ANAC Aerodesport Pilot Theoretical Exam (Piloto Aerodesportivo - CPA) study plan
ANAC Aerodesport Pilot Theoretical Exam (Piloto Aerodesportivo - CPA) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Air Law, Regulations and ATC Procedures applicable to aerodesport activity & Operational Procedures and Aerodrome Operations
Map the ANAC regulatory hierarchy for aerodesport activity, distinguishing which rules apply to recreational versus private operations.
Define the airspace classes, VFR weather minima, and cruising-level rules that govern light sport flights.
Outline standard aerodrome traffic patterns, circuit entry/exit, and radio call sequencing.
Explain the pilot-in-command authority and responsibility framework, including pre-flight document carriage requirements.
Your checkpoint
A one-page reference sheet listing the documents and equipment legally required on board for a typical sport flight, with the regulation basis noted for each item.
Air Law, Regulations and ATC Procedures applicable to aerodesport activity & Operational Procedures and Aerodrome Operations
Interpret ATC clearances and readback requirements for departures, en-route transitions, and arrivals.
Describe lost-communication procedures and transponder/radio-failure contingencies in controlled airspace.
Compare runway incursion avoidance techniques with standard aerodrome ground-movement procedures.
Summarize emergency declaration phrasing and priority handling expectations.
Your checkpoint
Ten written clearance scenarios answered with correct readbacks and a short note on what makes each readback legally complete.
Aircraft General Knowledge (airframe, systems, instruments, powerplants) & Principles of Flight
Trace the load path through airframe, wing spar, and control-surface attachments in a light sport aircraft.
Explain the operation of the piston engine induction, ignition, fuel, and lubrication systems.
Interpret the six basic flight instruments and their failure modes.
Relate the four forces and their balance in steady-state climb, cruise, and descent.
Your checkpoint
A labeled systems diagram (hand-drawn or digital) of the engine and flight-instrument layout with a two-sentence function note per component.
Principles of Flight & Flight Performance and Planning (mass and balance, performance, flight planning)
Calculate stall speed changes with load factor and bank angle, and explain the accelerated-stall mechanism.
Derive the relationship between angle of attack, airspeed, and induced versus parasite drag.
Compute aircraft mass and balance for a sample load using a moment-arm table.
Explain how density altitude and headwind components shift takeoff and landing distances.
Your checkpoint
A worked mass-and-balance and takeoff-distance calculation for a sample flight, showing every intermediate value and a statement of whether the load is within limits.
Flight Performance and Planning (mass and balance, performance, flight planning) & Navigation
Build a VFR cross-country navigation log with headings, groundspeeds, and fuel burns.
Apply wind-triangle corrections and verify drift with a mental dead-reckoning estimate.
Interpret aeronautical charts for airspace, obstacles, and reporting points along the route.
Compute fuel reserves and alternate requirements for a planned sortie.
Your checkpoint
A complete navigation log for a 120-nautical-mile round trip, including wind correction, fuel plan, and a one-paragraph go/no-go justification.
Meteorology & Navigation
Decode METAR and TAF reports and identify trends that affect VFR go/no-go decisions.
Explain stability, lapse rates, and the formation conditions for cumuliform versus stratiform cloud.
Describe the hazards of icing, wind shear, and mountain-wave turbulence for light aircraft.
Relate pressure-system structure to expected surface winds and visibility along a planned route.
Your checkpoint
A weather decision matrix: five sample METAR/TAF pairs each paired with a go, no-go, or delay verdict and a one-line reason.
Human Performance and Limitations & Aircraft General Knowledge (airframe, systems, instruments, powerplants)
Explain the physiology of hypoxia, hyperventilation, and spatial disorientation and their in-flight countermeasures.
Describe the effects of fatigue, stress, and dehydration on decision quality, and apply a personal fitness-to-fly checklist.
Interpret human-error models and identify hazardous attitudes in scenario-based self-assessment.
Review aircraft systems knowledge through a self-quiz covering electrical, fuel, and pitot-static failures.
Your checkpoint
A written personal fitness-to-fly checklist plus a short self-assessment paragraph identifying two high-risk attitudes to monitor.
Air Law, Regulations and ATC Procedures applicable to aerodesport activity & Flight Performance and Planning (mass and balance, performance, flight planning) & Meteorology & Operational Procedures and Aerodrome Operations
Complete a full-length timed mock exam under exam conditions and score it by domain.
Re-study the two weakest domains using targeted notes from earlier weeks.
Recite the required documents, equipment, and VFR minima without reference materials.
Rehearse the go/no-go decision process on three fresh weather-plus-flight-planning scenarios.
Your checkpoint
A scored mock-exam report with a per-domain breakdown and a written remediation list of the five weakest knowledge points.
Milestones
Week 2: Can state the required on-board documents and equipment and read back a full ATC clearance without notes.
Week 4: Can compute a mass-and-balance check and a density-altitude-corrected takeoff distance with no reference material.
Week 6: Can produce a go/no-go verdict from a METAR/TAF pair in under five minutes with a defensible reason.
Week 8: Scores at or above 80 percent overall on the timed mock exam with no domain below 70 percent.