Sport Pilot Student Course, Trike

Have you always dreamed of the adventure and freedom that comes when you learn to fly? This is the course that will make your dream to fly a reality.

No matter what your dreams are as a pilot, I am here to help you discover what a rewarding experience flying a trike can be. Let me help you reach this goal, with my one-of-a-kind course. I'll show you how fun and rewarding flying can be, and explain everything you need to know to fly a trike, whether it be a single-seat Ultralight (no license required) or two-seat Light-Sport Aircraft, LSA (Sport Pilot license required).

To earn your Sport Pilot license, you must pass two FAA tests: the knowledge (or written) test and the Practical Test or Checkride as many call it. The Checkride is an oral interview and a flight test with a FAA Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE). My Sport Pilot Training Course for Trike will not only help you pass both of these FAA tests, it will give you the real world knowledge you need after you earn your license to be a safe and knowledgeable pilot.

"I operate my own flight school, Sport Aviation Center, so I know your time and money are precious. That's why my course was developed to save you both. This is not a weekend cram course. It is a comprehensive home study companion to your flight training, and it will make your lessons more efficient, more fun and more complete. Just add a flight instructor!" - Paul Hamilton, CFI, DPE (SPE, SPIE, PE)

The Training System follows a logically organized "Training Syllabus and Workbook" to guide you through all the training materials. You can do for integrated flight training/ground school or separate flight training or ground school options. It is designed to be flexible for all types of learning scenarios.

Why my course is better

• Flight Training...Ground School...Test Prep...All in One Course! Learn how to fly safely, be prepared for the FAA Knowledge Exam (written test) and Practical Checkride Test (oral & flight test). Pass both tests or get your money back.
• Real World Video - I put you in the cockpit for a "pilot's view" during your flight lessons. Unlike other courses, mine are not just slideshows and talking heads.
• Save Hours of Flight Lessons - By reviewing the relevant subject matter before each lesson, you'll go to your next flight lesson prepared. This will make your time with your instructor much more efficient, saving you time and money.
• The Most Complete Course - With Flight, Ground and FAA Test Prep, I take you beyond the book answers. My course focuses on really learning to fly...not just memorizing test questions.
• A Personalized Training Experience - Minimize your time in a classroom and/or with your instructor. With my course, you can learn on your own schedule and at your own pace. It's easy to review segments multiple times or even skip ahead.
• Integrated Written, Oral, and Flight Test Prep The powerful software CD, books and videos I've provided let you study three with three different forms of media.

This course includes everything for your Sport Pilot Certificate—Guaranteed!

The Sport Pilot Training Course for Trike is a proven system that provides the books, CDs and DVD videos media plus a flight computer and plotter/ruler to help you efficiently and effectively learn how to fly a trike and pass your FAA Knowledge Exam and Practical Test Checkride at an exceptional value.

The Sport Pilot Training Course for Trike kit´s components are developed and written by industry leader, Paul Hamilton, CFI, DPE (SPE, SPIE, PE). The training system uses a building block approach that optimizes training time to become a safe and confident pilot, while balancing your enthusiasm and passion for flight. With this comprehensive kit, you benefit from Paul's 35 years of training pilots.

Paul´s clear, simple, fun presentation means you get the big picture you need to be the true master of your flight. You´ll have the practical tools to get the most out of your license. And having the big picture means you´ll be ready to deal with the unexpected. You´ll know how to make timely decisions and take action before you and your passengers are at risk—so your flying will be confident and fun.

A complete home training curriculum

The self-guided home study course helps you prepare before you see an instructor so you progress quicker and more efficiently through a step-by-step process to learn all of the necessary aeronautical knowledge and pilot skills. The course ensures that FAA regulatory requirements are met. Ace your knowledge exam. Impress the FAA examiner during your checkride with your thorough command of the information and confident piloting skills. This is the perfect solution for you whether you are a Sport Pilot applicant taking flight training courses at a flight school or through a freelance instructor. The kit is used by the top schools and instructors.

You'll interact with each curriculum lessons in the optimum order, ensuring you understand and remember every area of knowledge the FAA expects you to master in the most effective manner possible.

Flight Training

Paul Hamilton proudly announces an all new scenario-based flight training course, which is the new FAA best practices for pilot training safety. It’s been designed to provide you with the knowledge, skills and confidence to embrace real world scenarios in aviation.

This course is for the pilot who is training in either a full-glass cockpit or classical analog gauges.

You´ll benefit from Paul Hamilton´s unique learning system

Many folks ask me what makes my courses different and why my students tend to learn to fly so easily and score so highly on their tests. The short answer is that I take complex information, and make it clear, simple, easy and fun to learn.

Most important, though, I developed a combination of books, CD and a video/DVD-based knowledge delivery system that puts you in the pilot´s seat. Anytime you have the time, you can complete a a new learning segment or review previous topics. The Training Syllabus and Workbook allows an easy to understand where you are in your training with the logical progression of flight training and ground school.

How Paul Hamilton's videos get you the knowledge you need ... fast!

The videos are specifically designed to efficiently give you the vital flying knowledge through sights and sounds with simple explanations of the important concepts you´ll use for the rest of your flying career. Since the pilot´s point of view teaches you best, we put you in the cockpit. We even shoot from multiple camera angles so you can see clearly what is going on inside and outside the cockpit. For those tough knowledge areas, we provide rich presentations including animations and graphics that communicate clearly and concisely just what you need to know.

Here's what you get in the Flight Training Course

• Training kit that includes everything you need to achieve a sport pilot certificate
• DVD Video/CD/Book-based system
• Scenario-based flight training
• Official FAA Handbooks

Ground School and FAA Knowledge Exam (FAA Written) Test Prep

You´ll pass your FAA Exam with your Sport Pilot Knowledge Exam Prepware CD course...guaranteed or your money back...because the course is a full and complete test prep focused ground school with nothing left out. But, more important, you´ll gain the knowledge you need to identify and manage the risks of flight—in short you´ll be ready to be Pilot-In-Command.

You are just a weekend away from acing your FAA Sport Pilot Knowledge Exam when you train with ASA's interactive computer-based test prep Prepware CD. Chances are you'll score 90% or above just as hundreds of other pilots already have.

Students don't just pass...They understand

ASA's Sport Pilot Knowledge Exam Test Prep covers the subject matter similar to taking the FAA Knowledge Test. This streamlined program with actual FAA test questions will reinforce your learning and keep you motivated.

Learn FAA Test Questions Fast!

No other training is as focused—or as fast. No other Knowledge Test Prep ground school is as powerful or well-organized. Because ASA's Sport Pilot Knowledge Exam Prepware CD harnesses the power of your computer, you'll be fully engaged—you'll learn faster and remember better. And when you're ready, you'll get your FAA written test sign-off (endorsement) from an ASA CFI on line for free.

Here's how you'll Ace your knowledge exam

• Learn with hundreds of bite-sized segments in the study section that focus on actual FAA questions
• Reinforce your learning with the actual FAA Sport Pilot test questions
• View all graphs or charts right on your computer screen
• Get full text explanations
• Retake missed questions automatically
• Track your progress automatically and continuously
• Assess your strengths and weaknesses with intuitive reports and charts
• Review Sport Pilot FAA questions by subject area, FAA knowledge code, questions missed, questions not yet answered, or in any combination
• Type in any word and find all Sport Pilot FAA questions available containing that word

Always FAA current

The FAA frequently updates the required knowledge for each test. ASA continuously updates the Sport Pilot Test Prep course, ensuring you get the most current FAA questions available anywhere.

Here's what you get in the Ground School and FAA Knowledge Exam (FAA Written) Test Prep Course

• Knowledge Exam course on a convenient CD
• Every Sport Pilot FAA question and answer available
• Unlimited randomized practice tests
• CFI Sign-off for the FAA Sport Pilot Knowledge Test on-line for free
• Current FAA FAR/AIM

Practical (oral exam & flight test) Test Prep Checkride

On the oral questions portion of your Checkride, you will be required to demonstrate your aviation knowledge, including subjects like regulations, aircraft systems, meteorology and airspace. You will also be required to demonstrate your flight planning, including the performance and weight & balance under actual conditions, the effects of the weather on your flight and your navigation and flight log.

On the flight test portion of your Checkride you will be expected to demonstrate that you are truly ready to be Pilot-In-Command. In addition to demonstrating your piloting proficiency with the required maneuvers, you will be expected to demonstrate good risk management—including situational awareness, collision avoidance, cockpit resource management and the appropriate use of checklists.

You'll find the Paul Hamilton Sport Pilot Checkride course has THE BOOK with all the questions and answers. Additionally, the Sport Pilot Checkride DVD shows you what a checkride is really like. And finally, you get the Official FAA Practical Test Standards (PTS) containing all the specific requirements and the exact standards for the Checkride. This is invaluable preparation and resources to use during your checkride if needed.. You'll be prepared and confident—guaranteed!

Learn all the oral questions and flight maneuvers you need today!

• Covers all you need, from the beginning of your oral exam to successful completion of the flight test. Your pass is guaranteed!
• Enjoy the confidence of knowing the questions...and the answers the FAA examiner wants to hear.
• You'll learn from stunning in-flight footage and cockpit demonstrations examples of the maneuvers you need to know... shot from numerous camera angles for complete understanding.

You'll learn exactly what the FAA wants you to demonstrate to earn your rating. The course shows you five real-world Practical Test Checkride examples including both the oral and flight portions. Filling the role of the Designated Pilot Examiner is Paul Hamilton, filmmaker of countless educational and entertaining sport aviation films, a CFI and an FAA-designated pilot examiner. Paul even tells you what he is thinking during the Checkrides so you know the inside story. A number of pilots give model performances as the applicants and some unprepared applicants for some comedy.

You'll come away fully confident and prepared for one of the most important days of your life...your Checkride.

Impress your examiner

Relax! Pass your oral exam & flight test the first time with the Sport Pilot Practical Test Course. You have all the questions and answers in the Checkride Book. Your video/DVD instructor and actual FAA examiner, Paul Hamilton shows you how to demonstrate your knowledge and how to perform flight maneuvers, giving you that comfortable "inside edge!"

You'll know what to expect

From the oral test to each flight maneuver—you'll come away totally confident. Along with your thorough video and workbook preparation, you'll get your own copy of the Practical Test Standards booklet—which gives you the FAA book on the actual standards for the Checkride Practical Test. You'll understand the questions and the tasks. Best of all, you'll be confident you'll ace your Practical Test because you've been through it all before.

You´ll receive everything you need to get a Sport Pilot license...

This Sport Pilot Training Course includes everything you'll need and brings Sport Pilot training and test preparation to a new level, providing one-stop-shopping. To learn more about any of the products offered in the kit, or to order any product individually, use the product links below.

Flight Training

• HPTS Be a Sport Pilot Learn to Fly a Trike - You will learn what it takes to fly a weight-shift trike. You will experience the thrill and excitement of being a trike pilot.
• HPTS How to Preflight Setup and Take Down a Trike - You learn how to easily and quickly set up and take down the wing of a weight-shift trike. You will also learn how to preflight a trike.
• HPTS Weather To Fly for Sport Pilots with Paul Hamilton - You learn to weigh pilot capabilities and aircraft limitations against the weather in the ultimate decision of “whether to fly.”.
• HPTS Sport Pilot Training Syllabus, Weight-Shift Control Trike * - 38 lesson plans; each module includes homework associated with the ground lessons and flight lessons.
• HPTS Training Task Log (single)* - Shows your progression toward your goal of becoming a trike pilot.
• HPTS Weight Shift Control Aircraft Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge - Provides you with basic knowledge essential for all trike pilots.
• FAA FAA Weight Shift Control Aircraft Flying Handbook- Provides a broad spectrum of knowledge, as well as, basic pilot knowledge and skills.
• ASA Pilot Briefcase - Keeps your study materials organized and ready for their training and FAA exams.

Ground School and FAA Knowledge Exam (FAA Written) Test Prep

• ASA Prepware, Private Pilot & Sport Pilot - Comprehensive preparation and study software for the FAA knowledge exam.
• ASA Test Prep, Private Pilot & Sport Pilot - Comprehensive preparation and study guide for the FAA knowledge exam.
• ASA FAR/AIM book - The most accurate and reliable standard regulatory reference available.
• ASA Standard Pilot Log Book - Meets recordkeeping requirements.

Practical (Oral Exam & Flight Test) Test Prep

• HPTS Sport Pilot & CFI Applicant Checkride Book* - Book helps you ace the Checkride.
• HPTS Sport Pilot & CFI Applicant Checkride DVD* - DVD helps you ace the Checkride.
• FAA Practical Test Standards - Sport Pilot: For Airplane, Weight-Shift Control, Powered Parachute and Flight Instructor - Details the type and levels of skill and knowledge that must be demonstrated.
• ASA E6-B Paper Flight Computer- Durable fiberboard E6-B manual flight planning computer.
• ASA Ultimate Rotating Plotter - Features 8 scales to meet the needs of all VFR aeronautical charts.

Update

• ASA Sport Pilot Checkride Book 2010 Update (downloadable .doc)
  Description: 2010 Update for ASA Sport Pilot Checkride book to help you ace your FAA checkride.

System Requirements

Windows and Macintosh compatible. 1024 x 768 minimum screen resolution, CD-ROM drive, mouse or other compatible pointing device. PDF file reader for accessing supplemental support documentation. Product registration is required. Internet access is required for registration as well as program and test question updates.

Windows compatible processor, 800 MHz or faster Windows (2000 & XP), 1.0 GHz or faster (Vista & Windows 7). 265 MB available hard drive space. 256 MB System RAM (Win2000/XP), 512 MB (Vista), 1024 MB (Win 7). Microsoft .Net Framework v2.0 or later.

Macintosh computer with Intel processor, 276 MB available hard drive space. OS X Leopard (10.5), 512 MB RAM. OS X Snow Leopard (10.6), 1024 MB RAM. OS X Lion (10.7), 2048 MB RAM.

* Paul Hamilton Pilot Training System (HPTS) exclusive.