| Except as specified in
§61.329, to apply for a sport pilot
certificate you must receive and log ground
training from an authorized instructor or
complete a home-study course on the
following aeronautical knowledge areas:
(a) Applicable regulations of this chapter
that relate to sport pilot privileges,
limits, and flight operations.
(b) Accident reporting requirements of
the National Transportation Safety Board.
(c) Use of the applicable portions of the
aeronautical information manual and FAA
advisory circulars.
(d) Use of aeronautical charts for VFR
navigation using pilotage, dead reckoning,
and navigation systems, as appropriate.
(e) Recognition of critical weather
situations from the ground and in flight,
windshear avoidance, and the procurement and
use of aeronautical weather reports and
forecasts.
(f) Safe and efficient operation of
aircraft, including collision avoidance, and
recognition and avoidance of wake
turbulence.
(g) Effects of density altitude on
takeoff and climb performance.
(h) Weight and balance computations.
(i) Principles of aerodynamics,
powerplants, and aircraft systems.
(j) Stall awareness, spin entry, spins,
and spin recovery techniques, as applicable.
(k) Aeronautical decision making and risk
management.
(l) Preflight actions that include—
(1) How to get information on runway
lengths at airports of intended use, data on
takeoff and landing distances, weather
reports and forecasts, and fuel
requirements; and
(2) How to plan for alternatives if the
planned flight cannot be completed or if you
encounter delays. |
