| Private Pilot for Airplane Category | |
| Preflight Preparation | |
| Pilot Qualifications | |
| Airworthiness Requirements | |
| Weather Information | |
| Cross-Country Flight Planning | |
| National Airspace System | |
| Performance and Limitations | |
| Operation of Systems | |
| Human Factors | |
| Water and Seaplane Characteristics, Seaplane Bases, Maritime Rules, and Aids to Marine Navigation | |
| Preflight Procedures | |
| Preflight Assessment | |
| Flight Deck Management | |
| Engine Starting | |
| Taxiing (ASEL, AMEL) | |
| Taxiing and Sailing (ASES, AMES) | |
| Airport and Seaplane Base Operations | |
| Communications, Light Signals, and Runway Lighting Systems | |
| Traffic Patterns | |
| Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds | |
| Normal Takeoff and Climb | |
| Normal Approach and Landing | |
| Soft-Field Takeoff and Climb (ASEL) | |
| Soft-Field Approach and Landing (ASEL) | |
| Short-Field Takeoff and Maximum Performance Climb (ASEL, AMEL) | |
| Short-Field Approach and Landing (ASEL, AMEL) | |
| Confined Area Takeoff and Maximum Performance Climb (ASES, AMES) | |
| Confined Area Approach and Landing (ASES, AMES) | |
| Glassy Water Takeoff and Climb (ASES, AMES) | |
| Glassy Water Approach and Landing (ASES, AMES) | |
| Rough Water Takeoff and Climb (ASES, AMES) | |
| Rough Water Approach and Landing (ASES, AMES) | |
| Forward Slip to a Landing (ASEL, ASES) | |
| Go-Around/Rejected Landing | |
| Performance Maneuvers and Ground Reference Maneuvers | |
| Steep Turns | |
| Ground Reference Maneuvers | |
| Navigation | |
| Pilotage and Dead Reckoning | |
| Navigation Systems and Radar Services | |
| Diversion | |
| Lost Procedures | |
| Slow Flight and Stalls | |
| Maneuvering During Slow Flight | |
| Power-Off Stalls | |
| Power-On Stalls | |
| Spin Awareness | |
| Basic Instrument Maneuvers | |
| Straight-and-Level Flight | |
| Constant Airspeed Climbs | |
| Constant Airspeed Descents | |
| Turns to Headings | |
| Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes | |
| Radio Communications, Navigation Systems/Facilities, and Radar Services | |
| Emergency Operations | |
| Emergency Descent | |
| Emergency Approach and Landing (Simulated) (ASEL, ASES) | |
| Systems and Equipment Malfunctions | |
| Emergency Equipment and Survival Gear | |
| Engine Failure During Takeoff Before VMC (Simulated) (AMEL, AMES) | |
| Engine Failure After Liftoff (Simulated) (AMEL, AMES) | |
| Approach and Landing with an Inoperative Engine (Simulated) (AMEL, AMES) | |
| Multiengine Operations | |
| Maneuvering with One Engine Inoperative (AMEL, AMES) | |
| VMC Demonstration (AMEL, AMES) | |
| One Engine Inoperative (Simulated) (solely by Reference to Instruments) During Straight-and- Level Flight and Turns (AMEL, AMES) | |
| Instrument Approach and Landing with an Inoperative Engine (Simulated) (AMEL, AMES) | |
| Night Operations | |
| Postflight Procedures | |
| After Landing, Parking, and Securing (ASEL, AMEL) | |
| Seaplane Post-Landing Procedures (ASES, AMES) | |
| Cessna 172 Skyhawk POH | |
| Performance - Specifications | |
| 1 - General | |
| 2 - Operating Limitations | |
| 3 - Emergency Procedures | |
| 4 - Normal Procedures | |
| 5 - Performance | |
| 6 - Weight and Balance/Equipment List | |
| 7 - Airplane and Systems Description | |
| 8 - Handling, Service, and Maintenance | |