The Pilot’s Checklist
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📚 We go through FAA manuals, one by one, and break down complex concepts into easy-to-understand lessons, insider tips, and real-world flying insights.
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- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 90
- Years Active
- 2025
EPISODE 007: PHAK Chapter 7: Aircraft Systems
This chapter of the PHAK provides an in-depth look at the various systems that keep an aircraft operational, including engine types, fuel systems, electrical systems, hydraulic systems, and environme…
EPISODE 002: PHAK Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making (ADM)
This chapter of the PHAK covers the importance of sound decision-making in aviation, including risk management, situational awareness, and the psychological factors affecting pilots. It introduces mo…
EPISODE 004: PHAK Chapter 4: Principles of Flight
This chapter of the PHAK describes the fundamental forces of flight—lift, weight, thrust, and drag—and how they interact to keep an aircraft airborne. It introduces aerodynamic principles such as Ber…
EPISODE 001: PHAK Chapter 1: Introduction to Flying
This chapter of the PHAK provides an overview of aviation history, the different types of pilot certifications, and the organizations that regulate aviation, such as the FAA and ICAO. It introduces f…
EPISODE 014: PHAK Chapter 14: Airport Operations
This chapter of the PHAK covers airport layouts, taxiway and runway markings, traffic patterns, and radio communication procedures at both towered and non-towered airports.
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Getting ready for your FA…
EPISODE 013: PHAK Chapter 13: Aviation Weather Services
This chapter of the PHAK explains how pilots obtain and interpret aviation weather information, including METARs, TAFs, radar imagery, and briefings from Flight Service Stations (FSS).
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Getting ready…
EPISODE 006: PHAK Chapter 6: Flight Controls
This chapter of the PHAK details the primary (ailerons, rudder, elevator) and secondary (flaps, trim tabs, spoilers) flight controls, their functions, and how they influence an aircraft's maneuverabi…
EPISODE 005: PHAK Chapter 5: Aerodynamics of Flight
This chapter of the PHAK delves deeper into aerodynamics, including stability, control, load factor, ground effect, and how different flight maneuvers affect an aircraft’s performance. It also explai…
EPISODE 003: PHAK Chapter 3: Aircraft Construction
This chapter of the PHAK explains the structural components of an aircraft, including the fuselage, wings, empennage, landing gear, and powerplant. It discusses different materials used in aircraft c…
EPISODE 010: PHAK Chapter 10: Weight and Balance
This chapter of the PHAK discusses how weight distribution affects aircraft performance and safety. It explains center of gravity (CG) calculations, weight limitations, and how improper balance can i…