| WHEEL | SKI |
| 1. Equipment |
| W.1.1 Personal equipment for the flight | S.1.1 Personal equipment for the flight |
| W.1.2 Aircraft equipment for the flight | S.1.2 Aircraft equipment for the flight |
| 2. Take-off techniques |
| W.2.1 Technique for approach and landing on a mountain surface | S.2.1 Technique for approach and landing on a mountain surface
S.2.2 Landing technique on skis |
| W.2.2 Rolling techniques of the aircraft on various runway profiles | S.2.3 Rolling techniques of the aircraft on skis about the snow nature |
| W.2.3 Take-off technique | S.2.4 Take-off technique on surfaces covered with snow |
| W.2.4 Aircraft and engine performances about altitude | S.2.5. Aircraft and engine performances about altitude |
| 3. Rules |
| W.3.1 Mountain rating | S.3.1 Mountain rating |
| W.3.2 Overflight rules | S.3.2 Overflight rules |
| W.3.3 Surfaces classification | S.3.3 Surfaces classification |
| W.3.4 PIC responsibilities | S.3.4 PIC responsibilities |
| W.3.5 Responsibilities of the surface manager | S.3.5 Responsibilities of the surface manager |
| W.3.6 Flight plan | S.3.6 Flight plan
S.3.7 Certification of the ski mounted aeroplanes |
| 4. Meteorology |
| W.4.1 Movements of the air mass | S.4.1 Movements of the air mass |
| W.4.2 Flight consequences | S.4.2 Flight consequences |
| W.4.3 Relief effect on the movement of the air masses | S.4.3 Relief effect on the movement of the air masses |
| W.4.4 Altimetry | S.4.4 Altimetry |
| 5. Human Performance and Limitations |
| W.5.1 The cold | S.5.1 The cold |
| W.5.2 The food | S.5.2 The food |
| W.5.3 The hypoxia | S.5.3 The hypoxia |
| W.5.4 The radiance | S.5.4 The radiance |
| W.5.5 The thirst | S.5.5 The thirst |
| W.5.6 The tiredness | S.5.6 The tiredness |
| W.5.7 Turbulence effects in altitude | S.5.7 Turbulence effects in altitude |
| 6. Navigation |
| W.6.1 Progress of the flight | S.6.1 Progress of the flight |
| W.6.2 Dead reckoning | S.6.2 Dead reckoning |
| W.6.3 The path over the relief | S.6.3 The path over the relief |
| W.6.4 Progress in the valleys | S.6.4 Progress in the valleys |
| W.6.5 Detection of obstacles (high voltage lines, chairlifts, cables, etc.). | S.6.5 Detection of obstacles (high voltage lines, chairlifts, cables, etc.) |
| 7. Specific items |
| S.7.1 Knowledge of the snow and assessment of the snow nature in-flight
S.7.2 Knowledge of the glacier
S.7.3 Life of the glacier
S.7.4 Formation of the cracks
S.7.5 Snow bridges
S.7.6 Avalanches |
| 8. Survival |
| S.8.1 Ways of survival (psychological aspects)
S.8.2 Use of the equipments
S.8.3 Removal of snow from the aircraft
S.8.4 Building of a shelter
S.8.5 How to eat and feed |
| FLIGHT INSTRUCTION |
| WHEEL | SKI |
| I.- Navigation | |
| W.I.1 Flight techniques in the valleys
W.I.2 Flight over mountain passes and ridges.
W.I.3 U-turn in narrow valleys
W.I.4 Choice of the flight path of aerology W.I.5 W.I.5 Map reading | S.I.I Flight techniques in the valleys
S.I.2 Flight over mountain passes and ridges
S.I.3 U-turn in narrow valleys
S.I.4 Choice of the flight path of aerology
S.I.5 Map reading |
| II. – Arrival and reconnaissance |
| W.II.1 Choice of the altitude of arrival | S.II.1 Choice of the arrival altitude |
| W.II.2 Choice of the arrival and overflight pattern | S.II.2 Choice of the arrival and overflight pattern |
| W.II.3 Choice of the landing pattern | S.II.3 Description of the circuit pattern |
| W.II.4 Aerology awareness | S.II.4 Aerology awareness |
| W.II.5 Evaluation of the length of the runway | S.II.5 Evaluation of the runway length |
| W.II.6 Evaluation of the runway profile (slope and banking) | S.II.6 Evaluation of the runway profile (slope and banking) |
| W.II.7 Collision avoidance. | S.II.7 Collision avoidance |
| W.II.8 Definition of the references for the landing (touchdown point) | S.II.8 Definition of the references for the landing (touchdown point) |
| W.II.9 Determination of the circuit pattern altitude | S.II.9 Determination of the circuit pattern altitude |
| W.II.10 Choice of the final speed depending on the runway profile | S.II.10 Choice of the final speed depending on the runway profile
S.II.11 Choice of the take-off axis
S.II.12. Choice of the landing axis
S.II.13 Choice of the parking area
S.II.14 Observation of the obstacles on the ground (cracks, snow bridges, avalanches)
S.II.15 Estimation of the snow nature
S.II.16 Observation of the way to reach a refuge from the landing area |
| III – Approach and landing |
| W.III.1 Landing pattern altitude | S.III.1 Landing pattern altitude |
| W.III.2 Precision of flight along the landing path | S.III.2 Precision of flight along the landing path |
| W.III.3 Corrections on the landing path
(accuracy and effectiveness) | S.III.3 Corrections on the landing path
(accuracy and effectiveness) |
| W.III.4 Landing (precision of the flare and of the touchdown point) | S.III.4 Landing (precision of the flare and
of the touchdown point) |
| W.III.5 Taxiing (use of the engine power) on various profiles | S.III.5 Taxi of the aircraft on various snows and various runway profiles |
| W.III.6 Parking of the aircraft (depending on the runway profile, the traffic, etc.) | S.III.6 Parking of the aircraft (depending on the snow nature and the profile of the apron)
S.III.7 Turns on various snow nature and various ground profiles |
| IV. – Take-off |
| W.IV.1 Safety checks before take-off | S. IV.1 Safety checks before take-off. |
| W.IV.2 Lining up on the runway | S.IV.2 Lining up on the runway |
| W.IV.3 Control of the runway axis during take-off | S.IV.3 Control of the runway axis during take-off |
| W.IV.4 Choice and use of the visual references of the take-off axis | S.IV.4 Choice and use of the visual references of the take-off axis
S.IV.5 Acceleration depending on the nature of the snow
S.IV.6 Short take-off
S.IV.7 Take-off avoiding the skid of the skis |
| V. - Survival |
| S.V.1 Use of the snowshoes
S.V.2 Use of the markings |