Congratulations on using the most comprehensive Pilot training system available for real and virtual aviators flying Light Sport Aircraft. This is a training system for learning to fly, passing your FAA knowledge and practical tests, and becoming a safe and confident pilot. Don’t be intimated by the number of materials. You’ll easily progress through them in a logical and sequential order as provided in the Training Syllabus and Workbook.
If you are not familiar with the Hamilton Pilot Training System (HTPS), it can be researched at www.sport-pilot-training.com and obtained at www.ap-stores.com
Overall, this system is designed to provide three options for schools and students:
- Integrated Flight Training and Ground School Program (where you learn to fly and do the ground school simultaneously)
- Self directed option
- Classic Ground School
In the typical “Integrated Flight Training and Ground School Program”, the instructor would progress through the training syllabus flight and ground lessons integrating flight and ground training together.
Students using the “self-directed option” simply follow the flight and ground lesson plan assignments in order. When you meet with a flight instructor, you will have the background to progress quickly and efficiently through their flight training and have most of your classical ground training completed. This is an efficient method for those who are constrained with time or economics.
The “classic ground school” to learn the aeronautical knowledge and pass the FAA knowledge test, uses all the ground lesson plan assignments plus the flight lesson plan assignments specified by the ground school instructor.
This system also provides options for a Private Pilot license (Part 3) by obtaining a Sport Pilot license first, or start training as a sport pilot but deciding to obtain additional training for Private Pilot.
This system also provides Sport or Private pilot training for a Sport Pilot Flight Instructor certificate (Part 4).
An overview of the study materials provides a summary of the program
Stage 1 First Flights – Learn to Fly You’ll start reading selected chapters in the FAA Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge and FAA Flying Handbook. Multimedia materials are the DVD’s Learn to Fly, , How to preflight, and Weather to Fly for Sport Pilots.
Stage 2 Flight Maneuvers and Aeronautical Knowledge to Solo Continue with additional chapters in the FAA Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge and FAA Flying Handbook.
Stage 3 Student Pilot – Regulations – To Cross-country Begin to use the FAR/AIM and finish the Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge. You’ll also begin to use the flight computer, plotter and sectional charts.
Stage 4 Preparation To Pass the FAA Knowledge and Practical Tests Use the seperate CD “Sport Pilot Prepware” to study for the FAA written test you must take– the Sport Pilot Knowledge Test. Then use the “Sport Pilot Check Ride” book, “Sport Pilot Checkride DVD”, as well as the FAA Sport Pilot Practical Test Standards(PTS) FAA-S-8081-SPORT to prepare for your checkride (or practical test, as the FAA calls it), to obtain your FAA Sport Pilot certificate and logbook endorsement.
This aviation-elearning course provides the tests for stages 1, 2 and 3.
