FAA Test Prep Curriculum

DAY ONE

9:00 – 11:30 Drone Regulations

You will learn:

• FAA Publications
• What does the FAA do
• Federal Aviation Regulation Parts 107, 48, and 89
• Flight crew members
• Operating rules
• Waivers
• Airman certification
• Registration requirements
• MnDOT Office of Aeronautics requirements
• Local drone regulations
• Test taking procedures
• Advisory Circular 107-2
• FAA Drone Zone
• Remote ID
• Flight over people
• Night operations

11:30 – 12:00 Airspace and Map Reading Part 1

You will learn:

• VFR sectional charts
• Basic cartography

• Finding latitude and longitude coordinates
• Isogonic lines
• Terrain elevation

• Types of airports

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch Break

1:00 – 2:30 Airspace and Map Reading Part 2

You will learn:

• Airspace classification
• Class A airspace
• Class B airspace
• Class C airspace
• Class D airspace
• Class E airspace
• Victor airways
• Thinking in three dimensions
• Notices to Airmen
• Temporary Flight Restrictions
• LAANC and airspace authorization

2:30 – 3:00 Drone Apps Exercises

You will learn:

• B4U Fly app
• DJI Go app
• Aloft app

3:00 – 3:30 Basic Flight Maneuvers

You will learn:

• Preflight checklist
• Single axis control

DAY TWO

9:00 – 10:00 Weather Theory

You will learn:

• Weather theory

• Atmospheric pressure
• Pressure altitude
• Density altitude
• Aircraft performance charts
• Atmospheric stability
• Dewpoint and humidity
• Ceiling and visibility
• Icing
• Fronts
• Thunderstorms and microbursts
• Wind

10:00 – 11:00 Sources of Weather Information

You will learn:

• Sources of weather information

• METARs
• TAFs
• Hazardous weather advisories
• Weather depiction charts

11:00 – 11:30 Mission Planning Exercise

Scenario based drone training

11:30 – 12:15 Aircraft Loading and Performance

You will learn:

• Axis  of an aircraft
• Basic aerodynamics
• What is a stall?
• Determinants of stall speed
• Forces on a turning aircraft
• Center of gravity and stability

12:15 – 1:00 Lunch Break

1:00 – 2:00 Normal Operations

You will learn:

• Operations near airports

• Airport traffic patterns
• Radio communication
• Chart supplements
• Uncontrolled airports

• Lithium batteries
• Radio systems

2:00 – 2:30 Aeronautical Decision Making and Crew Resource Management

You will learn:

• Emergency operations
• Aeronautical decision making

• Managing hazardous attitudes
• Crew resource management
• Risk management

• Flight readiness
• Visual scanning
• Night operations
• Drugs and aeromedical factors
• Maintenance and inspection procedures

2:30 – 3:30 Advanced Flight Maneuvers

You will learn:

• Emergency Procedures
• Multiple axis control