PPGS Lesson 3.1 ✈️ | Master Airport Types & Layouts for Private Pilots

Welcome to Epic Flight Academy’s Private Pilot Ground School!
In this first lesson on Airport Operations, Certified Flight Instructor Mike Thompson explains the four major types of airports, how to identify them, and how runway layouts and numbering help pilots navigate safely.

You’ll also learn how to read aeronautical charts, understand NOTAMs (Notices to Air Missions), and interpret ATIS information for flight preparation. These fundamentals give every student pilot the knowledge to operate confidently and safely in any airspace.

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📘 Video Chapters

0:00 – Introduction with Instructor Mike Thompson
0:27 – Airport Operations Overview
0:36 – The Four Major Types of Airports
0:45 – Controlled Airports
1:00 – Uncontrolled Airports
1:14 – Military Airports
1:23 – Privately Owned Airports
1:47 – Aeronautical Chart Supplement
2:08 – Aeronautical Chart Basics
2:43 – Understanding NOTAMs (Notices to Air Missions)
3:00 – Automated Terminal Information Service (ATIS)
3:20 – Runway Layout and Numbering

This course is taught by Epic Flight Academy's own Mike Thompson. Mike Thompson is the author of "Telling Is Not Teaching", which promotes the idea that the “new school” of teaching that embraces electronic technology cannot sacrifice the “old school” of human relationships because the human brain stills learns in largely the same way that it has for millennia.

"Telling Is Not Teaching": https://www.amazon.com/Telling-Not-Teaching-Instructors-Handbook-ebook/dp/B0752BPPW7

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