Pilot Training : Pilot Ratings : private
Pilot's Handbook of
Aeronautical Knowledge
Publisher:
Published Date:
2003
Other Identifiers:
FAA-H-8083-25, JS312807-000
Weight:
2.2lbs
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge is the official reference source for all questions on the FAA knowledge exams. This book is a comprehensive source for the theory and knowledge required to fly airplanes, covering essential information from aircraft systems, aerodynamics, airspace, performance, meteorology, to aeromedical factors. Full color, easy to read, and newly revised.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
- Aircraft Structures
- Principles of Flight
- structures of the atmosphere, Newton's Laws, Magnus Effect, Bernouli's Principle, airfoil design, pressure distribution
- Aerodynamics of Flight
- forces on an airplane, wingtip vortices, ground effect, moments and arms, design characteristics, forces in flight maneuvers, stalls, propeller principles, load factors, weight & balance, high speed flight
- Flight Controls
- primary flight controls, secondary flight controls
- Aircraft Systems
- powerplant, induction, ignition, fuel systems, starting systems, cooling, exhaust, electrical, hydraulic, landing gear, pressurization, turbine engines
- Flight Instruments
- pitot static systems, gyroscopic instruments, magnetic compass
- Flight Manuals & Documents
- airplane manuals, aircraft maintenance
- Weight & Balance
- weight control, center of gravity, determining loaded weight & CG
- Aircraft Performance
- performance data, takeoff and landing, performance speeds, performance charts, transport category airplanes
- Weather Theory
- the atmosphere, atmospheric circulation, stability, air masses, fronts
- Weather Reports, Forecasts, and Charts
- observations, service outlets, weather briefings, aviation forecasts, weather charts
- Airport Operations
- types of airports, sources for airport data, airport markings, airport lighting, wind direction indicators, communications, air traffic control, wake turbulence, collision avoidance
- Airspace
- controlled airspace, uncontrolled airspace, special use airspace
- Navigation
- aeronautical charts, latitude and longitude, wind, basic calculations, pilotage, dead reckoning, flight planning, VFR flight plans, radio navigation, lost procedures, flight diversion
- Aeromedical Factors
- the medical certificate, environmental and health factors, vision in flight
- Aeronautical Decision Making
- ADM training, risk management, factors affecting decision making
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- > FAA Stage Exams
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- > Jeppesen's Private Pilot Part 61 Kit
- > Airplane Flying Handbook
- > Private Pilot Test Guide
- > Flight School
- > PTS - Private Pilot-Airplane
- > Private Pilot Virtual Test Prep
- > Visualized Flight Maneuvers - Low Wing
- > Private Pilot Ground School
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