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Introduction | ix | |
1 | The Most Frequently Asked Questions about Learning to Fly | 1 |
Why Should I Learn to Fly? | 1 | |
How Long Does It Take? | 2 | |
What Will I Fly? | 3 | |
What's the Cost of Learning to Fly? | 5 | |
Can the Cost Be Reduced Further? | 6 | |
Where Should I Learn to Fly? | 8 | |
What Kinds of Flight Schools Are There? | 11 | |
What Type of Trainer Should I Fly? | 14 | |
What If I Get Airsick? | 15 | |
What Safety Issues with Small Airplanes Should I Be Aware Of? | 16 | |
2 | Sport Pilot, Recreational Pilot, and Glider Pilot Licenses | 19 |
The Jargon of Pilots' Licenses | 19 | |
A Bit of History | 21 | |
Sport Pilot Licenses | 24 | |
Recreational Pilot Licenses | 28 | |
Glider Pilot Licenses | 31 | |
3 | Instructors and Flight Schools | 45 |
The Physical Exam | 46 | |
Choices in Flight Training | 48 | |
Buying Your Own Airplane | 55 | |
Ground Study Options | 56 | |
The Costs Involved | 60 | |
Timing Your Lessons | 61 | |
Instructors--Good and Bad | 62 | |
Judging Your Instructor | 64 | |
Mutual Respect | 65 | |
Fewer Student Pilots and the Time Problem | 66 | |
4 | The Private Pilot Certificate | 69 |
Student Pilot Requirements | 69 | |
Basic Private Pilot License Requirements | 71 | |
Privileges and Limitations | 76 | |
Staying Current | 78 | |
The Logbook | 79 | |
Legal Documents | 79 | |
5 | The Airplane | 81 |
Angle of Attack and Stalls | 84 | |
Stall Warning Devices | 86 | |
Thrust and Drag | 87 | |
Center of Gravity | 88 | |
Pitching the Nose Up or Down | 91 | |
Trim | 91 | |
Turning the Airplane | 93 | |
Wing Flaps | 95 | |
How the Propeller Works | 97 | |
In-Flight Effects of the Propeller | 100 | |
Using the Throttle | 101 | |
The Engine | 103 | |
The Flight Instruments | 107 | |
The Engine Instruments | 116 | |
6 | Flying the Airplane | 119 |
The Preflight Check | 123 | |
Getting Started in the Cockpit | 132 | |
Ready for Takeoff | 146 | |
Airspeed Control | 147 | |
Stalls and Stall Recovery | 151 | |
Other Stalls | 154 | |
Approaching to Land | 155 | |
Landing the Airplane | 164 | |
Weight and Balance Calculations | 167 | |
7 | Control Techniques | 175 |
Load and Air Density | 178 | |
Takeoffs | 183 | |
Climbs | 184 | |
Descents | 188 | |
Turns | 190 | |
The Typical Medium Turn | 193 | |
Climbing Turns | 196 | |
Descending Turns | 198 | |
Ground Reference Maneuvers | 199 | |
Rectangular Course | 200 | |
S-Turns across a Road | 205 | |
Turns about a Point | 207 | |
Not-So-Normal Landings | 208 | |
Flight Plans | 229 | |
Emergency Locator Transmitters | 230 | |
Emergency Instrument Procedures | 231 | |
Flying the Instruments | 233 | |
Back to Better Weather | 237 | |
Using the Turn Indicator | 237 | |
8 | Weather | 241 |
Preflight Weather Briefings | 244 | |
In-Flight Briefings | 247 | |
En Route Flight Advisory Services | 247 | |
In-Flight Weather Advisories | 248 | |
Air Pressure | 249 | |
Fronts and Air Masses | 250 | |
Dewpoints | 255 | |
Lapse Rates | 255 | |
Cloud Types | 256 | |
The Weather Map | 260 | |
Mountain Effects | 261 | |
Icing in Flight | 264 | |
The Weather Decision | 266 | |
9 | VFR Navigation and Communications | 273 |
VFR Weather Minimums | 273 | |
Right-of-Way Rules | 274 | |
Navigation | 276 | |
Obtaining a Course | 283 | |
Radio Aids to Navigation | 301 | |
Automatic Directional Finders | 308 | |
The Global Positioning System | 310 | |
Airspace Classifications | 313 | |
Air-to-Ground Communications | 318 | |
Tower Talk | 318 | |
Light Signals | 324 | |
Common Traffic Advisory Frequencies | 326 | |
Multicom Frequency | 329 | |
10 | The Examinations | 331 |
Knowledge Test | 333 | |
Practical Test | 335 | |
Glossary | 339 | |
Index | 347 |
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