Do you want to fly a plane, helicopter, or commercial drone, or understand more about aircraft and air traffic control systems?
When & Where?
MIT will be offering ground school sessions during IAP 2020. Sessions will be held on the following dates:
Jan 6, 2020 Mon, 09:00AM-05:00PM, room 56-114
Jan 7, 2020 Tues, 09:00AM-05:00PM, room 56-114
Jan 8, 2020 Wed, 09:00AM-05:00PM, room 56-114
Dont miss this great opportunity to learn everything that an FAA-certificated Private pilot or Remote Pilot needs to know for the official knowledge test.
What?
The course includes qualitative aerodynamics, airplane and helicopter systems, practical meteorology, navigation, cross-country flight planning, and human factors. FAA-required theory will be presented through thought-experiments. Besides, practical advice will be offered based on instructors’ real-world experience.
Course staff:
Dr. Tina P. Srivastava, pilot and MIT alum (Course 16 S.B.; System Design and Management S.M.; Ph.D supervised in Course 16, ESD, Sloan)
Philip Greenspun, an FAA Airline Transport Pilot and Flight Instructor for both airplanes and helicopters, MIT alum (Course 18 S.B.; Course 6 Ph.D).
Prerequisites:
- Download three free PDFs from the FAA web site:
1) Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (read Chapters 1, 3-8, 12, 14-16)
2) Airplane Flying Handbook, (read Chapters 1-3, 7-8, 10)
3) Helicopter Flying Handbook (read Chapters 1-4, 9) - Download ForeFlight (iOS only) or Garmin Pilot (Android or iOS) and set yourself up with a 30-day free trial. Bring a device to class, if convenient.
More course details are available in the links below:
IAP Ground School
Course Announcement and Curriculum
MIT 16.687: Private Pilot Ground School IAP 2020 Sign Up Form
Get ready for the FAA Knowledge test with the MIT Private Pilot Ground School sessions during IAP 2020.