Private Pilot Course Materials
Below you will find a comprehensive list of everything you will need for your Private Pilot Course with CAA. You will not need everything on this list from the get-go, but by the end of the course you will want to have access to pretty much everything on this list. Ask your instructor what is necessary at this time
Tools
Books
Most of these course materials can be found free of charge from the FAA's website. Since it is advisable to have hard copies of some of the material, please ask your instructor which ones he/she recommends you get in print. You must ensure that all your material is always up-to-date (that includes sectional charts, handbooks etc.)
Tools
- Plotter with rotating azimuth
- Manual (paper or aluminum) E6B Flight Computer
- Tri-fold kneeboard
- Fuel Strainer/Sump
- Aviation Headset
- Pilot's Logbook
Books
Most of these course materials can be found free of charge from the FAA's website. Since it is advisable to have hard copies of some of the material, please ask your instructor which ones he/she recommends you get in print. You must ensure that all your material is always up-to-date (that includes sectional charts, handbooks etc.)
- FAA-S-8081-14 Practical Test Standards
- Airplane Information Manual (aircraft specific)
- Airport Facility Directory (AFD)
- Sectional Chart
- Terminal Area Chart (TAC)
- Federal Aviation Regulations and Aeronautical Information Manual (FAR/AIM)
- Private Pilot Oral Exam Guide
- FAA-H-8083-1 Weight and Balance Handbook
- FAA-H-8083-2 Risk Management Handbook
- FAA-H-8083-3 Airplane Flying Handbook
- FAA-H-8083-6 Advanced Avionics Handbook
- FAA-H-8083-15 Instrument Flying Handbook
- AC 00-6 Aviation Weather
- AC 00-45 Aviation Weather Services
- AC 61-65 Certification: Pilots and Flight Instructors
- AC 61-67 Stall and Spin Awareness Training
- AC 61-84 Role of Preflight Preparation
- AC 90-48 Pilot’s Role in Collision Avoidance
- AC 90-66 Recommended Standard Traffic Patterns and Practices for Aeronautical Operations at Airports Without Operating Control Towers
- AC 91-13 Cold Weather Operation of Aircraft
- AC 91-55 Reduction of Electrical System Failures Following Aircraft Engine Starting
- AC 91-69 Seaplane Safety for FAR Part 91 Operations
- AC 91-73 Part 91 and 135 Single-Pilot Procedures During Taxi Operations
- AC 120-51 Crew Resource Management Training
- AC 120-74 Parts 91, 121, 125 and 135 Flightcrew Procedures During Taxi Operations
- AC 150-5340-18 Standards for Airport Sign Systems
