ANAC Private Pilot Airplane (PPA) (ANAC) study plan

Label every major airframe, flight-control, and powerplant component on a blank aircraft diagram you draw yourself, and state the function of each in one sentence

Trace the four-stroke engine cycle and the electrical system (battery, alternator, bus, fuses) from memory on paper, then check your diagram against your training manual and correct it

Explain in writing how lift, weight, thrust, and drag balance in straight-and-level flight and in a steady climb, using your own words and one sketch

Build a 40-term glossary of airframe, systems, and principles-of-flight vocabulary with definitions you write yourself

Complete 60 practice questions across Domains 2 and 8 and log every miss with a one-line reason

Decode a printed METAR and TAF line by line, writing the plain-language meaning of each group beside it

Describe the formation and hazards of cumulonimbus, icing, and low-level wind shear, and state the pilot action for each

Compute a full mass-and-balance for a sample load using a loading chart you reconstruct, and state whether the result is inside limits

Calculate takeoff and landing distance for three different density-altitude and wind scenarios from a performance table

Record the standard atmosphere values and explain how temperature, pressure, and humidity each shift density altitude

Plot a three-leg cross-country on a chart, measure true track, apply wind to get heading and groundspeed, and compute time and fuel for each leg

Explain the difference between true, magnetic, and compass heading and list the errors that affect each

Summarise the classes of airspace, their entry requirements, and VFR weather minima in a table you build yourself

List the documents and inspections an aircraft and pilot must carry, and state the validity period of each

Describe the services and limitations of VOR, DME, and GNSS in your own words

Explain hypoxia, hyperventilation, and spatial disorientation, and state the recognition cue and correct response for each

Describe how fatigue, stress, and alcohol affect judgement, and write your personal fit-to-fly checklist

Sequence the pre-flight, engine-start, run-up, and emergency checklists from memory, then verify against the published lists

Explain the cause and recovery for stall, spin, and spiral dive in writing

Complete 50 mixed practice questions from Domains 4 and 7 and review every error

Draft and rehearse standard radiotelephony calls for ground, tower, approach, and emergency phases, speaking each aloud until fluent

State the phonetic alphabet and standard phraseology for readback, position reporting, and distress from memory

Summarise right-of-way rules, light signals, and collision-avoidance procedures in a self-written list

Explain the ATC clearance format and what a pilot must read back

Record yourself making five scripted calls and note three fixes for each from playback

Plan a complete cross-country flight: route, weather go/no-go decision, fuel with reserves, alternates, and mass-and-balance

Compute point-of-no-return and fuel-critical figures for a sample diversion and state the decision rule

Explain how to use a navigation computer for wind triangle and fuel problems, and solve five worked examples

Describe the failure modes of GPS and VOR and the fallback navigation method for each

Re-time your week-3 navigation log with a different wind and compare the results

Write a solo-consolidation syllabus covering manoeuvres, circuits, and cross-country, with a success criterion per sortie

Explain the role of the instructor sign-off, solo limitations, and the go/no-go decision before first solo

Describe the human factors that most often precede solo accidents and the mitigation for each

List the pre-solo written-test topics and answer each in your own words

Review your error log from weeks 1-6 and re-answer every missed question

Complete two full timed mock exams under exam conditions and score each

For every question missed in either mock, write the correct fact and the reason you missed it

Re-drill your weakest two domains until you reach 80 percent on a fresh 30-question set for each

Recite the airspace, weather-minima, and documents tables from memory without notes

Write a one-page personal summary of the ten highest-risk facts you must not forget