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Initial commercial · Airplane single-engine land

Commercial Pilot ground school

For pilots preparing for an initial commercial airplane single-engine land certificate. Study commercial privileges and limitations, performance planning, aircraft systems, and the principles behind commercial maneuvers.

21 lessons · 7 modules · 101 practice questions

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SAMPLE PRACTICE QUESTION

What does 250 total hours establish by itself?

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COURSE SYLLABUS

Commercial Pilot lessons

1. Commercial qualifications and operating authority

Certificate eligibility, aeronautical experience, medical privileges, and the limits of paid flying.

  1. Commercial ASEL eligibility and experience
  2. Medical qualification, currency and commercial limitations
  3. Compensation, common carriage and operational control

2. Airworthiness and complex-airplane systems

Inspection records, inoperative equipment, propellers, retractable gear and automated flight controls.

  1. Airworthiness records and inoperative equipment
  2. Constant-speed propellers and engine management
  3. Retractable landing gear, TAA and automation failures

3. Aerodynamics, loading and aircraft performance

Energy, maneuvering limits, center of gravity, takeoff margins and climb calculations.

  1. Load factor, maneuvering speed and energy
  2. Center of gravity and loading changes
  3. Takeoff, landing and climb margins

4. Weather, navigation and dispatch planning

Weather interpretation, route calculations, airspace and diversion decisions for commercial operations.

  1. Weather hazards and forecast uncertainty
  2. Cross-country planning, fuel and navigation
  3. Diversions, human factors and flight-deck management

5. Commercial performance maneuvers

Steep turns, steep spirals, chandelles, lazy eights and eights on pylons.

  1. Steep turns and steep spirals
  2. Chandelles and lazy eights
  3. Eights on pylons and pivotal altitude

6. Airport operations and precision landings

Surface operations, runway performance, power-off accuracy and go-around decisions.

  1. Preflight, starting, taxi and runway operations
  2. Normal, short-field and soft-field technique
  3. Power-off 180 accuracy and go-arounds

7. Stalls, high-altitude operations and emergencies

Angle-of-attack control, oxygen and pressurization, emergency planning and practical-test preparation.

  1. Slow flight, stalls and spin awareness
  2. Oxygen, pressurization and high-altitude planning
  3. Emergency procedures and practical-test readiness

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