Lecture Notes

All lecture notes, except Session 18: Special Lecture on Aerobatics, are provided in the following table.

SES #	TOPICS
1	Lecture 1: Introduction (PDF - 2.5 MB), Lecture 1 Q and A (PDF - 1.1MB)
2	Lecture 2: Airplane Aerodynamics (PDF - 3.1MB)
3	Lecture 3: Learning to Fly (PDF - 2.3MB)
4	Lecture 4: Aircraft Systems (PDF - 3.7MB)
5	Special Lecture: Oshkosh 2018 (PDF - 3.5MB)
6	Lecture 5: Charts and Airspace (PDF - 2.8MB)
7	Lecture 6: The Flight Environment (PDF - 2.5MB)
8	Lecture 7: Navigation (PDF - 3.1MB)
9	Lecture 8: Helicopter Aerodynamics (PDF - 1.9MB)
10	Special Lecture: F-22 Flight Controls (PDF)
11	Lecture 9: Meteorology (PDF - 3.9MB)
12	Lecture 10: Communication and Flight Information (PDF - 2.5MB)
13	Lecture 11: Aircraft Ownership and Maintenance (PDF - 1.0MB)
14	Special Lecture: The How and the Why of IFR (PDF - 1.0MB)
15	Lecture 12: Aircraft Performance (PDF - 3.8MB)
16	Lecture 13: Interpreting Weather Data (PDF - 4.4MB)
17	Lecture 14: Human Factors (PDF - 3.0MB)
18	Special Lecture: Aerobatics (not available)
19	Lecture 15: Flight Planning (PDF - 2.9MB)
20	Lecture 16: Seaplanes (PDF - 1.4MB)
21	Lecture 17: Small UAS Operations (PDF)
22	Lecture 18: Weight and Balance (PDF - 2.7MB)
23	Lecture 19: Multi-Engine and Jets (PDF - 1.5MB)
24	Lecture 20: Flying at Night (PDF - 1.4MB)
25	Lecture 21: Weather Minimums and Final Tips (PDF - 1.8MB)

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