- Episode 12: Weather Hazards: Fronts, Thunderstorms, Icing, Fog, and Wind
Follow defined hypothetical route roles from northern California to Wisconsin to recognize fronts, thunderstorms, icing, fog, wind, terrain effects, runway components, and low-level wind shear in context.
- Episode 11: Weather Theory: Pressure, Stability, Moisture, and Clouds
Build the physical chain from pressure, temperature, and density through stability, moisture, saturation, and cloud formation, then connect it to later VFR weather interpretation.
- Episode 10: Aircraft Performance and Density Altitude
Connect pressure altitude, temperature, air density, loading, wind, and runway conditions to aircraft-specific takeoff, climb, cruise, and landing performance planning.
- Episode 9: Weight, Balance, and Center of Gravity
Connect the actual airplane, occupants, baggage, cargo, and fuel to total weight, center of gravity, aircraft handling, all-phase limit checks, and practical performance planning.
- Episode 8: Aircraft Documents, Airworthiness, Inspections, and Maintenance
A practical study of aircraft documents, airworthiness, inspections, maintenance records, and inoperative equipment decisions.
- Episode 7: Flight Instruments and Failure Recognition
A practical study of flight instruments, their shared sources, and how to recognize an instrument story that does not fit.
- Episode 6: Fuel, Mixture, Carburetion, Oil, Cooling, and Electrical Systems
A source-conscious study of fuel, mixture, carburetion, oil, cooling, and electrical systems for private-pilot airplane learners, including a brief distinction between carbureted and fuel-injected engines.
- Episode 5: Piston Engines, Propellers, and Combustion
A source-conscious study of piston engines, propellers, and combustion for private-pilot airplane learners, connecting controlled cylinder pressure to thrust, power indications, and ignition safety.
- Episode 4: Flight Controls, Stability, and Left-Turning Tendencies
A source-conscious study of flight controls, stability, and left-turning tendencies for private-pilot airplane learners, connecting control-surface airflow to coordination and condition-dependent directional control.
- Episode 3: Stalls, Load Factor, and Spin Avoidance
A source-conscious study of stalls, load factor, coordination, and spin avoidance for private-pilot airplane learners, connecting published one-G stall speeds to the changing aerodynamic demand on the wing.