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- Hyperventilation
- Entrapped Gasses
- Decompression Sickness
- Vision and Visual Perception
- Hearing and Balance
- Spatial Orientation
- Gravitational Forces
- Motion Sickness
- Flight Anxiety
- Fitness to Fly
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- Blood Donation
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- Judgement and Decision Making
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- Radar Services
- Altimetry
- Cruising Levels
- Transponders
- Airspace
- Aerodromes and Heliports
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- Meteorology
- Decode Domestic Meteorological
- Weather Maps
- The Atmosphere
- Temperature and Heat Exchange P
- Atmospheric Pressure and Densit
- Wind
- Local Winds
- Water Vapour
- Atmospheric Stability
- Inversions
- Clouds
- Precipitation
- Visibility and Fog
- Aircraft Icing
- Thunderstorms
- Mountain Weather
- Air-masses and Fronts
- Turbulence
- New Zealand Weather
- Assess satellite and radar Imag
- Interpret Domestic Meteorologic
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- Definitions, Terminology, Units
- The Atmosphere
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- Engines – General Piston Engine
- Carburation
- Fuel Injection
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- Landing Gear - Fixed
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- Basic Flying Controls
- Straight and Level Flight
- Climbing Flight
- Descending Flight
- Turning Flight
- Stalling and Spinning
- Airframe Structure
- Propellers
- Control Systems
- Performance Factors
- Take-off Performance
- Landing Performance
- Weight and Balance - Definition
- Weight and Loading
- Centre of Gravity (C of G)
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- Definitions, Terminology, Units
- The Atmosphere
- Basic Aerodynamic Theory
- Engines – General Piston Engine
- Carburation
- Fuel Injection
- Fuel
- Exhaust System
- Ignition Systems – Magneto Igni
- Ignition Systems – Solid State
- Engine Management - Piston
- Electrical System - DC
- Fuel System Components
- Fuel Tanks
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- Magnetic Instruments
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- Cooling Systems
- Landing Gear - Fixed
- Helicopter Aerodynamic Theory
- Hovering
- Forward Flight
- Climbing Flight
- Descending Flight
- Turning Flight
- Autorotation
- Transmission Systems
- Main Rotor Systems
- Tail Rotor Systems
- Helicopter Controls
- Rotor Discs - Terminology
- Forces Acting on a Helicopter R
- Anti-torque Tail Rotor
- Hazardous Flight Conditions
- Performance Factors
- Take-off Performance
- Landing Performance
- Weight and Balance - Definition
- Weight and Loading
- Centre of Gravity (C of G)
- Navigation
- Form of the Earth
- Direction on the Earth
- Distance on the Earth
- Speed and Velocity
- Position Referencing
- Altimetry
- Principles and Terminology
- Time
- Twilight
- Aeronautical Charts - Propertie
- Chart Reading
- Circular Slide Rule - Computati
- Wind Components
- Triangle of Velocities
- The 1 in 60 rule
- Deduced Reckoning - In-flight R
- Route Selection
- Chart Preparation
- Plan Preparation
- Fuel Planning
- VFR Flight Navigation
- Special Procedures
- Flight Management
- Fuel Management
- GNSS Global Navigation Satellit
- Radar Procedures
- CPL
- Human Factors
- Airmanship, Professionalism and
- Human Factors Models and Progra
- The Atmosphere
- Circulation and Respiratory Sys
- Hypoxia
- Hyperventilation
- Entrapped Gasses
- Decompression Sickness
- Vision and Visual Perception
- Hearing and Balance
- Spatial Orientation
- Gravitational Forces
- Motion Sickness
- Flight Anxiety
- Fitness to Fly
- Alcohol and Drugs
- Blood Donation
- Environmental Hazards
- Stress Management
- Sleep and Fatigue (Alertness ma
- Ageing
- Information Processing
- Situational Awareness
- Judgement and Decision Making
- Social Psychology and Flight De
- Threat and Error Management
- Culture
- Flight Deck Design
- Design of Controls
- Instrumentation, Displays and A
- Documents and Procedures
- First Aid
- Survival
- Combined
- Combined No.2
- Air Law (A) & (H)
- Aviation Legislation
- Definitions
- Abbreviations
- Requirements for Licences
- Eligibility, Privileges a
- Competency, Currency and Recenc
- Medical Requirements
- Aircraft Documentation
- Aircraft Maintenance
- Instruments and Avionics
- Aircraft Equipment
- General Operating Requirements
- General Operating Restrictions
- General Meteorological Requirem
- Carriage of Dangerous Goods
- Helicopter External Load Operat
- Air Operations Crew Requirement
- Air Operations Requirements and
- Air Operations Meteorological R
- Air Operations Performance Requ
- Flight Preparation
- Fuel Requirements
- Flight Plans
- Enroute Limitations
- Air Traffic Services - Communic
- Clearances
- Separation
- Radar Services
- Altimetry
- Cruising Levels
- Transponders
- Airspace
- Aerodromes and Heliports
- Aerodromes Lighting
- Emergencies; Responsibilities o
- Emergencies; Communications and
- Principles – Aeroplane
- Principles – Helicopter
- Meteorology
- General Tech – Aeroplane
- General Tech – Helicopter
- Navigation
- Form of the Earth
- Direction on the Earth
- Distance on the Earth
- Speed and Velocity
- Position Referencing
- Altimetry
- Time
- Aeronautical Charts
- Chart Reading
- Circular Slide Rule
- Triangle of Velocities
- The 1 in 60 Rule
- Route Selection
- Chart Preparation
- Plan Preparation
- Fuel Planning
- VFR Flight Navigation
- Special Procedures
- Enroute Diversion Calculations
- Global Navigation Satellite Sys
- Human Factors
- ATPL
- Air Law – Aeroplane
- Aviation Legislation
- Definitions
- Abbreviations
- Requirements for Licences and R
- Eligibility, Privileges and Lim
- Competency, Currency and Recenc
- Medical Requirements
- Aircraft Documentation
- Aircraft Maintenance
- Instruments and Avionics
- Equipment
- General Operating Requirements
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