Private Pilot Areas of Operation

I. Preflight Preparation

1. Pilot Qualifications
2. Airworthiness Requirements
3. Weather Information
4. Cross-Country Flight Planning
5. National Airspace System
6. Performance and Limitations
7. Operation of Systems
8. Human Factors
9. Water and Seaplane Characteristics, Seaplane Bases, Maritime Rules, and Aids to Marine Navigation [ASES, AMES]

II. Preflight Procedures

1. Preflight Assessment
2. Flight Deck Management
3. Engine Starting
4. Taxiing [ASEL, AMEL]
5. Taxiing and Sailing [ASES, AMES]
6. Before-Takeoff Check

III. Airport and Seaplane Base Operations

1. Communications, Light Signals, and Runway Lighting Systems
2. Traffic Patterns

IV. Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds

1. Normal Takeoff and Climb
2. Normal Approach and Landing
3. Soft-Field Takeoff and Climb [ASEL]
4. Soft-Field Approach and Landing [ASEL]
5. Short-Field Takeoff and Maximum Performance Climb [ASEL, AMEL]
6. Short-Field Approach and Landing [ASEL, AMEL]
7. Confined Area Takeoff and Maximum Performance Climb [ASES, AMES]
8. Confined Area Approach and Landing [ASES, AMES]
9. Glassy Water Takeoff and Climb [ASES, AMES]
10. Glassy Water Approach and Landing [ASES, AMES]
11. Rough Water Takeoff and Climb [ASES, AMES]
12. Rough Water Approach and Landing [ASES, AMES]
13. Forward Slip to a Landing [ASEL, ASES]
14. Go-Around/Rejected Landing

V. Performance and Ground Reference Maneuvers

1. Steep Turns
2. Ground Reference Maneuvers

VI. Navigation

1. Pilotage and Dead Reckoning
2. Navigation Systems and Radar Services
3. Diversion
4. Lost Procedures

VII. Slow Flight and Stalls

1. Maneuvering During Slow Flight
2. Power-Off Stalls
3. Power-On Stalls
4. Spin Awareness

VIII. Basic Instrument Maneuvers

1. Straight-and-Level Flight
2. Constant Airspeed Climbs
3. Constant Airspeed Descents
4. Turns to Headings
5. Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes
6. Radio Communications, Navigation Systems/Facilities, and Radar Services

IX. Emergency Operations

1. Emergency Descent
2. Emergency Approach and Landing (Simulated) [ASEL, ASES]
3. Systems and Equipment Malfunctions
4. Emergency Equipment and Survival Gear
5. Engine Failure During Takeoff Before V_MC (Simulated) [AMEL, AMES]
6. Engine Failure After Liftoff (Simulated) [AMEL, AMES]
7. Approach and Landing with an Inoperative Engine (Simulated) [AMEL, AMES]

X. Multi-Engine Operations

1. Maneuvering with One Engine Inoperative [AMEL, AMES]
2. V_MC Demonstration [AMEL, AMES]
3. One Engine Inoperative (Simulated) (Solely by Reference to Instruments) During Straight-and-Level Flight and Turns [AMEL, AMES]
4. Instrument Approach and Landing with an Inoperative Engine (Simulated) (Solely by Reference to Instruments) [AMEL, AMES]

XI. Night Operation

1. Night Preparation

XII. Postflight Procedures

1. After Landing, Parking, and Securing [ASEL, AMEL]
2. Seaplane Post-Landing Procedures [ASES, AMES]