takeoffs

Cross-Country Flight to an Airport more than 50 Nautical Miles from YIP

Straight Climbs and Climbing Turns

Straight Descents and Descending Turns

Rectangular Pattern

Turns Around a Point

S-Turns Across a Road

Short-Field Landings

SCHEDULE: Flight 4 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172S Airplane

Aircraft Checklist

V-Speed Card

Airplane Flying Handbook

Commercial PTS

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Debrief

STUDENT Perform the assigned maneuvers

ACTION:

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers accurately and safely. Commercial Practical 

Test Standards will be required in future lessons.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 5-D- Ground Reference Maneuvers 3 - CE 172S

OBJECTIVE: To develop the knowledge, skills and safety practices necessary to perform 

rectangular patterns, turns around a point, S-turns and Eights-on-Pylons. To perform 

straight climbs, climbing turns, straight descents, descending turns, and short-field 

takeoffs and landings.

PRESTUDY: Read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 5, pp. 5-8, Short-Field Takeoffs

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 6, pp. 6-1 through 6-9.

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 8, pp. 8-17, Short-Field Landings

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation IV, Tasks E and F

ELEMENTS: Short-Field Takeoffs

Straight Climbs and Climbing Turns

Straight Descents and Descending Turns

Rectangular Pattern

Turns Around a Point

S-Turns Across a Road

Eights-on-Pylons 

Short-Field Landings

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 0.3 hour

Flight Instruction 1.7 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172S Airplane

Aircraft Checklist

V-Speed Card

Airplane Flying Handbook

Commercial PTS

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers, debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Perform the assigned maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers accurately, safely, and to the Commercial Practical 

Test Standards as currently amended.

NOTES: _________________________________________________________

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LESSON 6-D- Performance Takeoffs & Landings 1 - CE 172S

OBJECTIVE: To develop the knowledge, skills and safety practices necessary to perform Short and 

Soft Takeoffs and Landings. Also, to perform Go-Arounds and Power-Off Simulated 

Emergency Landing

PRESTUDY: Read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 5, pp. 5-8 through 5-11, Short-Field Takeoffs

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 8

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation IV

ELEMENTS: Soft-Field Takeoffs

Soft-Field Landings

Short-Field Takeoffs

Short-Field Landings

Go-Around/Rejected Landing

Power-Off Simulated Emergency Landing

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 0.3 hour

Flight Instruction 1.7 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172S Airplane

Aircraft Checklist

V-Speed Card

Airplane Flying Handbook, FAA-H-8083A

Commercial PTS

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers, debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Perform the assigned maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers accurately and safely. Commercial Practical Test 

Standards will be required in future lessons.

NOTES: _________________________________________________________

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LESSON 7-D - Dual Day VFR Cross-Country - CE 172S

OBJECTIVES: To further develop the knowledge, skills, and safety practices necessary to 

perform cross-country flight to the Commercial Pilot level.

NOTE: VFR in this case means navigation by ground reference only.

This is a Dual VFR Instructional flight made after your Private. If you 

have achieved this requirement previously, your instructor must review 

that flight and make a notation in your training record.

PRESTUDY: Read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

 Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Chapter 14,

 pp. 14-1 through 14-17

Obtain: Weather Briefing for the assigned flight 

Prepare: Flight Plan Log for the assigned flight

ELEMENTS: Normal Takeoffs

Cross-Country dual day VFR flight of at least two hours or more and more 

than 100 nautical miles from the departure airport

Return to YIP with a Short-Field Landing

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 1 hour

Flight 3 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172 S Airplane 

Airplane Flying Handbook

CE 172S Information Manual 

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Review the student’s planning and weather acquisition

Debrief

STUDENT Obtain Weather Briefing

ACTION: Complete the assigned flight

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student has

STANDARDS: safely completed the dual cross-country flight.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 8-D - Performance Maneuvers 1 - CE172S

OBJECTIVE: To develop the knowledge, skills, and safety practices necessary to perform 

steep turns, chandelles, lazy eights, soft-field takeoffs, and slip to land (flaps 

up).

PRESTUDY: Read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 9, pp. 9-1 through 9-8

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation V, Tasks A, C and D

ELEMENTS: Soft-Field Takeoffs

Steep Turns

Chandelles

Lazy Eights

Slip to Land/Flaps Retracted

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 1 hour

Flight Instruction 2 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172S Airplane

Aircraft Checklist 

V-Speed Card

Airplane Flying Handbook

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers

Debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Demonstrate assigned maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can perform the

STANDARDS: assigned maneuvers accurately and safely. Commercial Practical Test Standards 

will be required in future lessons.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 9-S - Performance Maneuvers 2 - CE172S

OBJECTIVE: To further develop the knowledge, skills, and safety practices necessary to 

perform steep turns, chandelles, lazy eights, soft-field takeoffs, and slip to 

land (flaps up).

PRESTUDY: Review the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 9, pp. 9-1 through 9-8

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation V, Tasks A, C and D

ELEMENTS: Soft-Field Takeoffs

Cross-Country Flight to an Airport more than 50 Nautical Miles from YIP

Steep Turns

Chandelles

Lazy Eights

Slip to Land/Flaps Retracted

SCHEDULE: Flight 4.0 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172S Airplane

Aircraft Checklist 

V-Speed Card

Airplane Flying Handbook

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers

Debrief

STUDENT Perform the assigned maneuvers

ACTION:

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers accurately, safely, and to the Commercial 

Practical Test Standards as currently amended.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 10-D- Performance Takeoffs & Landings 2 - CE 172S

OBJECTIVE: To develop the knowledge, skills and safety practices necessary to perform Short and 

Soft Takeoffs and Landings. Also, to perform Go-Arounds and Power-Off Simulated 

Emergency Landing

PRESTUDY: Re-read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 5, pp. 5-8 through 5-11, Short-Field Takeoffs

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 8

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation IV

ELEMENTS: Soft-Field Takeoffs

Soft-Field Landings

Short-Field Takeoffs

Short-Field Landings

Go-Around/Rejected Landing

180 Power-Off Precision Landings

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 0.3 hour

Flight Instruction 1.7 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172S Airplane

Aircraft Checklist

V-Speed Card

Airplane Flying Handbook

Commercial PTS

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers, debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Perform the assigned maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers accurately and safely. Commercial Practical Test 

Standards will be required in future lessons.

NOTES: _________________________________________________________

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LESSON 11-D - Dual Night VFR Cross-Country - 172S

OBJECTIVES: To develop the student’s knowledge, skills, and safety practices necessary to

perform a night dual cross-country flight.

NOTE: VFR in this case means navigation by ground reference only.

This is a Dual VFR Instructional flight made after your Private. If you 

have achieved this requirement previously, your instructor must review 

that flight and make a notation in your training record.

PRESTUDY: Review the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 10

Obtain: Weather Briefing for the assigned flight

Prepare: Flight Plan Log for the assigned flight

ELEMENTS: Night Takeoffs and Landings (at least 2)

Cross-Country Dual Night VFR Flight of at Least 2 Hours or more and at 

least 100 Nautical Miles from the Departure Airport

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 1 hour

Flight 3 hours

EQUIPMENT: Airplane Flying Handbook

CE 172S Aircraft

CE 172S Information Manual 

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Check the students flight planning and weather acquisition

Coach the student during the performance of the flight

Debrief

STUDENT Obtain Weather Briefing

ACTION: Complete the assigned flight

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student has

STANDARDS: satisfactorily completed the required night dual cross-country flight.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 12-D - Performance Maneuvers 3 - CE 172S

OBJECTIVE: To develop the knowledge, skills, and safety practices necessary to perform 

steep spirals, engine failure at altitude, eights-on-pylons, short-field takeoffs, 

and the 180° accuracy landing.

PRESTUDY: Read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 6, pp. 6-12 through 6-16

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 8, pp. 8-27

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 9, pp. 9-3 and 9-4

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation IV, Task K

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation V, Task B

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation VI

ELEMENTS: Short-Field Takeoffs

Steep Spirals

Engine Failure at Altitude

Eights-on-Pylons (Note: this is a maneuver not previously covered)

180° Accuracy Landing

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 1 hour

Flight Instruction 2 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172S Airplane

Aircraft Checklist 

V-Speed Card

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers

Debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Demonstrate assigned maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers accurately, safely, and to the Commercial 

Practical Test Standards as currently amended.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 13-S - Performance Maneuvers 4 - CE 172S

OBJECTIVE: To further develop the knowledge, skills, and safety practices necessary to 

perform steep spirals, eights-on-pylons, short-field takeoffs, and the 180° 

accuracy landing.

PRESTUDY: Review the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 6, pp. 6-12 through 6-16

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 8, pp. 8-27

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 9, pp. 9-3 and 9-4

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation IV, Task K

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation V, Task B

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation VI

ELEMENTS: Short-Field Takeoffs

Cross-Country Flight to an Airport more than 50 Nautical Miles from YIP

Steep Spirals

Eights-on-Pylons 

180° Accuracy Landing

SCHEDULE: Flight 4.0 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172S Airplane

Aircraft Checklist 

V-Speed Card

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Debrief

STUDENT Perform the assigned maneuvers

ACTION:

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers accurately, safely, and to the Commercial 

Practical Test Standards as currently amended.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 14-D- Performance Takeoffs & Landings 3 - CE 172S

OBJECTIVE: To develop the knowledge, skills and safety practices necessary to perform Short and 

Soft Takeoffs and Landings. Also, to perform Go-Arounds , Power-Off Simulated 

Emergency Landing an the 180° Power-Off Precision Landing

PRESTUDY: Re-read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 5, pp. 5-8 through 5-11, Short-Field Takeoffs

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 8

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation IV

ELEMENTS: Soft-Field Takeoffs

Soft-Field Landings

Short-Field Takeoffs

Short-Field Landings

Go-Around/Rejected Landing

Power-Off Simulated Emergency Landing

180° Power-Off Precision Landings

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 0.3 hour

Flight Instruction 1.7 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172S Airplane

Aircraft Checklist

V-Speed Card

Airplane Flying Handbook

Commercial PTS

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers, debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Perform the assigned maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers accurately, safely and to. Commercial Practical Test 

Standards as currently amended.

NOTES: _________________________________________________________

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LESSON 15-D - Emergency Operations 1 - CE172S

OBJECTIVE: To develop the knowledge, skills and safety practices necessary to perform 

emergency approaches and landings from pattern altitudes, systems and 

equipment malfunctions, emergency equipment and survival gear and 

emergency descents from cruise altitudes.

PRESTUDY: Read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 16

ELEMENTS: Short field Takeoff

Simulated Emergency: Approaches and Landings

Systems and Equipment Malfunctions

Emergency Equipment and Survival Gear

Simulated Emergency Descents

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 2.0 hours

Flight Instruction 2.0 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172S Airplane

Aircraft Checklist 

V-Speed Card

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers

Debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Demonstrate assigned maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can perform the

STANDARDS: assigned maneuvers accurately, safely, and to the Commercial Practical Test 

Standards as currently amended.

Perform the assigned takeoffs and landings to the proficiency required in the 

Commercial PTS.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 16-S - Emergency Operations 2 - CE172S

OBJECTIVE: To further develop the knowledge, skills, and safety practices necessary to 

perform emergency approaches and landings from pattern altitude, and 

emergency descents from cruise altitudes.

PRESTUDY: Review the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 16

ELEMENTS: Short-field Takeoffs

Cross-Country Flight to an Airport more than 50 Nautical Miles from YIP

Simulated Emergency Approaches and Landings

Simulated Emergency Descents

Short-Field Landings

SCHEDULE: Flight 4.0 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172S Airplane

Aircraft Checklist 

V-Speed Card

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Debrief

STUDENT Perform assigned maneuvers

ACTION:

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers accurately, safely, and to the Commercial 

Practical Test Standards as currently amended.

Perform the assigned takeoffs and landings to the proficiency required in the 

Commercial PTS.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 17-S – Night Cross-Country - CE 172S

OBJECTIVES: To further develop the student’s knowledge, skills, and safety practices 

necessary to perform a solo cross-country flight at night and multiple night 

landings.

NOTE: Solo means NO other person in the airplane.

PRESTUDY: Obtain:

Weather Briefing for the assigned flight

Prepare: Flight Plan Log for the assigned flight

ELEMENTS: Normal Takeoffs and Landings

Cross Country to two towered airports including one which is more than 50 

nm. from YIP

10 takeoffs and landings at night at an airport with an operating control tower.

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 0.3 hour

Flight 3.0 hours

EQUIPMENT: Airplane Flying Handbook

CE 172S Airplane

CE 172S Information Manual 

Pilot Logbook

Student Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Check the students flight planning and weather acquisition

Debrief

STUDENT Obtain Weather Briefing

ACTION: Complete the assigned flight

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student safely 

STANDARDS: completes the required solo cross-country flight.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 18-D- Performance Takeoffs & Landings 4 - CE 172S

OBJECTIVE: To develop the knowledge, skills and safety practices necessary to perform 

Short and Soft Takeoffs and Landings. Also, to perform Go-Arounds , 

Power-Off Simulated Emergency Landing and the 180° Power-Off Precision 

Landings

PRESTUDY: Re-read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 5, pp. 5-8 through 5-11, Short-Field 

Takeoffs

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 8

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation IV

ELEMENTS: Soft-Field Takeoffs

Soft-Field Landings

Short-Field Takeoffs

Short-Field Landings

Go-Around/Rejected Landing

Power-Off Simulated Emergency Landing

180° Power-Off Precision Landing

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 0.3 hour

Flight Instruction 1.7 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172S Airplane

Aircraft Checklist

V-Speed Card

Airplane Flying Handbook

Commercial PTS

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers, debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Perform the assigned maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can perform the

STANDARDS: assigned maneuvers accurately, safely and to Commercial PTS standards.

NOTES: _________________________________________________________

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LESSON 19-D – FAR, NTSB and AIM Review

OBJECTIVE: To review and test the student’s knowledge of Commercial level FARs, NTSB 

Rules, and the Aeronautical Information Manual

PRESTUDY: Review: Suggested Study List Items from the ASA FAR/AIM Manual

ELEMENTS: Certificates and Documents

Commercial Pilot Privileges and Limitations

Currency

Medical Certificates and Durations

Required Aircraft Certificates

Operating Limitations, Placards, Approved Flight Manuals, Pilot Operating 

Handbooks, Aircraft Information Manuals

Weight and Balance including Safety Hazards of Exceeding Limits

Required Instruments and Equipment

Operations with Inoperative Equipment, Minimum Equipment Lists

Special Flight Permits

Required Aircraft Inspections, ELT, Transponder, Pitot-Static, VOR 

Airworthiness Directives

Fuel Requirements

Airspace

Temporary Flight Restrictions

Passenger Briefing

Night Flight Currency and Required Equipment

NTSB Reporting

Traffic Patterns at Non-Towered Airports

Right of Way

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 4.0 hours

EQUIPMENT: FAR/AIM Manual

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Test and provide knowledge on deficient areas in the Commercial

Pilot Practical Test Standards, and the Area of Operation I, IX, and X

Debrief

STUDENT Answer questions posed by the instructor

ACTION: Take notes on deficient areas and correct answers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: satisfactorily answer questions on the assigned elements.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 20-D - Stage Check 1 - Maneuvers and Performance TOLs

OBJECTIVE: To test the knowledge, skills, and safety practices necessary to perform 

Commercial Pilot maneuvers and performance takeoffs and landings.

PRESTUDY: Review: All materials from Lessons 1 through 19

ELEMENTS: Soft-Field Takeoffs

Slow Flight

Power-Off Stalls

Power-On Stalls

Accelerated Stalls

Steep Turns

Chandelles

Lazy Eights

VOR Orientation – Lost Procedures

Simulated Engine Failure from Cruise Altitude

Simulated Emergency Descent

Steep Spirals

Eights on Pylons

Go Around

Soft-Field Landings

Short-Field Takeoffs

Short-Field Landings

Normal Takeoffs

180° Power-Off Precision Landings

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 0.5 hours

Flight Instruction 2 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172S Airplane

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Play the role of an Examiner rather than an Instructor 

Debrief

STUDENT Demonstrate maneuvers required by the Commercial Pilot PTS

ACTION:

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: satisfactorily perform the maneuvers outlined above. The student may not 

move on to the 172RG until he/she satisfactorily completes this lesson.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________
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LESSON 21-D - Basic Attitude Instrument and Partial Panel Flying

OBJECTIVE: To enhance the students proficiency with the flight instruments; how changes 

in attitude and power affect the flight, the instrument scan, straight-and-level 

flight, turns and partial panel flying.

PRESTUDY: Read: Instrument Flying Handbook, FAA-H-8083-15A, Chapter 3

Instrument Flying Handbook, Chapter 4, Section 1, with special attention 

to pp. 4-23 through 4-28

ELEMENTS: Review the operation the following instruments:

Attitude Indicator, Heading Indicator, Turn Coordinator

Altimeter, Airspeed Indicator, Vertical Speed Indicator

RPM/Manifold Pressure Indicator

Primary and Supporting Instrument Method

Control Performance Method

Power Settings, Airspeeds and Attitudes - Power Card for the AATD.

Straight-and-Level, Cruise and Approach Airspeeds

Standard Rate Turns

Constant Rate Turns, Cruise and Approach Airspeeds

Climbs and Descents, Constant Rate

Climbs and Descents, Constant Airspeed

Pattern B

Selected Radial Cross-Check (see IFH pp. 4-24)

Standby Instrument Cross-Check

100 ft. Step Climbs and Descents

Vertical S

PFD Failure: Straight and Level, Turns

PFD Failure: Climbs, Descents

Unusual Attitudes

CFIT Avoidance

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 0.3 hours

AATD Instruction 2.5 hours

EQUIPMENT: Frasca Mentor AATD

Spiral notebook and 3-ring binder

Instrument Flying Handbook, FAA-H-8083-15A

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers

Debrief

STUDENT Perform required maneuvers
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ACTION: Ask and answer questions

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student is able to fly the

STANDARDS: required maneuvers to Instrument PTS standards.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 22 - VOR and Holding Procedures 

OBJECTIVE: To enhance the students proficiency in VOR orientation, VOR intercepts, 

VOR tracking, and Holding Pattern entries/Procedures.

PRESTUDY: Read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Instrument Flying Handbook, FAA-H-8083-15A, Chapter 7, pp. 7-8 

through 7-16, paragraphs on VORs

Instrument Flying Handbook FAA-H-8083-15A, Chapter 10, pp. 10-9 

through 10-13, paragraphs related to Holding Procedures

ELEMENTS: VOR Orientation

VOR Intercepts

VOR Tracking

VOR Holding: Direct, Teardrop and Parallel entries

Holding with Headwinds, Tailwinds and Crosswinds

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 0.3 hours

AATD Instruction 2.5 hours

EQUIPMENT: Frasca Mentor Advanced Aviation Training Device

Spiral notebook and 3-ring binder

Instrument Flying Handbook, FAA-H-8083-15A

Power Card

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers

Debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Perform required maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can execute 

STANDARDS: straight-and-level flight ±100 feet and standard rate turns ±10% while

intercepting and tracking VOR radials. In addition, when the student can 

execute holding procedures using the recommended procedures in the AIM.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 23 – Non-precision and Precision Approach Procedures

OBJECTIVE: To enhance the students proficiency in non-precision approaches, approach 

briefings and use of the six Ts and missed approach checklists. To enhance 

the students proficiency in precision approaches.

PRESTUDY: Read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Instrument Flying Handbook, FAA-H-8083-15A, pp. 10-12 through 

10- 22, paragraphs related to Approaches and pp.8-12 through 8-32.

Instrument Flying Handbook, FAA-H-8083-15A, Chapter 7, pp. 7-37 through 

7-46, paragraphs related to Instrument Approach Systems

ELEMENTS: Review of Non-precision Approaches

Review of Approach Briefings

Use of Checklists

VOR Approach - Vectors to Final, Missed Approach

VOR Approach - Full Approach, Missed Approach

Localizer Approaches, Missed Approach

GPS Approach, Missed Approach

ILS Approaches, Missed Approaches

ILS Approaches with Crosswind, Missed Approaches

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 0.3 hours

AATD Instruction 2.0 hours

EQUIPMENT: Flight Training Device

Spiral notebook and 3-ring binder

Instrument Flying Handbook, FAA-H-8083-15A

Power Card

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Perform required maneuvers

COMPLETION

STANDARDS: The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can execute 

Non-precision and Precision Approach Procedures using the recommended 

procedures in the AIM.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 24-D Diversion and Lost Procedures - FRASCA

OBJECTIVE: To enhance the students proficiency in VOR orientation, Lost procedure using 

the VOR, GPS, Identifying location on the chart), DETERMINING Distance 

and Time to a diversion airport.

PRESTUDY: Read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, FAA-H-8083-25A, pp. 15-34 

and 1535, paragraphs on Lost Procedures and Diversion.

ELEMENTS: VOR Orientation

Lost procedure using the VOR

Lost procedure using the GPS

Determining Distance and Time to a diversion airport

Starting the actual diversion to the selected airport

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 0.3 hours

AATD Instruction 1.5 hours

EQUIPMENT: Advanced Aviation Training Device (Frasca Mentor)

Spiral notebook and 3-ring binder

Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, FAA-H-8083-25A

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers

Debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Perform required maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can execute 

STANDARDS: determine their position using both VOR and GPS and indicate that position

on a chart. In addition, the student can determine the distance and time to a 

diversion airport.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 25-S - Long Cross-Country - CE 172S

OBJECTIVES: To develop the student’s knowledge, skills, and safety practices necessary to 

perform a long solo cross-country flight.

NOTE: Solo means NO other person in the airplane.

PRESTUDY: Obtain: Weather Briefing for the assigned flight

Prepare: Flight Plan Log for the assigned flight

ELEMENTS: Normal Takeoffs

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 0.3 hour

Flight 6.0 hours

EQUIPMENT: Airplane Flying Handbook

CE 172S Airplane

CE 172S Information Manual 

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Check the students flight planning and weather acquisition

Debrief

STUDENT Obtain Weather Briefing

ACTION: Complete the assigned flight

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student safely 

STANDARDS: completes a long solo cross-country.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 26-D - Complex Airplane Orientation - CE 172RG

OBJECTIVE: To develop the knowledge, skills, and safety practices necessary to fly 

the complex CE 172RG airplane.

PRESTUDY: Read and Study: the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Aircraft Checklist

Pilot Information Handbook, Section 2 (Limitations)

Pilot Information Handbook, Section 3 (Emergencies)

Pilot Information Handbook, Section 4 (Normal Operations)

Prepare:

V-Speed Card

ELEMENTS: Preflight Procedures 

Normal Takeoffs

Power-Off Stalls

Power-On Stalls

Simulated Engine Failure (SPECIAL NOTE: All subsequent lessons

may contain this element - unexpected)

Normal Landings

Post-flight Procedures

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 1 hour

Flight Instruction 2 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172RG Airplane

Pilot Information Manual

Airplane Flight Manual/Pilot Operating Handbook

Aircraft Checklist

V-Speed Card

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers

Debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Perform assigned maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: safely operate the complex airplane. 

NOTES: _________________________________________________________

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LESSON 27-D - Slow Flight, Power-Off On & Accelerated Stalls 3 - 172RG

OBJECTIVE: To develop the knowledge, skills, and safety practices necessary to 

perform slow flight, and proficiency power-off and power-on stalls.

To perform straight-and-level flight, level turns, and soft-field takeoffs and landings.

PRESTUDY: Read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 4, pp. 4-1 through 4-8

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 5, pp. 5-10, Soft-Field Takeoffs

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 8, pp. 8-19, Soft-Field Landings

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation IV, Tasks C and D

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation VIII

ELEMENTS: Soft-Field Takeoffs

Straight-and-Level Flight

Level Turns

Slow Flight

Power-Off Stalls

Power-On Stalls

Accelerated Stalls

Soft-Field Landings

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 0.5 hours

Flight Instruction 2.0 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172RG Airplane

Aircraft Checklist

V-Speed Card

Airplane Flying Handbook

Commercial PTS

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers

Debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Perform assigned maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers accurately, safely, and to the Commercial Practical 

Test Standards as currently amended.

NOTES: _________________________________________________________

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LESSON 28-D - Emergency Operations 3 - CE172S

OBJECTIVE: To develop the knowledge, skills and safety practices necessary to perform 

emergency approaches and landings from High and pattern altitudes, systems 

and equipment malfunctions, emergency equipment and survival gear and 

emergency descents from cruise altitudes.

PRESTUDY: Read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 16

ELEMENTS: Recitation of the memory items on the Emergency Checklists

Short field Takeoff

Simulated Emergency: Engine Failure approach to Landing-High Altitude

Systems and Equipment Malfunctions

Emergency Equipment and Survival Gear

Simulated Emergency Descents

180 ̊ Power off landing

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 1 hours

Flight Instruction 2 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172S Airplane

Aircraft Checklist 

V-Speed Card

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers

Debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Demonstrate assigned maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers accurately, safely, and to the Commercial 

Practical Test Standards as currently amended.

Perform the assigned takeoffs and landings to the proficiency required in the 

Commercial PTS.

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LESSON 29-S - Slow Flight, Power-Off Stalls, Power-On Stalls 4 - 172RG

OBJECTIVE: To further develop the knowledge, skills, and safety practices necessary to 

perform slow flight, and proficiency power-off and power-on stalls.

To perform straight-and-level flight, level turns, and soft-field takeoffs and 

landings.

PRESTUDY: Review the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 4, pp. 4-1 through 4-8

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 5, pp. 5-10, Soft-Field Takeoffs

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 8, pp. 8-19, Soft-Field Landings

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation IV, Tasks C and D

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation VIII

ELEMENTS: Soft-Field Takeoffs

Cross-Country Flight to an Airport more than 50 Nautical Miles from YIP

Straight-and-Level Flight

Level Turns

Slow Flight

Power-Off Stalls

Power-On Stalls

Soft-Field Landing

SCHEDULE: Flight 4 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172S Airplane

Aircraft Checklist

V-Speed Card

Airplane Flying Handbook

Commercial PTS

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Debrief

STUDENT Perform assigned maneuvers

ACTION:

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers accurately, safely, and to the Commercial 

Practical Test Standards as currently amended.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 30-S - Complex Airplane Orientation - CE 172RG

OBJECTIVE: To develop the knowledge, skills, and safety practices necessary to fly 

the complex airplane.

PRESTUDY: Review the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Aircraft Checklist

Pilot Information Handbook, Section 2 (Limitations)

Pilot Information Handbook, Section 3 (Emergencies)

Pilot Information Handbook, Section 4 (Normal Operations)

ELEMENTS: Preflight Procedures 

Cross-Country flight to an airport more than 50 nm. from YIP

Normal Takeoffs

Power-Off Stalls

Power-On Stalls

Normal Landings

Post-flight Procedures

SCHEDULE: Flight 4 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172RG Airplane

Pilot Information Manual

Airplane Flight Manual/Pilot Operating Handbook

Aircraft Checklist

V-Speed Card

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Debrief

STUDENT Perform assigned maneuvers

ACTION:

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 31-D- Performance Takeoffs & Landings 5 - CE 172RG

OBJECTIVE: To further develop the knowledge, skills and safety practices necessary to perform 

Short and Soft Takeoffs and Landings. Also, to perform Go-Arounds, Power-Off 

Simulated Emergency Landing and the 180° Power-Off Precision Landings

PRESTUDY: Re-read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 5, pp. 5-8 through 5-11, Short-Field Takeoffs

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 8

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation IV

ELEMENTS: Soft-Field Takeoffs

Soft-Field Landings

Short-Field Takeoffs

Short-Field Landings

Go-Around/Rejected Landing

Power-Off Simulated Emergency Landing

180° Power-Off Precision Landings

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 0.3 hour

Flight Instruction 1.7 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172S Airplane

Aircraft Checklist

V-Speed Card

Airplane Flying Handbook

Commercial PTS

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers, debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Perform the assigned maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers accurately and safely. Commercial Practical Test 

Standards will be required in future lessons.

NOTES: _________________________________________________________

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LESSON 32-D - Ground Reference Maneuvers 4 - CE 172RG

OBJECTIVE: To develop the knowledge, skills, and safety practices necessary to perform 

rectangular patterns, turns around a point, and S-turns. To perform straight climbs, 

climbing turns, straight descents, descending turns, and short-field takeoffs and 

landings.

PRESTUDY: Read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 5, pp. 5-8, Short-Field Takeoffs

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 6, pp. 6-1 through 6-9.

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 8, pp. 8-17, Short-Field Landings

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation IV, Tasks E and F

ELEMENTS: Short-Field Takeoffs

Straight Climbs and Climbing Turns

Straight Descents and Descending Turns

Rectangular Pattern

Turns Around a Point

S-Turns Across a Road

Go Around/Rejected Landing

Short-Field Landings

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 0.5 hours

Flight Instruction 2.0 hours

EQUIPMENT: Complex Airplane

Aircraft Checklist

V-Speed Card

Airplane Flying Handbook

Commercial PTS

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers, debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Perform the assigned maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers accurately, safely, and to the Commercial Practical 

Test Standards as currently amended.

NOTES: _________________________________________________________

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LESSON-33 - Ground Reference Maneuvers 5 - CE 172RG

OBJECTIVE: To develop the knowledge, skills, and safety practices necessary to perform 

rectangular patterns, turns around a point, S-turns, and Eights on Pilons. To 

perform straight climbs, climbing turns, straight descents, descending turns, 

and short-field takeoffs and landings.

PRESTUDY: Review the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 5, pp. 5-8, Short-Field Takeoffs

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 6, pp. 6-1 through 6-9.

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 8, pp. 8-17, Short-Field Landings

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation IV, Tasks E and F

ELEMENTS: Short-Field Takeoffs

Cross-Country Flight to an Airport more than 50 Nautical Miles from YIP

Straight Climbs and Climbing Turns

Straight Descents and Descending Turns

Rectangular Pattern

Turns Around a Point

S-Turns Across a Road

Eights-on-Pylons

Go Around/Rejected Landing

Short-Field Landings

SCHEDULE: Flight 4 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172RG Airplane

Aircraft Checklist

V-Speed Card

Airplane Flying Handbook

Commercial PTS

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Debrief

STUDENT Perform the assigned maneuvers

ACTION:

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers accurately, safely, and to the Commercial 

Practical Test Standards as currently amended.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 34-D - Ground Reference Maneuvers 6 - CE 172RG

OBJECTIVE: To further develop the knowledge, skills, and safety practices necessary to perform 

rectangular patterns, turns around a point, S-turns, Eights-on-Pylons. To perform 

straight climbs, climbing turns, straight descents, descending turns, and short-field 

takeoffs and landings.

PRESTUDY: Read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 5, pp. 5-8, Short-Field Takeoffs

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 6, pp. 6-1 through 6-9.

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 8, pp. 8-17, Short-Field Landings

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation IV, Tasks E and F

ELEMENTS: Short-Field Takeoffs

Straight Climbs and Climbing Turns

Straight Descents and Descending Turns

Rectangular Pattern

Turns Around a Point

S-Turns Across a Road

Go Around/Rejected Landing

Eights-on-Pylons

Short-Field Landings

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 0.5 hours

Flight Instruction 2.0 hours

EQUIPMENT: Complex Airplane

Aircraft Checklist

V-Speed Card

Airplane Flying Handbook

Commercial PTS

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers, debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Perform the assigned maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers accurately, safely, and to the Commercial Practical 

Test Standards as currently amended.

NOTES: _________________________________________________________

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LESSON 35-D – Complex Aircraft Systems

OBJECTIVE: To develop the knowledge of aircraft systems in general and specific systems 

used in the CE 172RG airplane.

PRESTUDY: Read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Chapters 5 and 6.

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation I, Tasks G`

ELEMENTS: Primary Flight Controls and Trim

Flaps, Leading Edge Devices, and Spoilers

Power Plant and Propeller

Landing Gear

Fuel, Oil, Hydraulic

Electrical

Avionics

Pitot-Static, Vacuum/Pressure and Associated Flight Instruments

Environment

Pressurization, Supplemental Oxygen

Deicing and Anti-Icing

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 4.0 hours

EQUIPMENT: Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge

Commercial PTS

CE 172RG Information Manual

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above elements

Debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: demonstrate Commercial pilot knowledge of the required systems operation 

tasks outlined in the Commercial Practical Test Standards as currently

amended.

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LESSON 36-S - Night VFR Cross-Country - CE 172RG

OBJECTIVES: To further develop the student’s knowledge, skills, and safety practices 

necessary to perform a solo cross-country flight at night.

NOTE: Solo means NO other person in the airplane.

PRESTUDY: Obtain: Weather Briefing for the assigned flight

Prepare: Flight Plan Log for the assigned flight

ELEMENTS: Normal Takeoffs and Landings

Cross Country to at least 1 airport with an operating control tower more than 

50 nm. from YIP at night.

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 0.3 hour

Flight 3.0 hours

EQUIPMENT: Airplane Flying Handbook

CE 172S Airplane

CE 172S Information Manual 

Pilot Logbook

Student Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Check the students flight planning and weather acquisition

Debrief

STUDENT Obtain Weather Briefing

ACTION: Complete the assigned flight

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student safely 

STANDARDS: completes the required solo cross-country flight.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 37-D - Performance Maneuvers 5 - CE172RG

OBJECTIVE: To develop the knowledge, skills, and safety practices necessary to perform 

steep turns, chandelles, lazy eights, soft-field takeoffs, and slip to land (flaps 

up).

PRESTUDY: Read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 9, pp. 9-1 through 9-8

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation V, Tasks A, C and D

ELEMENTS: Soft-Field Takeoffs

Steep Turns

Chandelles

Lazy Eights

Slip to Land/Flaps Retracted

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 0.5 hours

Flight Instruction 2.0 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172RG Airplane

Aircraft Checklist 

V-Speed Card

Airplane Flying Handbook

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers

Debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Perform the assigned maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers accurately, safely, and to the Commercial 

Practical Test Standards as currently amended.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 38-S- Performance Maneuvers 6 - CE172RG

OBJECTIVE: To further develop the knowledge, skills, and safety practices necessary to 

perform steep turns, chandelles, lazy eights, soft-field takeoffs and slip to land 

(flaps up).

PRESTUDY: Review the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 9, pp. 9-1 through 9-8

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation V, Tasks A, C and D

ELEMENTS: Soft-Field Takeoffs

Cross-Country Flight to an Airport more than 50 Nautical Miles from YIP

Steep Turns

Chandelles

Lazy Eights

Slip to Land/Flaps Retracted

SCHEDULE: Flight 4.0 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172RG Airplane

Aircraft Checklist 

V-Speed Card

Airplane Flying Handbook

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Debrief

STUDENT Perform the assigned maneuvers

ACTION:

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers accurately, safely, and to the Commercial 

Practical Test Standards as currently amended.

NOTES: _________________________________________________________

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LESSON 39-D- Performance Takeoffs & Landings 6 - CE 172RG

OBJECTIVE: To further develop the knowledge, skills and safety practices necessary to perform 

Short and Soft Takeoffs and Landings. Also, to perform Go-Arounds, Power-Off 

Simulated Emergency Landing and the 180° Power-Off Precision Landings

PRESTUDY: Re-read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 5, pp. 5-8 through 5-11, Short-Field Takeoffs

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 8

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation IV

ELEMENTS: Soft-Field Takeoffs

Soft-Field Landings

Short-Field Takeoffs

Short-Field Landings

Go-Around/Rejected Landing

Power-Off Simulated Emergency Landing

180° Power-Off Precision Landings

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 0.3 hour

Flight Instruction 1.7 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172S Airplane

Aircraft Checklist

V-Speed Card

Airplane Flying Handbook

Commercial PTS

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers, debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Perform the assigned maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers accurately and safely. Commercial Practical Test 

Standards will be required in future lessons.

NOTES: _________________________________________________________

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LESSON 40-D - Performance Maneuvers 7 - CE 172RG

OBJECTIVE: To develop the knowledge, skills, and safety practices necessary to perform 

steep spirals, engine failure at altitude and eights-on-pylons, short-field 

takeoffs, and the 180° accuracy landing.

PRESTUDY: Read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 6, pp. 6-12 through 6-16

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 8, pp. 8-27

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 9, pp. 9-3 and 9-4

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation IV, Task K

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation V, Task B

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation VI

ELEMENTS: Short-Field Takeoffs

Steep Spirals

Engine Failure at Altitude

Eights-on-Pylons (Note: this is a maneuver not previously covered)

180° Accuracy Landing

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 0.5 hours

Flight Instruction 2.0 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172RG Airplane

Aircraft Checklist 

V-Speed Card

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers

Debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Perform the assigned maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers accurately, safely, and to the Commercial 

Practical Test Standards as currently amended.

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LESSON-41-S - Performance Maneuvers 8 - CE 172RG

OBJECTIVE: To further develop the knowledge, skills, and safety practices necessary to 

perform steep spirals, engine failure at altitude and eights-on-pylons, shortfield takeoffs, and the 180° accuracy landing.

PRESTUDY: Review the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 6, pp. 6-12 through 6-16

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 8, pp. 8-27

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 9, pp. 9-3 and 9-4

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation IV, Task K

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation V, Task B

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation VI

ELEMENTS: Short-Field Takeoffs

Cross-Country Flight to an Airport more than 50 Nautical Miles from YIP

Steep Spirals

Engine Failure at Altitude

Eights-on-Pylons (Note: this is a ground reference maneuver not 

previously covered)

180° Power-Off Precision Landings

SCHEDULE: Flight 4.0 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172RG Airplane

Aircraft Checklist 

V-Speed Card

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Debrief

STUDENT Perform the assigned maneuvers

ACTION:

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers accurately, safely, and to the Commercial 

Practical Test Standards as currently amended.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 42-D- Performance Takeoffs & Landings 7 - CE 172RG

OBJECTIVE: To further develop the knowledge, skills and safety practices necessary to perform 

Short and Soft Takeoffs and Landings. Also, to perform Go-Arounds, Power-Off 

Simulated Emergency Landing and the 180° Power-Off Precision Landings

PRESTUDY: Re-read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 5, pp. 5-8 through 5-11, Short-Field Takeoffs

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 8

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation IV

ELEMENTS: Soft-Field Takeoffs

Soft-Field Landings

Short-Field Takeoffs

Short-Field Landings

Go-Around/Rejected Landing

Power-Off Simulated Emergency Landing

180° Power-Off Precision Landing

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 0.3 hour

Flight Instruction 1.7 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172S Airplane

Aircraft Checklist

V-Speed Card

Airplane Flying Handbook

Commercial PTS

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers, debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Perform the assigned maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers accurately and safely. Commercial Practical Test 

Standards will be required in future lessons.

NOTES: _________________________________________________________

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LESSON 43-D-Instrument Procedures 4 - CE 172RG

OBJECTIVE: To enhance the student’s proficiency in instrument procedures. 

PRESTUDY: Read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Instrument Flying Handbook, FAA-H-8083-15A, pp. 10-12 through 

10- 22, paragraphs related to Approaches and pp.8-12 through 8-32.

Instrument Flying Handbook, FAA-H-8083-15A, Chapter 7, pp. 7-37 through 

7-46, paragraphs related to Instrument Approach Systems

ELEMENTS: Obtaining a clearance.

Normal takeoff

Following the first portion of the clearance

Unusual Attitudes

VOR Approach, Missed Approach

Partial Panel VOR Approach, Missed Approach

ILS Approaches, Landing from Simulated Minimums

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 0.5 hours

Flight Instruction 1.7 hours 1.5 Instrument

EQUIPMENT: CE 172 RG

Spiral notebook and 3-ring binder

Instrument Flying Handbook, FAA-H-8083-15A

Power Card

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers

Debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Perform required maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can execute 

the required maneuvers to the standards in the Instrument PTS.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 44-P/P – VFR Cross Country and Emergency Procedures - 172RG

OBJECTIVE: To enhance the student’s proficiency in VOR orientation. Lost procedure 

using the VOR, (Identifying location on the chart), Determining Distance and 

Time to a diversion airport, and Aircraft Emergence Procedures.

PRESTUDY: Read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, FAA-H-8083-25A, pp. 15-34 

and 15-35, Lost Procedures and Diversion.

ELEMENTS: VOR Orientation

Lost procedure using the VOR

Determining Distance and Time to a diversion airport

Starting the actual diversion to the selected airport

Engine Failure During Flight (including Memory Items)

Cabin Fire (including Memory Items)

Electrical fire (including Memory Items)

SCHEDULE: Flight 4 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172 RG

Spiral notebook and 3-ring binder

Instrument Flying Handbook, FAA-H-8083-15A

Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, FAA-H-8083-25A

A Passenger / rated pilot to orchestrate the mission procedures

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach The Passenger/Pilot on the procedures for the mission

Debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Perform required maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can execute 

STANDARDS: determine their position using the VOR/DME systems and indicate that 

position on a chart. In addition, the student can determine the distance and 

time to a diversion airport. And, In addition, exercise the recommended 

memory items, procedures and checklists for a simulated Engine Failure, 

Cabin Fire and Electrical Fire.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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Detailed Procedures for Lesson 44-P/P CE172RG

1. The Instructor will choose a VFR cross country flight of at least 4 hours duration and 

with one point of landing more than 50 nm. away from the departure airport.

2. The Commercial Candidate will plan the flight the flight.

3. The Instructor will choose a Passenger /rated Pilot to accompany the Commercial 

Candidate on the flight.

4. The Instructor will mark on a separate chart where the diversion and Emergencies shall 

be simulated. NOTE: During simulated engine failures students should not descend 

below 1000ft agl., and should avoid rapid power changes.

5. The Candidate and Passenger pilot will perform the flight tasks

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LESSON 45-D- Performance Takeoffs & Landings 8 - CE 172RG

OBJECTIVE: To further develop the knowledge, skills and safety practices necessary to 

perform Short and Soft Takeoffs and Landings. Also, to perform GoArounds, Power-Off Simulated Emergency Landing and the 180° Power-Off

Precision Landings

PRESTUDY: Re-read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 5, pp. 5-8 through 5-11, Short-Field 

Takeoffs

Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 8

Commercial PTS, Area of Operation IV

ELEMENTS: Soft-Field Takeoffs

Soft-Field Landings

Short-Field Takeoffs

Short-Field Landings

Go-Around/Rejected Landing

Power-Off Simulated Emergency Landing

180° Power-Off Precision Landings

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 0.3 hour

Flight Instruction 1.7 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172S Airplane

Aircraft Checklist

V-Speed Card

Airplane Flying Handbook

Commercial PTS

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer questions from Prestudy

Interactively discuss the above tasks

Coach student through maneuvers, debrief

STUDENT Take notes

ACTION: Ask and answer questions

Perform the assigned maneuvers

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: perform the assigned maneuvers accurately and safely. Commercial Practical Test 

Standards will be required in future lessons.

NOTES: _________________________________________________________

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LESSON 46-D - Commercial Oral Preparation

OBJECTIVES: To develop the student’s knowledge necessary to be prepared for the oral 

portion of the Commercial Practical Test.

PRESTUDY: Read the following material as shown or as currently amended:

 The Commercial Pilot Test Standards book including the Introduction

Review: The Airplane Flying Handbook, FARs §61 and §91

The Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge related to

all the tasks specified in the Commercial PTS

ELEMENTS: Commercial Pilot Practical Test Standards as currently amended:

Area of Operation I, IX, and X

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 5 hours

EQUIPMENT: Airplane Flying Handbook

FARs §61 and §91

The Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge

CE 172RG Information Manual 

Pilot Logbook

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Assume the role of an Examiner rather than an Instructor

Test and provide knowledge on deficient areas in the Commercial

Pilot Practical Test Standards, and the Area of Operation I, IX, and X

Debrief

STUDENT Ask questions from Prestudy

ACTION: Take notes and answer questions

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: demonstrate satisfactory knowledge of the required areas in the PTS.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 47-D - Commercial Maneuvers Review - 172RG

OBJECTIVES: To further develop the student’s knowledge, skills, and safety practices 

necessary to perform Commercial Maneuvers to the Commercial PTS standards.

PRESTUDY: Review: Airplane Flying Handbook, Commercial Maneuvers

Obtain: Weather Briefing for the assigned flight

Prepare: Flight Plan Log for the assigned flight

ELEMENTS: Commercial Pilot Practical Test Standards as currently amended

Area of Operation II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, and XI including:

Soft-Field Takeoffs

Cross-Country to First Checkpoint

Slow Flight

Power-On, off & Accelerated Stalls

Steep Turns

Chandelles

Lazy Eights

VOR Orientation – Lost Procedures

Simulated Emergency Descent

Simulated Engine Failure from Cruise Altitude

Steep Spirals

Eights on Pylons

Go Around

Soft-Field Landings

Short-Field Takeoffs

Short-Field Landings

Normal Takeoffs

180° Power-Off Precision Landings

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 1.0 hours

Flight 3.0 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172RG Airplane

CE 172RG Information Manual 

Pilot Logbook

Pilot Certificate

Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Debrief

STUDENT Obtain weather briefing

ACTION: Complete the assigned flight

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: demonstrate satisfactory knowledge and skills of the required maneuvers in the PTS.

NOTES: _________________________________________________________

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LESSON 48-S - Commercial Maneuvers Practice - 172RG

OBJECTIVES: To further develop the student’s knowledge, skills, and safety practices 

necessary to perform maneuvers to the Commercial PTS standards.

PRESTUDY: Review: Airplane Flying Handbook, Commercial Maneuvers

Obtain: Weather Briefing for the assigned flight

Prepare: Flight Plan Log for the assigned flight

ELEMENTS: Commercial Pilot Practical Test Standards as currently amended

Area of Operation II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, and XI including:

Soft-Field Takeoffs

Cross-Country to First Checkpoint

Slow Flight

Power-On and Power Off Stalls

Steep Turns

Chandelles

Lazy Eights

VOR Orientation – Lost Procedures

Simulated Engine Failure from Cruise Altitude

Steep Spirals

Eights on Pylons

Go Around

Soft-Field Landings

Short-Field Takeoffs

Short-Field Landings

Normal Takeoffs

180° Power-Off Precision Landings

SCHEDULE: Flight 2.7 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172RG Airplane

CE 172RG Information Manual 

Pilot Logbook

Pilot Certificate

Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Debrief

STUDENT Obtain weather briefing

ACTION: Complete the assigned flight

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: demonstrate satisfactory knowledge and skills of the required maneuvers in the 

Commercial PTS.

NOTES: _________________________________________________________

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LESSON 49-D - Stage Check 2 - Simulated Practical Test - Oral Portion

OBJECTIVE: To test the knowledge of the candidate necessary to become a Commercial 

Pilot.

PRESTUDY: Review: All materials from Lessons 1 through 11

ELEMENTS: Complete Practical Test - Oral Portion

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 4 hours

EQUIPMENT: All reference materials must be available

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Play the role of an Examiner rather than an Instructor 

Debrief

STUDENT Demonstrate proficient subject matter knowledge

ACTION:

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: demonstrate knowledge of the subject matters defined in the Commercial Pilot 

Practical Test Standards as currently amended.

NOTES:_________________________________________________________

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LESSON 50-D - Stage Check 2 - Simulated Practical Test - Flight Portion - 172RG

OBJECTIVE: To test the knowledge, skills, and safety practices necessary to perform Commercial 

Pilot maneuvers and practices.

PRESTUDY: Review: All materials from Lessons 1 through 11

ELEMENTS: Complete Practical Test - Flight Portion – including:

Soft-Field Takeoff

Cross-Country to First Checkpoint

Slow Flight

Power-Off, On & Accelerated Stalls

Steep Turns

Chandelles

Lazy Eights

VOR Orientation – Lost Procedures

Simulated Emergency Descent

Simulated Engine Failure from Cruise Altitude

Steep Spirals

Eight on Pylons

Go Around

Soft-Field Landings

Short-Field Takeoffs

Short-Field Landings

Normal Takeoffs

180 ̊ Power-Off Precision Landings

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 1 hours

Flight Instruction 2 hours

EQUIPMENT: CE 172RG Airplane

Pilot Logbook

Pilot and Medical Certificate

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Objectives and Completion Standards

ACTION: Play the role of an Examiner rather than an Instructor 

Debrief

STUDENT Demonstrate maneuvers required by the Commercial Pilot PTS

ACTION:

COMPLETION The lesson will be successfully completed when the student can

STANDARDS: satisfactorily perform the maneuvers defined in the Commercial Pilot Practical Test

Standards as currently amended.

NOTES: _________________________________________________________

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EAGLE FLIGHT CENTRE

Commercial Ground Syllabus

PREFACE

This ground syllabus will provide the student with the knowledge to pass the required knowledge 

test and prepare the student for the Commercial Pilot SEL Practical test.

To complete this syllabus, the student must complete a minimum of 35 hours ground instruction 

from a certified flight or ground instructor. This ground syllabus meets and exceeds the 

requirements of FAR 141 appendix D. The Student must attain a minimum score of 70% on the 

final examination to receive credit for the syllabi, and all applicable quizzes must be completed 

and graded to 100%. The student may apply for test or quiz retakes if a satisfactory score is not 

received on the first attempt.

Special Note: If the student has previously completed or is enrolled in the Commercial Pilot 

academic ground school offered at Eagle Flight Centre, the student need not complete this 

ground syllabus.
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COMMERCIAL PILOT GROUND TRAINING OUTLINE

LESSSON 1- Physiology of Flight, Human Factors

LESSON 2- Airports and Airspace

LESSSON 3- Federal Aviation Regulations, AIM

LESSSON 4- Meteorology and Weather Theory

LESSSON 5- Weather Forecasting

LESSSON 6- Aerodynamics

LESSSON 7- Airplane Performance Calculations, Weight and Balance

LESSSON 8- Advanced Aircraft Systems

LESSSON 9- Final Examination
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LESSSON 1- Physiology of Flight, Human Factors

OBJECTIVES: To develop the knowledge and safety practices related to 

physiological issues, decision making and human factors in flight.

PRESTUDY: Review: Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Chapter 15 

&16

ELEMENTS: Hypoxia

Hyperventilation

Middle Ear and Sinus

Spatial Disorientation

Motion Sickness

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 

Stress and Fatigue

Dehydration

Respiration

Illusions

Night Vision

ADM Judgment, Risk Management & Situational Awareness 

Crew Resource Management

Automation Management

Single Pilot Resource & Task Management

Over the counter Medications

Drug and Alcohol Effects

Flight After Scuba Diving Consideration

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 4 hours

EQUIPMENT: Briefing Room

White Board and Markers

Power Point Presentation (Optional)

Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge

Written Quiz

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Lesson Objective and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer Pre-study Questions

Discuss Lesson Topics

Administer Quiz

STUDENT Take notes and complete quiz

ACTION:

COMPLETION This lesson will be complete when instructor has covered all applicable 

STANDARDS: lesson areas and administered the appropriate quiz to the student.
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LESSON 2- Airports and Airspace

OBJECTIVES: To develop the knowledge involving safe and efficient airport 

operations, and the National Airspace System

PRESTUDY: Review: Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge Chapter 12, 

13, AIM, Chapter

ELEMENTS: Towered and Non-Towered Operations

Airport Safety 

Airport Traffic Patterns

Signs and Markings

Airport Lighting

ATC Light Gun Signals

National Airspace System A,B,C,D,E,G

Special Use Airspace

Other Airspace

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 4 hours

EQUIPMENT: Briefing Room

White Board and Markers

Power Point Presentation (Optional)

Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge

Written Quiz

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Lesson Objective and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer Pre-study Questions

Discuss Lesson Topics

Administer Quiz

STUDENT Take notes and complete quiz

ACTION:

COMPLETION This lesson will be complete when instructor has covered all applicable 

STANDARDS: lesson areas and administered the appropriate quiz to the student
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LESSSON 3- Federal Aviation Regulations, AIM

OBJECTIVES: To develop the knowledge relating to applicable FARs

and NTSB 830 should be completed as two sessions.

PRESTUDY: Current FAR and AIM 

ELEMENTS: FAR Part 1

FAR Part 43

FAR Part 61

FAR Part 91

FAR 135

FAR Part 141

NTSB 830 Accident/Incident Reporting

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 5 hours

EQUIPMENT: Briefing Room

White Board and Markers

Power Point Presentation (Optional)

Current FAR/AIM

Written Quiz

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Lesson Objective and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer Pre-study Questions

Discuss Lesson Topics

Administer Quiz

STUDENT Take notes and complete quiz

ACTION:

COMPLETION This lesson will be complete when instructor has covered all applicable 

STANDARDS: lesson areas and administered the appropriate quiz to the student.
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LESSSON 4- Meteorology and Weather Theory

OBJECTIVES: To develop the knowledge related to weather theory and 

meteorology. 

PRESTUDY: Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge Chapter 10 

ELEMENTS: The Atmosphere Levels and Composition

Solar Heating

Pressure and Temperature Basics

Coriolis Force

Weather Patterns

Cloud Families

Air mass Weather

Fronts

Recognizing Critical Weather Situations

Hazardous Weather: Thunderstorms, Wind shear

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 4 hours

EQUIPMENT: Briefing Room

Computer with Internet Access

White Board and Markers

Power Point Presentation (Optional)

Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge

Written Quiz

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Lesson Objective and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer Pre-study Questions

Discuss Lesson Topics

Administer Quiz

STUDENT Take notes and complete quiz

ACTION:

COMPLETION This lesson will be complete when instructor has covered all applicable 

STANDARDS: lesson areas and administered the appropriate quiz to the student.
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LESSSON 5- Weather Forecasting

OBJECTIVES: To develop the knowledge related to weather forecasts, textual, 

graphical, automated reports, and weather briefing services.

Completed as two sessions

PRESTUDY: Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge Chapter 11 

ELEMENTS: Forecasting Methods

Textual Weather Reports 

(METARS,TAFs,UA,FA,FD,WA,WS,WST

Graphical Weather Presentations

Surface Analysis, Weather Depiction, Radar Summary, Prognostic

Doppler Radar

Sources of Online Weather Information 

FSS, DUATS, EFAS AWOS,ASOS,ATIS

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 5 hours

EQUIPMENT: Briefing Room

Computer with Internet Access

White Board and Markers

Power Point Presentation (Optional)

Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge

Written Quiz

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Lesson Objective and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer Pre-study Questions

Discuss Lesson Topics

Administer Quiz

STUDENT Take notes and complete quiz

ACTION:

COMPLETION This lesson will be complete when instructor has covered all applicable 

STANDARDS: lesson areas and administered the appropriate quiz to the student.
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LESSSON 6- Aerodynamics

OBJECTIVES: To develop the knowledge related to aerodynamics and flight 

theory. Completed as two segments. 

PRESTUDY: Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge Chapter 2, 3 

ELEMENTS: Forces of Flight Lift, Weight, Thrust, Drag

Vectors

Newton’s Laws, Bernoulli’s Principle

Airfoil Design Characteristics

Stalls, and Spins

Ground Effect, Vortices

Stability, Maneuverability, Controllability

Turning Tendencies

Load Factor, VG Diagram

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 5 hours

EQUIPMENT: Briefing Room

White Board and Markers

Power Point Presentation (Optional)

Applicable Aircraft Information Manual

Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge

Written Quiz

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Lesson Objective and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer Pre-study Questions

Discuss Lesson Topics

Administer Quiz

STUDENT Take notes and complete quiz

ACTION:

COMPLETION This lesson will be complete when instructor has covered all applicable 

STANDARDS: lesson areas and administered the appropriate quiz to the student.
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LESSSON 7- Airplane Performance Calculations, Weight and Balance, Navigation

OBJECTIVES: To develop the knowledge related to Airplane Performance & 

Weight and Balance. Completed as two segments.

PRESTUDY: Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge Chapter 8, 9. 

Applicable Aircraft Information Manual Section 6, E6-B Users 

Guide.

ELEMENTS: Calculation Tables, and Charts

Factors Affecting Performance

Density Altitude Considerations

Takeoff, Climb, Cruise, and Landing Performance

Weight and Balance Terms

Determining CG

Effects of CG Locations: Aft CG, Froward CG

Airplane Limitations: Effects of Exceeding 

Weight Shift Formula

Flight Planning, Navigation

Navigational Facilities

Pilotage & Dead-Reckoning with Magnetic Compass 

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 5 hours

EQUIPMENT: Briefing Room

White Board and Markers

Applicable Aircraft Information Manuel with tables and charts

Flight Computer E6-B

Power Point Presentation (Optional)

Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge

Written Quiz

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Lesson Objective and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer Pre-study Questions

Discuss Lesson Topics

Administer Quiz

STUDENT Take notes and complete quiz

ACTION:

COMPLETION This lesson will be complete when instructor has covered all applicable 

STANDARDS: lesson areas and administered the appropriate quiz to the student.
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LESSSON 8- Advanced Aircraft Systems

OBJECTIVES: To develop the knowledge related to advanced aircraft systems

PRESTUDY: Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge Chapter 1, 4, 5, 6

Applicable Aircraft Information Manual Section 7. Completed as 

two segments.

ELEMENTS: Primary Flight Controls and Trim

Flaps, Leading Edge Device, and Spoilers

Power Plants and Propeller

Landing Gear and Gear System

Fuel, Oil, and Hydraulic Systems

Electrical Systems

Avionics

Pitot-static and Vacuum Instruments

Environmental Systems, heating Cooling, 

Deicing and anti-icing

High Altitude Operations: Supplemental Oxygen, Pressurization 

SCHEDULE: Ground Instruction 5 hours

EQUIPMENT: Briefing Room

White Board and Markers

Applicable Aircraft Information Manuel with system schematics 

Power Point Presentation (Optional)

Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge

Written Quiz

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Lesson Objective and Completion Standards

ACTION: Answer Pre-study Questions

Discuss Lesson Topics

Administer Quiz

STUDENT Take notes and complete quiz

ACTION:

COMPLETION This lesson will be complete when instructor has covered all applicable 

STANDARDS: lesson areas and administered the appropriate quiz to the student.
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LESSSON 9- Final Examination

OBJECTIVES: Final examination of the student over all previous knowledge items

PRESTUDY: Previous Lesson’s notes, Quizzes, and Applicable Exam Guide 

(Optional)

ELEMENTS: Final Examination in Multiple Choice Format

SCHEDULE: Test Time 3 hours

EQUIPMENT: Quiet Testing Area

100 Question Exam

Test supplement book

Calculator, E6-B

Scrap Paper

INSTRUCTOR Discuss Lesson Objective and Completion Standards

ACTION: Administer and Proctor and grade the Test

STUDENT Complete Final Exam

ACTION:

COMPLETION This Lesson will be Complete when the Student has passed the exam with 

STANDARDS: a score of at least 70% or better.
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