Plane Brain: The Pilot License Study Guide

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By: Erica Brain

Getting your private pilot license? Then you've probably discovered there's a daunting amount of information to learn on top of your actual flying skills. Use this podcast as a supplemental study guide to your ground school. Sometimes it helps to have someone explain it to you rather than try and memorize it all reading from a screen. Or sometimes you want to get a little studying in while you're out grocery shopping or driving to work. Either way, hopefully this helps. And hey, who knows? Maybe we'll actually have a little fun along the way.

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Episode 3: Required Equipment (A-TOMATO FLAMES + FLAPS)
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Today at 6:41 PM

In this episode of Plane Brain, we review required equipment for flight, which includes the A-TOMATO FLAMES acronym and the FLAPS night time additions.


Episode 2: Required Paperwork (DCARROW & AVIATES)
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03/31/2026

In this second episode of Plane Brain, we review what documentation is required to fly the plane, which includes your personal documents as pilot, the DCARROW acronym for required paperwork, and required inspections (AV1ATES).


Episode 1: Intro, Medical Certificates, and PPL Requirements
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03/26/2026

In this very first episode of Plane Brain, we cover the different kinds of medical certificates, their durations and privileges, PPL eligibility, requirements, recency, and limitations.