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John Hansman (CFI/CFII)  \n\n| | Introductions |\n| --- | --- |\n| 16.687\u003Cbr>• MIT/Wellesley/Harvard/Other?\u003Cbr>• Aero Background?\u003Cbr>• Flight Experience?\u003Cbr>• Purpose for taking this class?\u003Cbr>– Fly an airplane?\u003Cbr>– Fly a helicopter?\u003Cbr>– Remote Pilot certificate?\u003Cbr>Private Pilot Ground School 2 |  |\n\n Course Objectives  \n16.687  \n• Prepare for FAA Private Pilot Knowledge Test (“Written” as opposed to “Practical” test or “checkride”)  \n• Available in Airplane, Helicopter, Balloon, Glider, etc. variants  \n• We will concentrate on Airplane  \n• Prepare for FAA Remote Pilots UAS Test  \n• Help you get the most out of flight training  \n• Learn about the engineering  \nPrivate Pilot Ground School 3  \n What’s Great about Aviation  \n16.687  \n• Realize the ancient human dream of flight  \n• Understand geology and human settlement by looking at the Earth from above  \n• Appreciate engineering achievements  \n• Use all of your capabilities: mental, physical coordination, emotional control  \n• Get to Martha’s Vineyard in 30 minutes! (and  \nmost places a little slower than if you’d taken a Honda Accord)  \nPrivate Pilot Ground School 4  \n What you can do  \n16.687  \n• Nearby Airports: Norwood, Bedford, Lawrence, Beverly, Nashua, Marshfield, etc.  \n• All have flight schools for lessons and rentals of airplanes or helicopters  \n• Learn to fly in 10 hours: take off, cruise, land.  \n• Next 35-55 hours: learn to be safe as the only pilot in the aircraft, the FAA standard for cert.  \nPrivate Pilot Ground School 5  \n\n| | Our local area |\n| --- | --- |\n| 16.687\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Private Pilot Ground School 6 |  |\n\n1/30/20  \nHanscom Field (KBED)  \nLocal Trip: KBHB Bar Harbor, ME  \n16.687  \n4  \n Flying is faster than driving  \n16.687  \nKBHB – Hiking in Acadia  \n16.687  \n5  \n 48 states; 18 days; 50 hours  \n16.687  \nAbout $5,000 in operating cost in a Cirrus SR20; see  Philip’s weblog  \nPrivate Pilot Ground School 11  \n\n|  Why you will love it\u003Cbr>16.687\u003Cbr>• A lot of people who have enough time and money to do anything they want choose to fly.\u003Cbr>• You’ll meet a lot of interesting people.\u003Cbr>• Passion that pulls together people of all ages, education levels, nationalities, etc. |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| | 12 |\n\n6  \n Is it safe?  \n16.687  \n• Statistically, traveling by light aircraft is less safe than being on JetBlue  \n• Only a tiny percentage of light aircraft accidents are related to mechanical failure  \n• Therefore, you can fly almost as safely as the airlines if you fly like the airlines:  \n– Recurrent training  \n– Develop and practice instrument flying skills  \n– Two-pilot crew  \n– Checklists  \n• All else fails? Pull the ballistic parachute!  \nPrivate Pilot Ground School 13  \n Instructors: Philip Greenspun  \n16.687  \n• MIT Class of 1982(!)  \n• Pilot since 2002  \n• Airplane instructor at East Coast Aero Club (2005)  \n• Helicopter instructor at ECAC (2006)  \n• First Officer flying CRJ-200 for Delta Airlines  \n• type-rated for two jets (CRJ and Cessna Mustang)  \n• Usually flies the Cirrus SR20, Robinson R44, Pilatus PC-12 (sea turtles!)  \nPrivate Pilot Ground School 14  \n\n|  Instructors: Tina Srivastava\u003Cbr>16.687 |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| | \u003Cbr>Private Pilot Ground School 15 |\n\n Instructors: Tina Srivastava  \n16.687  \n• MIT Course 16, S. B., S. M., Ph. 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