Painting of a flight instructor walking a student pilot out of a hangar onto the ramp, a light aircraft parked on either side of them

Student Pilot
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Private Pilot Instrument Rating Commercial PilotFlight Instructor

Aircraft, Systems and Performance

5 maneuvers

Technical Subjects

Skills

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Principles of flight
Aircraft flight controls and operation of systems
Performance and limitations
High altitude operations — supplemental oxygen
High altitude operations — pressurization

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Fundamentals of Instructing

Human Behavior & the Learning Process

Aircraft, Systems and Performance

Technical Subjects

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A flight instructor on the ramp pointing something out to a student pilot beside a parked aircraft.