Aircraft and Engines (Aircraft and Instruments in case of Balloons)
- Elementary knowledge of – density, pressure, temperature, humidity and the relationship between them
- Understanding of the terms – thrust, drag, lift, weight, aerofoil, angle of attack, centre of lift, stalling, range, endurance etc.
- Elementary knowledge of the forces acting on an aerofoil in level flight; understanding of Bernoulli’s Theorem
- Elementary knowledge of the primary controls, understanding of the uses of aileron, rudder, elevator, stabilizer, trimming devices, flaps, landing gear etc.
- General knowledge of the principle of operation of a piston engine an associated systems.
- Elementary knowledge of the principle of a fixed pitch propeller
- Elementary knowledge of weight and balance
- Basic knowledge of firstaid, the use of generally available firstaidkits
- Elementary knowledge of
