Start Here
Make sure you have these required documents
- Photo ID (I assume you guys all have a driver's license…)
- FAA medical certificate (if you do not have one, find an aviation medical examiner here and apply for a first class if able)
- Student pilot’s license (if you do not have one apply for one here, then send me the FTN number the application generates)
- An endorsement from me (which you will get when you are ready to solo)
Once the administrative items are in progress, start studying! Below are some links that I find useful.
Educational Stuff
- PPL/CPL and IFR Lesson Plans - I wrote these to help me review for CFI, hopefully they are useful!
- ERAU Youtube - ERAU has some excellent visuals in their videos and is my favorite youtube channel for educational flying videos. Sort their videos by most popular.
- Flight Insight Youtube - this guy has an ability to take complex topics and explain them super clearly
- Boldmethod - check out the “CFI Tools” page or just read some articles
FAA References
- Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (PHAK) - for those that learn best by reading
- Airplane Flying Handbook - a great dive into manuevers in a textbook format
- ECFR - online FAR/AIM…type 14 CFR X.X to find any regulation (for example, 14 CFR 61.51)
- Private Pilot Airmen Certification Standards - Essentially your PPL study guide straight from the FAA! READ THIS!
Sectionals
- Skyvector - Viewing aeronautical charts
- Aeronautical Chart User's Guide - Every symbol on the sectional is in this PDF
Practice Tests
More entertainment but still educational
- Steveo1Kinevo Youtube
- Niko's Wings Youtube
- FlightChops Youtube
- Aviation101 Youtube
- FlightRadar24 Track airplanes