Subject matter to be covered…
1. Mathematics and Study
Methods
2. Human Performance
3. Meteorology
4. Aircraft Technical and General
5. Radio Aids
6. Instruments
7. Law and Procedures
8. Flight Planning
9. Navigation and Plotting

What else….
 200 hours total flying time
 100 hours Pilot-in-Command
 50 hours Cross-country flying
 10 hours night flying
 IF Rating (40 hours single engine and 50 hours twin engine)

Brand Wessels
Wessel van den Bergh
Ivan van Rooyen

Student
Commentary…
Comments received from
Frans(CPL): “Very entertaining, no spoon feeding here, worth it and money well spent, great tempo and passed 6 subjects in one sitting… ”

Student
Commentary…
Comments received from
Tjaart(CPL): “Great results, very comprehensive, learnt a hell of a lot, very satisfied.”

Student
Commentary…
Comments received from
Ruan(CPL): “Very educational, well worth it, much better than comparable courses
I tried…”

Student
Commentary…
Comments received from Sean Kenny
(ATP course):
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“Great pace, good discussion”
“Well informed on subject matter”
“Excellent communication process”
“Great course – thank you very much!”

Student
Commentary…
Comments received from Martin van
Eeden (ATP course):
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“So I was not the only student struggling….”
“Application focused – helped me a lot.”
“Good people skills by facilitator.”
“Arranged in such a way that we could learn from each other.”

Trigonometry
Some triangles do not always have a 90 º angle, therefore the normal trig functions do not always apply. The following formula is used to solve the RNAV questions.
a
The COSINE Rule :
The SIN Rule : b ² = a² + c² - 2ac x COS B c
a
SIN A
= b
SIN B
= c
SIN C

An Equation is like a balance scale. Everything must be equal on both sides.
10
=
5 + 5

1 In 60 Rule.
A VOR DME defines the centre of an airway 10 Nautical Miles wide. An aircraft at distance 180 Nautical Miles has a two dot fly right indication on a 5 dot CDI. What is the distance from the airway?. Track Error
=
Distance Off
4 °
60
Distance To Go
=
Distance Off
60 180 NM A ) Distance from centre = 12 NM
720
= Distance Off
B ) Distance from boundary = 7 NM
60
= 12 NM
5 Nautical Miles
5 Nautical Miles
180 NM 4 °
GGV

Problem Solving is easy if you follow these steps

Trig Example: You are taking off from a runway, with a hill 300’ high, 6000’ from the threshold. What angle of climb must you maintain to clear the hill? tan x = y/x Push this button just before you choose a 2 nd function button tan
ˉ¹)
Thus x = 2,86º
Force of 3
Force of 2
Square
Root
Brackets
Degree, minutes, seconds – also hours, minutes, seconds
10 to the force …
% Button

Study Methods
 Mind Maps
 Memory Training
 How to create Summaries
 Time Management
 Study Tips
 Habits to Acquire

The 7 Habits of Highly
Effective People
Habit 1: Be Proactive
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
Habit 3: Put First Things First
Habit 4: Think Win-Win
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, then to be Understood
Habit 6: Synergize
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

1
The Time Management Quadrant
URGENT
• Crises
• Pressing Problems
• Deadline driven projects, meetings, preparations
NOT URGENT
• Preparation
• Prevention
• Values clarification
• Planning
• Relationship building
• Empowerment
2
3
• Interruptions, phone calls
• Some mail, some reports
• Some meetings
• Many popular activities
• Trivia, busywork
•
Some telephone calls
• Time wasters
• “Escape” activities
• Excessive TV
4

Aircraft Technical and General

Instruments……
The DRMC is in essence a compass card with numeric directions, on a freely suspended bar magnet

“A series of predetermined maneuvers by reference to flight instruments, with specified protection from obstacles, from the initial approach fix (or where applicable, from the beginning of a defined arrival route) to a point from which a landing can be completed and thereafter, if a landing cannot be completed, to a position at which holding or en-route obstacle clearance limits apply.”

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Hemisphere
Summer
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Hemisphere
Summer