East Coast Aero Club Part 141 Helicopter Private Ground Training Record

by Philip Greenspun and Kasim Te; revised August 2007

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 aerodynamics
Lesson 2 - Airports and heliports
Lesson 3 - Robinson helicopter components, systems and instruments
Lesson 4 - Principles of helicopter flight
Lesson 5 - Turns, loads, and autorotative descents
Lesson 6 - Helicopter flight manual and performance
Lesson 7 - Weight and balance
Lesson 8 - Written exam preparation
Stage 1 Written Exam

Ground Stage II

	Date	Grade	Student Initials	Instructor Initials
Lesson 9 - Introduction to aviation weather
Lesson 10 - Basic weather elements
Lesson 11 - Aeronautical Informational Manual and other resources
Lesson 12 - Services available to pilots
Lesson 13 - Aviation Weather Services
Lesson 14 - Written exam preparation
Stage 2 Written Exam

Ground Stage III

	Date	Grade	Student Initials	Instructor Initals
Lesson 15 - VFR charts and navigation; introduction to cross-country flights
Lesson 16 - Flight computer and navigational computations
Lesson 17 - Planning a cross-country flight
Lesson 18 - Radio navigation in cross-country flights
Lesson 19 - Federal Aviation Regulations
Lesson 20 - Physiological and psychological factors
Lesson 21 - Written exam preparation
Stage 3 Written Exam