New Student Info

Getting Started

Apply for your Student Pilot Certificate at https://iacra.faa.gov/ -- your Ground Instructor can also include this as part of your first ground school lesson
You can fly on your Driver's License, so you do not need to get a medical at this time *IF* you have not been denied one in the past
Bring Gov pic ID & proof of Citizenship to your lesson to finalize the application and begin training!
1. see the Pilots Bill of Rights and Privacy Act docs
2. non-US-Citizen students click here for additional info
You will also eventually want an Atlanta sectional chart. Here's a link to the best price I've found: http://mypilotstore.com/mypilotstore/sep/9

Human Stuff

Layers for the season, remembering that it gets colder as you go higher
Sunscreen & sunglasses, since we have such great visibility
Hat (whether knit for warmth or baseball for comfort) may be a good idea
Shoes that let you feel the pedals (this is a matter for lots of discussion... :-)

Aircraft Stuff
Check out our Google Drive link (see https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pEZ0ZmcsE73-u4LoB5nPnwsxQ6xzUp8-) for the POH, QuickRef, Manual. The following information is included:

Other Handy Tools

https://aviationweather.gov/gfa
https://airnav.com/airports/
https://windy.com/ (and the app)
this METAR decoder can be a big help as you get started
the NASA ASRS forms
we like the Dauntless Flight Planner form when it's time to get formal
the Arcus Weather app is dead :-( and we'd love to hear your favorite replacement