Your Pilot's License Book

	Introduction
1	Instructors & flight schools	1
	Flight training options	1
	Ground study options	5
	Costs	6
	Instructors	7
	Airsickness	11
2	The airplane	12
	Angle of attack	14
	Center of gravity	14
	The flight control system	15
	The propeller & its effects	19
	The throttle	21
	The engine	22
	Flight instruments	24
	Engine instruments	30
	Stall warning devices	30
3	Flying the airplane safely & legally	31
	Preflight check	33
	Ready for takeoff	44
	Stall recovery	48
	Landing	50
	Legal requirements	57
	Weight & balance	63
4	Control techniques	67
	Load & air density	69
	Takeoff, climbs, & descents	71
	Turns	75
	Ground reference maneuvers	80
	Not-so-normal landings	87
	Emergency landings	95
	Emergency instrument procedures	101
5	Weather	110
	Preflight weather briefings	111
	En route flight advisory service	113
	In-flight weather advisories	113
	Air pressure	114
	Fronts & air masses	116
	Dewpoint	119
	Lapse rates	119
	Cloud types	120
	The weather map	123
	Mountain effects	124
	Icing in flight	126
	The weather decision	127
6	VFR navigation & communications	133
	VFR weather minimums	133
	Right-of-way rules	134
	Navigation	135
	Radio aids to navigation	157
	Global positioning system	166
	Airspace classifications	168
	Air-to-ground communications	172
7	The examinations	181
	The written test	182
	The flight test	183
	Glossary	187
	Index	196