East Coast Aero Club Part 141 Helicopter Instrument Ground Training Record

by Philip Greenspun and Kasim Te; revised January 2008

Developed for students at East Coast Aero Club which operated under FAR Part 141 from July 2008 through July 2010.

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Instructions: Lesson will be complete, when by oral examination, the student displays an understanding of the material presented. "Pass" should be written in the "grade" column of the lesson and both the student and instructor should initial the appropriate boxes. Ground stages will be complete when the student has passed the appropriate Ground Stage written examination with a minimum score of 70%. The instructor will review each incorrect response with the student to assure complete understanding before advancing.

Ground Stage I

	Date	Grade	Student Initials	Instructor Initials
Lesson 1 - basic weather and atmosphere
Lesson 2 - principles of stability and atmospheric lifting; clouds, fog, and precipitation
Lesson 3 - wind conditions
Lesson 4 - atmospheric stability: air mass behavior, frontal activity and air advection
Lesson 5 - atmospheric stability: thunderstorms, icing conditions, and turbulence
Lesson 6 - weather reporting services
Lesson 7 - weather forecasting services
Lesson 8 - weather chart services
Lesson 9 - aeronautical decision making/judgment; crew resource management
Lesson 10 - review
Stage 1 Written Exam

Ground Stage II

	Date	Grade	Student Initials	Instructor Initials
Lesson 11 - attitude instrument flight; flight physiology; spatial disorientation
Lesson 12 - magnetic compass, pitot static, and gyroscopic systems in regards to IFR flight
Lesson 13 - NDB and RMI
Lesson 14 - VOR, HSI, and DME equipment
Lesson 15 - ILS
Lesson 16 - GPS
Lesson 17 - ADAHRS and glass cockpit
Lesson 18 - holding procedures
Lesson 19 - review for the Stage II written examination
Stage 2 Written Exam

Ground Stage III

	Date	Grade	Student Initials	Instructor Initals
Lesson 20 - FARs relevant to instrument certification
Lesson 21 - AIM
Lesson 22 - IFR airway and route system; ATC and communication procedures
Lesson 23 - IFR departure, en route and arrival procedures
Lesson 24 - approach procedures; approach charts/plates
Lesson 25 - approach procedures, cont.
Lesson 26 - IFR cross-country
Lesson 27 - review for the Stage III written examination
Stage 3 Written Exam