Airplane Flying Handbook
eBook - ePub

Airplane Flying Handbook

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  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Airplane Flying Handbook

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About this book

This official U.S. government guide to piloting aircraft—created by the Federal Aviation Administration—is the essential resource for finding the knowledge and skills to fly all types of planes. It includes an introduction to flight training and official information on ground operations, basic flight maneuvers, slow flight, stalls and spins, takeoff and departure climbs, ground reference maneuvers, airport traffic patterns, approaches and landings, performance maneuvers, and night operations. Pilots will find information on transitioning from small aircraft to more complex airplanes, as well as detailed explanations of emergency procedures. Each topic is coupled with colorful, detailed illustrations to aid the reader. Any pilot who wishes to maintain a current understanding of aircraft operation must read this book.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. PREFACE
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Chapter 1 - Introduction to Flight Training
  6. Chapter 2 - Ground Operations
  7. Chapter 3 - Basic Flight Maneuvers
  8. Chapter 4 - Slow Flight, Stalls, and Spins
  9. Chapter 5 - Takeoffs and Departure Climbs
  10. Chapter 6 - Ground Reference Maneuvers
  11. Chapter 7 - Airport Traffic Patterns
  12. Chapter 8 - Approaches and Landings
  13. Chapter 9 - Performance Maneuvers
  14. Chapter 10 - Night Operations
  15. Chapter 11 - Transition to Complex Airplanes
  16. Chapter 12 - Transition to Multiengine Airplanes
  17. Chapter 13 - Transition to Tailwheel Airplanes
  18. Chapter 14 - Transition to Turbopropeller Powered Airplanes
  19. Chapter 15 - Transition to Jet Powered Airplanes
  20. Chapter 16 - Emergency Procedures,
  21. Glossary
  22. Index