Groundschool Schedules

 

 

 

 

The following provides a summary of current and up and coming groundschool courses; registration for credit is open to all students who hold the qualifying prerequisite, while auditing is open to all students without restriction.  The auditing fee is 50% of the tuition fee.

 

 

 

 

 


Full-time Private Pilot Groundschool (January 6, 2020)

Summary

This full-time Private Pilot Grounschool Course will run Monday through Thursday from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon with Tutorial Classes Friday 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, and is the entry point for all students beginning the 10-month Professional Pilot Program.

The course will run for approximately six weeks and prepares students to successfully complete the Transport Canada's qualifying written examination for the Private Pilot Licence. The Private Pilot Licence is the prerequisite for entry into the Commercial Pilot Program.

To register and reserve your seat, contact Langley Flying School at 1-877-532-6461. For further information, contact the Langley Flying School Chief Flying Instructor, David Parry via email dparry@langleyflyingschool.com.

Entry Requirements (prerequisites)

None.

Ground School Tuition Fee

$475

Book and Supplies

$325

Schedule

 

Date:

Subject:

Important Stuff:

Instructor:

1

Jan 06

Registration and Personal Licensing

 

David Parry

2

Jan 07

Airframes, Engines & Systems

 

Barry Stanley

3

Jan 08

Airframes, Engines & Systems

 

Barry Stanley

4

Jan 09

Aerodynamics & Theory of Flight

Quiz #1 - Personal Licensing Airframes, Engines & Systems

Barry Stanley

5

Jan 10

Tutorial

 

Michael Liu

6

Jan 13

Aerodynamics & Theory of Flight

 

Barry Stanley

7

Jan 14

Flight Operations

Quiz #2 – Aerodynamics- Theory of Flight

Daniel Shim

8

Jan 15

Flight Operations

 

Daniel Shim

9

Jan 16

Flight Operations

 

Daniel Shim

10

Jan 17

Tutorial

 

Katie Souza

11

Jan 20

Human Factors & Pilot Decision-Making

 

Michael Liu

12

Jan 21

Canadian Aviation Regulations

Quiz #3 Flight Ops - Human Factors & Pilot Decision Making

Gabriel Henderson

13

Jan 22

Canadian Aviation Regulations

 

Gabriel Henderson

14

Jan 23

Canadian Aviation Regulations

 

Gabriel Henderson

15

Jan 24

Tutorial

 

Katie Souza

16

Jan 27

Canadian Aviation Regulations

 

Darxy Karekezi

17

Jan 28

Canadian Aviation Regulations

Transport Canada - PSTAR

Gabriel Henderson

18

Jan 29

Meteorology Part I General Weather

 

Darxy Karekezi

19

Jan 30

Meteorology Part II Active Weather

 

Darxy Karekezi

20

Jan 31

Tutorial

 

Katie Souza

21

Feb 03

Meteorology Part III Weather Info

Quiz #4 Meteorology – General Weather

Darxy Karekezi

22

Feb 04

Meteorology Part III Weather Info

 

Darxy Karekezi

23

Feb 05

Navigation

Quiz# 5 Meteorology – Weather Information

Lester Wong

24

Feb 06

Navigation

 

Lester Wong

25

Feb 07

Tutorial

 

Michael Liu

26

Feb 10

Navigation

 

Lester Wong

27

Feb 11

Navigation

Quiz #6 Navigation

Lester Wong

28

Feb 12

Radio Navigation and

Electronic  Flight Instruments

 

William Kim

29

Feb 13

Review

Quiz #7 Radio Navigation and Flight Instruments

Michael Liu

 

 

Feb 14–23
Study and Final Exam

23 X 2.5 = 57.5 hrs;  6 X 2 =12 hrs            Total = 69.5 hrs

 

 

Groundschool Outline

Section I                                LICENSING REQUIREMENTS1
Section II                               AIRFRAMES, ENGINES AND SYSTEMS—PART I2
Section III                              AIRFRAMES, ENGINES AND SYSTEMS—PART II3
Review Quiz #1: Licensing Requirements and Airframes, Engines and Systems.
Section IV                              AERODYNAMICS AND THEORY OF FLIGHT4
Section V                               CANADIAN AVIATION REGULATIONS PART I and PART II 5
Review Quiz #2: Aerodynamics, Theory of Flight and the Canadian Aviation Regulations.
Section VI                               FLIGHT OPERATIONS6
Section VII                              HUMAN FACTORS AND PILOT DECISION-MAKING7
Review Quiz #3: Flight Operations—Part I (Airpersonship) and Pilot Decision-Making.
Section VIII                             METEOROLOGY—PART I (GENERAL)8
Review Quiz #4: Meteorology—Part I (General).
Section IX                               METEOROLOGY—PART II (ACTIVE WEATHER)
Review Quiz #5: Meteorology—Part I (Active Weather).
Section X                               WEATHER INFORMATION
Review Quiz #6: Meteorology—Part II (Weather Information).
Section XI                               NAVIGATION9
Review Quiz #7: Navigation.
Section XII                              RADIO NAVIGATION10
Section XIII                             FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS11
Review Quiz #8: Radio Navigation and Flight Instruments
FINAL EXAMINATION

Notes:

1 This section examines the licensing requirements associated with the Night Rating, the VFR OTT Rating, the Commercial Pilot Licence, the Instrument Rating, Multi-engine Class and Seaplane Class Ratings, and the Airline Transport Pilot Licence. The requirements for a Type Rating are also examined, as well as personal pilot logbook requirements, and pilot recency requirements.

2 This section focuses primarily on airframe structures and systems, including load factors and airworthiness issues related to aircraft logbooks and inspection procedures. The concepts of airworthiness and non-airworthiness are examined, as well as the requirements for Airworthiness Directives and Service Bulletins. Approved pilot maintenance is also reviewed.

3 This section begins with an examination of conventional piston engines and reviews the various systems associated with these engines, including fuel systems and electrical systems. A review is conducted of the various types of propeller systems—the mechanical and hydraulic variety—and, further, the various hydraulic variable pitch propellers—controllable pitch, constant speed, and hydromantic constant speed. Turbine Engines are also examined in this section, including the basic principles of operations (e.g., “continuous flow”) and engine components (e.g., the compressor, turbine, and combustor sections), and the design and operation of axial-flow and centrifugal-flow compressors. Turbofan engines are also examined, including the role and function of bypass air, and the two types of turboprop engines are examined—direct-drive and free-turbine turboprops. Finally, this section examines the general principles and operation of aircraft pressurization systems, including the roll and operation of outflow valves, positive relief valves, dump valves, negative pressure relief valves, and the limitations of “maximum differential.”

4 This section begins with a review of the fundamentals of aerodynamics, including the practical application of universal lift and drag formula, flight for maximum range and flight for maximum endurance. This section also examines the role and operation of various aircraft design features such as vortex generators, wing fences, winglets (topsails), slots and slats, spoilers and speed brakes, as well as various complex flap variations such as Zap, Fowler, and Double-slotted Flaps. Finally, this section examines the concept of “critical engine” as it applies to multi-engine operations.

5 This section begins with an examination of the basic legal concept of flight operations including the classification of Canadian Airspace and the application of minimum weather requirements, but also examines the rules governing altimeter practices in the Standard Pressure Region, flight operations with respect to national security, the rules governing the use of oxygen and oxygen equipment and supply, and the rules regarding aircraft emergency and non-equipment during various types of flight operations. The section then focuses on regulations and requirements specific to the commercial pilot, with a special focus of the vast array of regulations governing Air Taxi Operations, Commuter Operations (including takeoff weight limitations of commuter aircraft), and limitations of commercial pilot Duty Times and Flight Times.

6 This section on flight operations begins with a review of flight administration, including such company documents as the Operations and Procedures Manual and the Maintenance Control Manual. Weight and Balance factors and concepts are then examined, including the practical determination of weight and balance for a complex aircraft such as the C-441. The formula for the operational shifting of aircraft weight is examined, as well as the calculation of weight and balance as a %MAC. Landing illusions and errors are examined, as well as issues related to hydroplaning and the practical interpretation and use of the Canadian Runway Friction Index (CRFI). Attention is drawn to the risks and dangers of mid-air collisions and bird strikes, as well as special operational considerations related to flight over water and flight over mountainous areas. The hazards associated with winter operations are reviewed, as are the application and use of de-icing and anti-icing fluids. Consideration is also given to roll upset and tail-plane stall phenomena. Fuel handling considerations are discussed, as are human factors related to aviation (e.g., hypoxia, carbon monoxide poisoning, decompression sickness, and vertigo-spatial disorientation). This section concludes with the examination of the calculation and application of aircraft Acceleration-Stop Distance with respect to takeoffs.

7 Going back to the early 1970s it has been realized that the in-flight “decisions” made by pilots—in particular, bad decisions—have been a major cause of commercial aircraft accidents. This section examines the various elements of the decision-making process typically used by pilots in critical situations where flight safety is affected. The importance of pilot “situational awareness” is examined, as well as the common factors that lead to the dangerous “loss of situational awareness” and its potential consequences. The general attitudes of pilots are examined—both the potentially “dangerous” attitudes and the “safe” attitudes. This section focuses on a number of case studies of accidents involving commercial aircraft operations in which pilot-decision making was found to be a critical contributing factor.

8 This and the following sections review the pervasive role of weather in flying. Weather is responsible for creating some of the most awe-inspiring conditions of flight, but it is also responsible for creating some of the most hazardous conditions. Students are introduced to the fundamental processes that govern weather conditions and changes in the weather, with focus on the air masses commonly encountered in Canada, the atmospheric pressure changes that govern the movement of these masses, and the frontal weather that is produced where the different air masses come into contact with one another. The final section in this series on weather reviews interpretation of weather information, with special focus on the application of Area Forecasts.

9 This section begins with a review of the basic terms and concepts of navigation, including a review of the errors associated with the magnetic compass. The interpretation of navigation chart information is also examined, with special consideration of information contained on WAC charts and the IFR Enroute Low Altitude Charts. The concepts of Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude and Minimum Enroute Altitude are examined as they apply to IFR charts. The application of the “one-in-sixty” rule is examined, and so are the concepts of “relative bearing.” Students learn the application of formula to determine both relative bearing and time/distance to station as they are applied to radio navigation. Students also learn how to determine the Sun’s True Bearing using the Transport Canada publication Finding the Sun’s True Bearing.

10 This section on radio navigation begins with an examination of VOR and ADF/NDB operational equipment and then proceeds to examine the two broad categories of conventional radar systems—Primary Surveillance Radar and Secondary Surveillance Radar. The function and use of Airway and Airport Surveillance Radar, Airport Surveillance Radar, and Terminal Surveillance Radar are reviewed, as is Airport Surface Radar, Independent Secondary Surveillance Radar and Precision Approach Radar. The principles and operation of ILS and DME are reviewed, and so are such Area Navigation Systems as INS, RNAV, LORAN-C, and GNSS (GPS). This section concludes with an examination of navigation equipment interference.

11 This section focuses on the operating principles of the various gyro and pitot/static flight instruments, including the errors associated with their interpretation and use.

 


Part-time Private Pilot Groundschool (Feb 4, 2020)

Summary

Everyone interested in becoming a pilot (private or commercial) is welcome to this part-time evening course, which began on Tuesday, Feb 4th, 2019, and will last until April 23, 2020.

The class will meet on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7:00pm to 9:15pm, with weekend tutorials every Saturday from 10:00am to 12:00pm.

To register and reserve your seat, contact Langley Flying School at 1-604-532-6461.

Those having difficulty attending on these days can register as sell-study students and have an open invitation to join any class meeting they can. All self-study students have to write the course Quizzes at the airport.

This Private Pilot Groundschool course is the prerequisite for the Commercial Pilot Groundschool course.

Contact a Langley Flying School Flight Instructor for additional information.

Entry Requirements (prerequisites)

None.

Ground School Tuition Fee

$475

Book and Supplies

$325

Schedule

 

Date:

Subject:

Important Stuff:

Instructor:

1

Feb 04

Registration and Personnel Licensing

 

David Parry

2

Feb 06

Airframes, Engines & Systems

 

Daniel Shim

3

Feb 08

Tutorial

 

Lester Wong

4

Feb 11

Airframes, Engines & Systems

 

Daniel Shim

5

Feb 13

Aerodynamics & Theory of Flight

Quiz #1 - Licensing, Airframes, Engines & Systems

Daniel Shim

6

Feb 15

Tutorial

 

Lester Wong

7

Feb 18

Aerodynamics & Theory of Flight

 

Daniel Shim

8

Feb 20

Canadian Aviation Regulations

Quiz #2 - Aerodynamics & Theory of Flight

Gabriel Henderson

Feb 22

Tutorial

 

Lester Wong

10

Feb 25

Canadian Aviation Regulations

 

Gabriel Henderson

11

Feb 27

Canadian Aviation Regulations

 

Gabriel Henderson

12

Feb 29

Tutorial

 

Ricardo Simao

13

Mar 03

Canadian Aviation Regulations

 

Gabriel Henderson

14

Mar 05

Canadian Aviation Regulations

 Transport Canada PSTAR

Gabriel Henderson

15

Mar 07

Tutorial

 

Ricardo Simao

16

Mar 10

Flight Operations

 

Barry Stanley

17

Mar 12

Flight Operations

 

Barry Stanley

18

Mar 14

Tutorial

 

Ricardo Simao

19

Mar 17

Flight Operations

 

Barry Stanley

20

Mar 19

Human Factors & Pilot Decision-Making

 

Lester Wong

21

Mar 21

Tutorial

 

Ricardo Simao

22

Mar 24

Meteorology Part I General Weather

Quiz #3 Flight Ops - Human Factors & Pilot Decision Making

Michael Liu

23

Mar 26

Meteorology Part II Active Weather

 

Michael Liu

24

Mar 28

Tutorial

 

Ricardo Simao

25

Mar 31

Meteorology Part III Weather Info

Quiz #4 Meteorology – General Weather

Michael Liu

26

Apr 02

Meteorology Part III Weather Info

 

Michael Liu

27

Apr 04

Tutorial

 

Ricardo Simao

28

Apr 07

Navigation

Quiz #5 Meteorology - Weather Information

Luisa Sanabria

28

Apr 09

Navigation

 

Luisa Sanabria

30

Apr 11

Tutorial

 

Ricardo Simao

31

Apr 14

Navigation

 

Luisa Sanabria

32

Apr 16

Navigation

 

Luisa Sanabria

33

Apr 18

Tutorial

 

Ricardo Simao

34

Apr 21

Radio Navigation and Electronic Flight Instruments

Quiz #6 Navigation

William Kim

35

Apr 23

Review

Quiz #7 Radio Navigation and Flight Instruments

Lester Wong

 

 

Apr 23 - May 1
 Study and Final Exam

23 X 2.25 = 52 hrs;  11 X 2 = 22 hrs
Total = 73.75 hrs

 

 

Groundschool Outline

Section I                                LICENSING REQUIREMENTS1
Section II                               AIRFRAMES, ENGINES AND SYSTEMS—PART I2
Section III                              AIRFRAMES, ENGINES AND SYSTEMS—PART II3
Review Quiz #1: Licensing Requirements and Airframes, Engines and Systems.
Section IV                              AERODYNAMICS AND THEORY OF FLIGHT4
Section V                               CANADIAN AVIATION REGULATIONS PART I and PART II 5
Review Quiz #2: Aerodynamics, Theory of Flight and the Canadian Aviation Regulations.
Section VI                               FLIGHT OPERATIONS6
Section VII                              HUMAN FACTORS AND PILOT DECISION-MAKING7
Review Quiz #3: Flight Operations—Part I (Airpersonship) and Pilot Decision-Making.
Section VIII                             METEOROLOGY—PART I (GENERAL)8
Review Quiz #4: Meteorology—Part I (General).
Section IX                               METEOROLOGY—PART II (ACTIVE WEATHER)
Review Quiz #5: Meteorology—Part I (Active Weather).
Section X                               WEATHER INFORMATION
Review Quiz #6: Meteorology—Part II (Weather Information).
Section XI                               NAVIGATION9
Review Quiz #7: Navigation.
Section XII                              RADIO NAVIGATION10
Section XIII                             FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS11
Review Quiz #8: Radio Navigation and Flight Instruments
FINAL EXAMINATION

Notes:

1 This section examines the licensing requirements associated with the Night Rating, the VFR OTT Rating, the Commercial Pilot Licence, the Instrument Rating, Multi-engine Class and Seaplane Class Ratings, and the Airline Transport Pilot Licence. The requirements for a Type Rating are also examined, as well as personal pilot logbook requirements, and pilot recency requirements.

2 This section focuses primarily on airframe structures and systems, including load factors and airworthiness issues related to aircraft logbooks and inspection procedures. The concepts of airworthiness and non-airworthiness are examined, as well as the requirements for Airworthiness Directives and Service Bulletins. Approved pilot maintenance is also reviewed.

3 This section begins with an examination of conventional piston engines and reviews the various systems associated with these engines, including fuel systems and electrical systems. A review is conducted of the various types of propeller systems—the mechanical and hydraulic variety—and, further, the various hydraulic variable pitch propellers—controllable pitch, constant speed, and hydromantic constant speed. Turbine Engines are also examined in this section, including the basic principles of operations (e.g., “continuous flow”) and engine components (e.g., the compressor, turbine, and combustor sections), and the design and operation of axial-flow and centrifugal-flow compressors. Turbofan engines are also examined, including the role and function of bypass air, and the two types of turboprop engines are examined—direct-drive and free-turbine turboprops. Finally, this section examines the general principles and operation of aircraft pressurization systems, including the roll and operation of outflow valves, positive relief valves, dump valves, negative pressure relief valves, and the limitations of “maximum differential.”

4 This section begins with a review of the fundamentals of aerodynamics, including the practical application of universal lift and drag formula, flight for maximum range and flight for maximum endurance. This section also examines the role and operation of various aircraft design features such as vortex generators, wing fences, winglets (topsails), slots and slats, spoilers and speed brakes, as well as various complex flap variations such as Zap, Fowler, and Double-slotted Flaps. Finally, this section examines the concept of “critical engine” as it applies to multi-engine operations.

5 This section begins with an examination of the basic legal concept of flight operations including the classification of Canadian Airspace and the application of minimum weather requirements, but also examines the rules governing altimeter practices in the Standard Pressure Region, flight operations with respect to national security, the rules governing the use of oxygen and oxygen equipment and supply, and the rules regarding aircraft emergency and non-equipment during various types of flight operations. The section then focuses on regulations and requirements specific to the commercial pilot, with a special focus of the vast array of regulations governing Air Taxi Operations, Commuter Operations (including takeoff weight limitations of commuter aircraft), and limitations of commercial pilot Duty Times and Flight Times.

6 This section on flight operations begins with a review of flight administration, including such company documents as the Operations and Procedures Manual and the Maintenance Control Manual. Weight and Balance factors and concepts are then examined, including the practical determination of weight and balance for a complex aircraft such as the C-441. The formula for the operational shifting of aircraft weight is examined, as well as the calculation of weight and balance as a %MAC. Landing illusions and errors are examined, as well as issues related to hydroplaning and the practical interpretation and use of the Canadian Runway Friction Index (CRFI). Attention is drawn to the risks and dangers of mid-air collisions and bird strikes, as well as special operational considerations related to flight over water and flight over mountainous areas. The hazards associated with winter operations are reviewed, as are the application and use of de-icing and anti-icing fluids. Consideration is also given to roll upset and tail-plane stall phenomena. Fuel handling considerations are discussed, as are human factors related to aviation (e.g., hypoxia, carbon monoxide poisoning, decompression sickness, and vertigo-spatial disorientation). This section concludes with the examination of the calculation and application of aircraft Acceleration-Stop Distance with respect to takeoffs.

7 Going back to the early 1970s it has been realized that the in-flight “decisions” made by pilots—in particular, bad decisions—have been a major cause of commercial aircraft accidents. This section examines the various elements of the decision-making process typically used by pilots in critical situations where flight safety is affected. The importance of pilot “situational awareness” is examined, as well as the common factors that lead to the dangerous “loss of situational awareness” and its potential consequences. The general attitudes of pilots are examined—both the potentially “dangerous” attitudes and the “safe” attitudes. This section focuses on a number of case studies of accidents involving commercial aircraft operations in which pilot-decision making was found to be a critical contributing factor.

8 This and the following sections review the pervasive role of weather in flying. Weather is responsible for creating some of the most awe-inspiring conditions of flight, but it is also responsible for creating some of the most hazardous conditions. Students are introduced to the fundamental processes that govern weather conditions and changes in the weather, with focus on the air masses commonly encountered in Canada, the atmospheric pressure changes that govern the movement of these masses, and the frontal weather that is produced where the different air masses come into contact with one another. The final section in this series on weather reviews interpretation of weather information, with special focus on the application of Area Forecasts.

9 This section begins with a review of the basic terms and concepts of navigation, including a review of the errors associated with the magnetic compass. The interpretation of navigation chart information is also examined, with special consideration of information contained on WAC charts and the IFR Enroute Low Altitude Charts. The concepts of Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude and Minimum Enroute Altitude are examined as they apply to IFR charts. The application of the “one-in-sixty” rule is examined, and so are the concepts of “relative bearing.” Students learn the application of formula to determine both relative bearing and time/distance to station as they are applied to radio navigation. Students also learn how to determine the Sun’s True Bearing using the Transport Canada publication Finding the Sun’s True Bearing.

10 This section on radio navigation begins with an examination of VOR and ADF/NDB operational equipment and then proceeds to examine the two broad categories of conventional radar systems—Primary Surveillance Radar and Secondary Surveillance Radar. The function and use of Airway and Airport Surveillance Radar, Airport Surveillance Radar, and Terminal Surveillance Radar are reviewed, as is Airport Surface Radar, Independent Secondary Surveillance Radar and Precision Approach Radar. The principles and operation of ILS and DME are reviewed, and so are such Area Navigation Systems as INS, RNAV, LORAN-C, and GNSS (GPS). This section concludes with an examination of navigation equipment interference.

11 This section focuses on the operating principles of the various gyro and pitot/static flight instruments, including the errors associated with their interpretation and use.

Langley Flying School Piper Cherokee departing Runway 01 at Sunset