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Record Nr.

UNINA9910698557303321

Titolo

Instrument flying handbook, 2008 [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.], : U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Standards Service, 2009

Oklahoma City, OK : , : U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Standards Service, , 2007

ISBN

1-56027-782-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (386 p.)

Collana

FAA Handbooks

Disciplina

629.1325214

Soggetti

Instrument flying

Handbooks and manuals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"FAA-H-8083-15A, with editorial change"--Cover.

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Preface; Record of Changes; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Table of Contents; Chapter 1 - Human Factors; Chapter 2 - Aerodynamic Factors; Chapter 3 - Flight Instruments; Chapter 4 (I) - Airplane Attitude Instrument Flying: Using Analog Instrumentation; Chapter 4 (II) - Airplane Attitude Instrument Flying: Using an Electronic Flight Display; Chapter 5 (I) - Airplane Basic Flight Maneuvers: Using Analog Instrumentation; Chapter 5 (II) - Airplane Basic Flight Maneuvers: Using an Electronic Flight Display; Chapter 6 - Helicopter Attitude Instrument Flying; Chapter 7 - Navigation Systems

Chapter 8 - The National Airspace SystemChapter 9 -The Air Traffic Control System; Chapter 10 - IFR Flight; Chapter 11 - Emergency Operations; Appendix A - Clearance Shorthand; Appendix B - Instrument Training Lesson Guide; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A definitive reference text for the Instrument Rating FAA Knowledge exam, this resource features information applicable to both conventional steam-gauge instrumentation as well as the glass cockpits found in technically advanced aircraft (TAA). Information on the latest technological developments complements traditional discussions of the ""6-pack"" and covers flight-support systems (AHRS and ADC), pictorial displays, flight-management systems (FMS),



primary-flight display (PFD), and multi-function display (MFD), synthetic vision, advanced technology syste