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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781072003321

Titolo

Airplane flying handbook [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

Newcastle, Washington, : Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc., 2009, c2004

ISBN

1-56027-784-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Collana

FAA Handbooks

Disciplina

629.132/52

629.13252

Soggetti

Airplanes - Piloting

Flight training

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"FAA-H-8083-3A."

Originally published by the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Standards Service.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Preface; Table of Contents; Chapter 1 - Introduction to Flight Training; Chapter 2 - Ground Operations; Chapter 3 - Basic Flight Maneuvers; Chapter 4 - Slow Flight, Stalls, and Spins; Chapter 5 - Takeoffs and Departure Climbs; Chapter 6 - Ground Reference Maneuvers; Chapter 7 - Airport Traffic Patterns; Chapter 8 - Approaches and Landings; Chapter 9 - Performance Maneuvers; Chapter 10 - Night Operations; Chapter 11 - Transition to Complex Airplanes; Chapter 12 - Transition to Multiengine Airplanes; Chapter 13 - Transition to Tailwheel Airplanes

Chapter 14 - Transition to Turbopropeller Powered AirplanesChapter 15 - Transition to Jet Powered Airplanes; Chapter 16 - Emergency Procedures; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The fundamental skills and essential information necessary for piloting airplanes are introduced in this beginning aviator's guide. Pilots wishing to improve their flying proficiency and aeronautical knowledge, flyers preparing for additional certificates or ratings, and flight instructors engaged in the instruction of both students and licensed pilots will benefit from the information in this pilot resource. The



official FAA reference for the aviator-in-training, many test questions for the FAA Knowledge Exams for pilots come directly from this guide.