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1 Helpful stuff for Planes at Benton Air Center.
Airplane Manuals and Checklists
Cessna 172N
- 1979 Cessna 172 PIM (for N84DL or N123TT)
- Cessna 172N Quiz (for checkout in N84DL or N739YY)
- Cessna 172N Checklist (for N84DL or N739YY)
- Cessna 172N Weight & Balance (for N84DL)
- Cessna 172N Weight & Balance (for N739YY)
Cessna 172N with Dynon HDX
- Dynon online training course before checkout, contact us for details
- Cessna 172N Dynon Checklist (for N123TT)
- Cessna 172N Dynon Quiz (for checkout in N123TT)
- Cessna 172N Dynon Checkout Tasks (for checkout after above quiz is completed)
- Cessna 172N Weight & Balance (for N123TT)
- Dynon Flight Manual Suppliment (pdf)
- Dynon Skyview HDX User Guide (pdf)
- Intro to the Dynon Syview HDX (youtube video - For N123TT)
- Skyview HDX Screen Layout (youtube video - For N123TT)
- Skyview HDX Menu Page (youtube video - For N123TT)
- Skyview Autopilot Altitude Controls (youtube video - For N123TT)
- Dynon Skyview training classes (youtube videos)
Cessna 182P with Dynon HDX
- Dynon online training course before checkout, contact us for details
- 1972 Cessna 182P Owner Manual (for N21171)
- Cessna 182P Quiz (for checkout in N21171)
- Cessna 182P Checklist (for N21171)
- Cessna 182P Preflight (for N21171)
- Cessna 182P Weight & Balance (for N21171)
- AFH: Chapter 11 (complex and high performance airplanes)
N7550B 1957 Champion 7EC
- Champ Weight & Balance (pdf file)
- Champ Weight & Balance calculation (pdf file)
- Champ Operating & Service manual (pdf file)
- TCDS (certification data, pdf file)
- Champ 7EC Checklist (pdf file)
Fund Your Training
Local Training Documents:
- Non-Tower Airport Communications (for Benton- O85) (pdf)
- Tower Airport Communications (for Redding- RDD) (pdf)
- New Student Package (4 pages, printed 2 sided, includes Rental Agreement, Student Pilot Steps, and After First flight info) (pdf)
Required Documents:
- Pre-solo Knowledge Test (required before you can fly solo) (pdf)
- Flight Safety & Operations Manual (for Benton Air Center) (pdf)
- Rental Agreement (for Benton Air Center) (pdf)
- Steps to getting your Student Pilot Certificate (pdf)
Renter Insurance (We require $5000 in aircraft damage for renters. Prices are yearly quotes from April 2016):
Other Helpful Links:
- FAA Testing Standards
- Common Checkride Failures - And help avoiding them (boldmethod.com)
- Practice for your written test (exams4pilots.org)
- FAA ACS Private Pilot (NEW ACS, June2019, pdf)
- FAA ACS Instrument Pilot (NEW ACS, June2019, pdf)
- FAA ACS Commercial Pilot (NEW ACS, June2019, pdf)
- FAA Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (2016, pdf)
- FAA Airplane Flying Handbook (2016, links to pdf)
- Other FAA Regulations, Handbooks, and Manuals (link to FAA site)
2 Some helpful apps for your iPad.
iPad and/or iPhone apps and products:
Foreflight - The Flight Planning and Charts app
AirNav - Airport information
Nav Trainer - VOR and NDB practice
AeroWeather - Fast free aviation weather app, TAF, METAR and more
AcuRite Weather - Allows access to the weather station at Benton
3 Links to a few other Garmin aviation resources.
Garmin 430/530
- VFR Guide 430/530 from AOPA/ASF
- 430 Pilot Guide (pdf) in N739YY
- 430 Quick Reference (pdf) in N739YY
- 430W Pilot Guide (pdf) in N123TT
- 430W Quick Reference (pdf) in N123TT
G1000 Related files:
- Cessna 172SP Airplane Checkout Quiz (pdf)
- Cessna 172SP with G1000 Checkout Quiz and Tasks list (pdf)
- Cessna 172SP Information Manual - REV2 18Nov2010 (pdf)
- Garmin G1000 Pilots Guide for Cessna NavIII (pdf)
Additional External G1000 Resources and Training links: