A Good Pilot is Always Learning

A Concise Guide to the FAA Practical Test Oral Exam The Gold Seal Online Ground School www.OnlineGroundSchool.com © Copyright 2014 by Atlanta Flight, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Gold Seal Oral Exam Summary

• Cover
• VFR Requirements
• Required Documents
• Special Endorsements
• Change of Address
• Currency
• Fuel Requirements
• Inspections
• VFR Equipment Requirements
• (1) Airspeed indicator, altimeter, compass
• Night VFR Flight Equipment
• For night flight, the aircraft must also have:
• Preventative Maintenance
• Minimum Altitudes
• Separation from Clouds
• Course and Altitude – The Hemispherical Rule
• Visibility Requirements
• Oxygen Requirements
• Flight Planning Requirements
• Section Summary
• Airplane Systems
• Aerodynamics
• Lift
• Stalls
• Spins
• Turns
• Load Factor
• Left Turning Tendency
• Lettered Airspaces
• Class A
• Special Use Airspaces
• Entry Into Airspaces
• Airport Facilities Directory
• Loss of Power in Flight
• Here's a good memory checklist for loss of power
• Engine or Wing Fire
• Fire While Starting
• Carburetor Ice
• Structural Icing
• High Density Altitude
• Temperature and Air Movement
• Air Pressure and Air Movement
• Clouds, Fog, and Dewpoint
• Air Stability
• Thunderstorms
• Cloud Coverage
• Types of Fog
• Weather Briefings
• AIRMETs
• An AIRMET is an advisory of significant weather conditions primarily of interest to smaller aircraft. Issued every six hours, AIRMETs report IFR conditions, moderate turbulence, moderate icing, and surface winds of 30 knots or greater.
• SIGMETs
• METARs
• TAFs
• Aviation Area Forecasts
• Internet Provided Weather Charts
• Surface Analysis Charts
• Significant Weather Prognostic Charts
• Weather Depiction Charts
• Radar Summary Charts
• In-Flight Weather Information
• Another Surface Analysis Chart – Southeastern Uni
• Hypoxia
• Hyperventilation
• Motion Sickness
• Spatial Disorientation
• Scuba Diving
• Night Flight
• Airplane
• Pilot Candidate