Student Pilot GuideTake a look at the sample for this book and for details about downloading 500 free US military manuals as a thank you for taking the time to look at our book.This publication is intended to serve as a guide for prospective student pilotsand for those already engaged in flight training. This guide presents in “how to”fashion, general procedures for obtaining FAA student pilot, sport pilot, recreational pilot, and private pilot certificates.INTRODUCTIONBefore you begin flight training, it is important to have a basic understandingof the responsibilities, safety regulations, and issues applicable to such anendeavor. This includes the choice of a flight school, selected studymaterials, study habits, and the role of the instructor, student, and FederalAviation Administration (FAA).Role of the FAACongress empowered the FAA to foster aviation safety by prescribing safetystandards for civil aviation. This is accomplished through the Code ofFederal Regulations (CFRs).Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 61 pertains tothe certification of pilots, flight instructors, and ground instructors. Thisprescribes the eligibility, aeronautical knowledge, flight proficiency, andexperience required for each type of pilot certificate issued.FOREWORDThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) invites you to join the generalaviation community of pilots. It is a community of civil aviation operations otherthan those air carriers holding a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity.General aviation makes up approximately 96 percent of U.S. aircraft and 60 percent of U.S. flight hours flown. General aviation is often misunderstood as only small, propeller-driven aircraft. A large jet or cargo plane operated under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 91 can be a general aviation aircraft.