This is a sample syllabus each individual's requirements will vary. ATM's baseline syllabus is established as a starting point. Each individual's requirements will dictate modifications to the baseline syllabus.
| Aircraft General | 1 Hour | |
| General Description | ||
| Airframe and Engines | ||
| Limitations | 1 Hour | |
| Airspeed | ||
| Engine | ||
| Weight | ||
| Maneuver Limits | ||
| Flight Load Limits | ||
| Fuel Limitations | ||
| Engine Fuel System | ||
| Kinds of Equipment List | ||
| Operating Limitations | ||
| Engines | 2.5 Hours | |
| Overview | ||
| Fuel Injection / Fuel Control System | ||
| Ignition System | ||
| Engine Top / Piston Powered | ||
| Engine Turbine Sections / Turbine powered | ||
| Engine Oil System | ||
| Induction Air | ||
| Propeller / Propellar Control | ||
| Propeller / First flight of the day checks | ||
| Powerplant Instrumentation | ||
| Limitations | ||
| Fire Detection & Extinguishing System (optional) | ||
| Preflight & Normal Procedures | 2 Hours | |
| Preflight | ||
| Before Starting Engines | ||
| Starting Engines | ||
| Before Taxiing | ||
| Taxiing | ||
| First Flight of the Day Checks | ||
| Before Takeoff | ||
| Takeoff | ||
| After Takeoff | ||
| Climb | ||
| Cruise | ||
| Descent | ||
| Before Landing | ||
| After Landing | ||
| Shutdown | ||
| Landing Gear & Brakes | 1.5 Hours | |
| Landing Gear Hydraulic or Electrical System | ||
| Landing Gear | ||
| Brake System | ||
| Fuel System | 2 Hours | |
| Tanks | ||
| Indicating System | ||
| Pumps | ||
| Normal & Crossfeed Operation | ||
| Cold Weather Operation | ||
| Electrical System | 2 Hours | |
| Battery | ||
| Alternators | ||
| Normal Operations | ||
| External Power | ||
| Monitoring Systems | ||
| Avionics Busses | ||
| Emergency Power Alternator Controls | ||
| Lighting | ||
| Environmental Systems | 1 Hour | |
| Air Distribution, Heating & Ventilation Systems | ||
| Pressurization System | ||
| High Altitude Physiological Operation | ||
| Air Conditioning | ||
| Oxygen System | ||
| Emergency Procedures | 1 Hour | |
| Loss of Power | ||
| Electrical System | ||
| Fuel System | ||
| Avionics Bus Failure | ||
| Flight Instrument Failure | ||
| Landing Gear Failure | ||
| Pressurization System Emergency Procedures | ||
| Split Flaps | ||
| Spin recovery discussion | ||
| Static System Obstructions | ||
| Flight Controls | 1 Hour | |
| Ailerons | ||
| Aileron Trim | ||
| Elevators | ||
| Elevator Trim | ||
| Rudder | ||
| Rudder Trim | ||
| Flap System | ||
| Nosewheel Steering | ||
| Stall Warning | ||
| Limitations | ||
| Flight Instruments | 1 Hour | |
| Pitot/Static System | ||
| Vacuum/Pressure System | ||
| Engine | ||
| Flight | ||
| Anti-Ice/Deice Systems | 1 Hour | |
| Anti-ice | ||
| Deice | ||
| Icing conditions forcasts / Airmets Sigmets | ||
| Weight & Balance/Performance | 2 Hours | |
| Weight & Balance Effects, Determination & Sample Problems | ||
| Performance Tables, Charts & Practical Exercise | ||
| FAR Review | 1 Hour | |
| Review of Part 91 and Part 61 | ||
| Review of Instrument Practical Test Standards | ||
| Airmanship Development / Mishap Review | 2 Hours | |
| Review of model pertinant mishap lessons learned | ||
| Review of self assessment | ||
| Review of ethics standard model | ||
| Decision processes | ||