This is a three day ground school that meets the requirement of 14 CFR §135.293. The topics covered will be as follows:
- The appropriate provisions of parts 61, 91, and 135 and the OpSpecs and manual of the air carrier/operator.
- The aircraft powerplant, major components and systems, major appliances, performance and operating limitations, standard and emergency operating procedures, and the contents of the approved Airplane Flight Manual (AFM)
- For each type of aircraft to be flown by the pilot, the method of determining compliance with Weight and Balance (W&B) limitations for takeoff, landing, and en route operations.
- Navigation and use of air navigation aids appropriate to the operation or pilot authorization, including, when applicable, instrument approach facilities and procedures.
- Air traffic control (ATC) procedures, including IFR procedures when applicable.
- Meteorology in general, including the principles of frontal systems, icing, fog, thunderstorms, and wind shear, and, if appropriate for the operation of the air carrier/operator, high-altitude weather.
- Procedures for:
- Recognizing and avoiding severe weather situations;
- Escaping from severe weather situations, in case of inadvertent encounters, including low-altitude wind shear (except that rotorcraft pilots are not required to be tested on escaping from low-altitude wind shear); and
- Operating in or near thunderstorms (including best penetrating altitudes), turbulent air (including clear air turbulence), icing, hail, and other potentially hazardous meteorological conditions.
- New equipment, procedures, or techniques, as appropriate.
