Sport and Private Pilot Training Syllabus – Trike

Comprehensive training syllabus for Sport Pilot applicants, Sport Pilot CFI applicants, and Instructors who fly weight-shift light sport aircraft.

Course Objective

The objective of this syllabus is for the student to gain the necessary aeronautical skill, knowledge and experience to meet the requirements of a Sport Pilot Certificate with a log book endorsement in either a Weight Shift Control aircraft.

Experience Requirements for a Sport Pilot Certificate Include

Weight Shift Control Aircraft – 20 hours of flight time including 15 hours of instruction with an authorized instructor and 5 hours of solo instruction.

Sport Pilot Certification Course

The Sport Pilot Certificate has 2 requirements: Aeronautical Skill and Aeronautical Knowledge. This syllabus is written to satisfy both requirements. The syllabus is presented in four Stages.

Sport Pilot CFI Certificate Course

Includes lesson plans for Sport Pilot CFI training.

Lesson Plan and Testing Procedures

Each module contains homework associated with the ground lessons and flight lessons. The instructor goes through the lesson plans and checks off the specific items the student must accomplish before moving on to the next lesson.

The syllabus references the Materials above and when to use the materials throughout the Training course. Instructors using this syllabus must ensure current Practical Test Standards are upheld. The training syllabus contains three question banks from which written exams can be compiled at the end of each stage of training. The exams test the student on both ground and flight training material covered in each stage. This exam must be passed with a minimum score of 70%, and reconciled to 100%, in order to proceed to the next stage.

It is essential the completion standards of each flight lesson be completed before the next flight lesson.

Table of Contents

Part 1 – Training System

• About the System
• Steps to take (with flow diagram)
• Minimum time compliance table
• Training materials list
• Example of typical lesson plan session

Part 2 – Sport Pilot Lesson Plans

• Stage 1: First Flights – Learn to fly
• Stage 2: Flight maneuvers and aeronautical knowledge to solo
  • Solo endorsements
• Stage 3: Student Pilot – Regulations – To cross-country
  • Cross-country endorsements
• Stage 4: Preparation to pass he FAA Written and Practical test
  • Applicants Practical Test and Form 8710-11
• Stage 5: Additional endorsemtns for Class B, C, or D Airspace and Airspeeds above 87 Knot
• Appendix A: Part 2, Stage 1, 2, and 3 question banks
• Appendix B: Flight and Cross-country requirements
• Appendix C: Additional endorsements
• Appendix D: Scenario-based training toolbox
• Appendix E: HPTS Sport Pilot guide for what to study
  • FAA Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, (8083-25)
  • ASA Visualized Flight Maneuvers Handbook for High-Wing Aircraft
  • FAA/ASA FAR/AIM
• Appendix F Light-Sport Aviators’ Model Code of Conduct

Part 3 – Sport Pilot Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Syllabus and Lesson Plans

• Sport Pilot CFI applicant training lesson plans
  • Stage 1 Basics of Flight Training
  • Stage 2 Student & Instructor Learning Behavior & Communication
  • Stage 3 Instructor Responsibilities
  • Stage 4 FAA test preparation
• Fundimentals of Instruction (FOI) Knowledge exam
• CFI Knowledge exam
• Checkride
  • Oral exam
  • Flight exam

Includes the downloadable supplement, “Sport Pilot|Private Pilot” guide to transition from a Sport Pilot certificate (or a Sport Pilot student-in-training) to a Private Pilot. It also guides a student in private pilot training in how to utilize the private pilot training to obtain a Sport Pilot certificate. It outlines the individual transition scenarios and how the Private Pilot lesson plans in this guide are incorporated into the “Sport Pilot Training Syllabus”.

Materials referenced by the syllabus for the Sport Pilot Certification Course are shown in the related products window. Additional items referenced and to be purchase locally are a Sectional for your local area and a Airport/Facility Directory for your local area.