Airplane Flying Handbook (FAA-H-8083-3a)

by Federal Aviation Administration, U. S. Department of Transportation, Flight Standards Service

Overview

Illustrated in full color throughout. The Airplane Flying Handbook is designed as a technical manual to introduce basic pilot skills and knowledge that are essential for piloting airplanes. It provides information on transition to other airplanes and the operation of various airplane systems. It is developed by the Flight Standards Service, Airman Testing Standards Branch, in cooperation with various aviation educators and industry. This handbook is developed to assist student pilots learning to fly airplanes. It is also beneficial to pilots who wish to improve their flying proficiency and aeronautical knowledge, those pilots preparing for additional certificates or ratings, and flight instructors engaged in the instruction of both student and certificated pilots. It introduces the future pilot to the realm of flight and provides information and guidance in the performance of procedures and maneuvers required for pilot certification. Topics such as navigation and communication, meteorology, use of flight information publications, regulations, and aeronautical decision making are available in other Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publications.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782660491
Publisher:	Books Express Publishing
Publication date:	09/30/2012
Pages:	282
Sales rank:	315,770
Product dimensions:	7.44(w) x 9.69(h) x 0.59(d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1	Introduction to Flight Training
	Introduction	1
	Choosing a Flight School	1
	Instructor/Student Relationship	1
	Role of the FAA	1
	Flight Standards District Offiices (FSDO's)	3
	Study Habits	3
	Study Materials	3
	Collision Avoidance	4
Chapter 2	Preflight, Postflight, and Ground Operations
	Introduction	1
	Pilot Assessment	1
	Preflight Preparation and Flight Planning	1
	Airplane Preflight Inspection	2
	Minimum Equipment Lists (MEL's) and Operations with Inoperative Equipment	4
	Cockpit Management	5
	Use of Checklists	5
	Ground Operations	6
	Taxiing	8
	Taxi Clearances at Airports with an Operating Control Tower	10
	Before Takeoff Check	10
	After-Landing	11
	Postflight	12
Chapter 3	Takeoffs and Climbs
	Introduction	1
	Terms and Definitions	1
	Prior to Takeoff	2
	Normal Takeoff	2
	Crosswind Takeoff	4
	Short-field Takeoff and Climb	6
	Soft-Field Takeoff and Climb	7
	Rejected Takeoff	10
	Noise Abatement	10
Chapter 4	Basic Flight Maneuvers
	Introduction	1
	Integrated Flight Instruction	1
	Attitude Flying	1
	Straight-And-Level Flight	2
	Turns	2
	Climbs	7
	Descents	9
Chapter 5	Slow Flight, Stalls, and Spins
	Introduction	1
	Slow flight	1
	Stalls	2
	Spins	11
	Spin Procedures	12
	Aircraft Limitations	14
	Weight and Balance Requirements	14
Chapter 6	Ground Reference and Performance Maneuvers
	Introduction	1
	Maneuvering by Reference to Ground Objects	1
	Performance Maneuvers	14
Chapter 7	Airport Traffic Patterns, Approaches, and Landings
	Introduction	1
	Airport Traffic Patterns and Operations	1
	Normal Approach and Landing	3
	Crosswind Approach and Landing	11
	Short-Field Approach and Landing	14
	Soft-Field Approach and Landing	15
	Power-Off Accuracy Approaches	15
Chapter 8	Faulty Approaches and Landings
	Introduction	1
	Final Approaches	1
	Roundout (flare)	2
	Touchdown	4
Chapter 9	Flight by Reference to Instruments
	Introduction	1
	Basic Instrument Training	1
	Basic Instrument Flight	2
	Use of Navigation Systems	8
	Use of Radar Services	9
Chapter 10	Night Operations
	Introduction	1
	Night Vision	1
	Night Illusions	2
	Pilot Equipment	3
	Airplane Equipment and Lighting	3
	Airport and Navigation Lighting Aids	4
	Preparation and Preflight	5
	Starting, Taxiing, and Runup	5
	Takeoff and Climb	6
	Orientation and Navigation	7
	Approaches and Landings	7
	Night Emergencies	8
Chapter 11	Navigation Systems
	Introduction	1
	VOR Navigation	1
	VOR/DME RNAV	4
	Loran-C Navigation	5
	Global Positioning System (GPS)	6
	Radar Services	8
Chapter 12	Emergency Operations
	Introduction	1
	Systems and Equipment Malfunctions	1
	Emergency Approaches and Landings (actual)	3
Chapter 13	Transition to Different Airplanes and Systems
	Introduction	1
	General	1
	Transition to Different Make and/or Model Airplanes	1
	Airplane Systems	2
	Pressurized Airplanes	3
	Oxygen Systems	5
	Physiological Altitude Limits	7
	Regulatory Requirements	7
Chapter 14	Transition to a Multiengine Airplane
	Introduction	1
	Multiengine Performance Characteristics	1
	The Critical Engine	2
	Vmc for Certification	3
	Performance	5
	Factors in Takeoff Planning	5
	Accelerate/Stop Distance	7
	Propeller Feathering	9
	Use of Trim Tabs	10
	Preflight Preparation	10
	Checklist	10
	Taxiing	11
	Normal Takeoffs	11
	Crosswind Takeoffs	12
	Short-Field or Obstacle Clearance Takeoff	12
	Stalls	13
	Emergency Descent	13
	Approaches and Landings	14
	Crosswind Landings	15
	Short-Field Landing	15
	Go-Around Procedure	15
	Engine Inoperative Emergencies	16
	Engine Inoperative Procedures	16
	Vmc Demonstrations	17
	Engine Failure Before Lift-Off (rejected takeoff)	17
	Engine Failure After Lift-off	17
	Engine Failure En Route	19
	Engine Inoperative Approach and Landing	20
Chapter 15	Transition to Tailwheel Airplanes
	Introduction	1
	Landing Gear	1
	Taxiing	1
	Normal Takeoff Roll	2
	Takeoff	3
	Crosswind Takeoff	3
	Short-Field Takeoff	4
	Soft-Field Takeoff	4
	Touchdown	4
	After-Landing Roll	5
	Crosswind Landing	5
	Crosswind After-Landing Roll	6
	Wheel Landing	6
	Short-Field Landing	6
	Soft-Field Landing	7
	Ground Loop	7
Chapter 16	Transition to Seaplanes
	Introduction	1
	Terms and Definitions	1
	General	2
	Characteristics of Water	2
	Characteristics of Seaplanes	4
	Seaplane Bases/Landing Areas	5
	Safety Rules for Seaplanes	5
	Preflight Inspection	6
	Taxing	6
	Before Takeoff	10
	Takeoffs	10
	Landings	13
	Anchoring, Mooring, Docking, and Beaching	17
Chapter 17	Transition to Skiplanes
	Introduction	1
	Terms and Definitions	1
	General	2
	Ground Operations	3
	Off Airport Landing Sites	5
	Emergency Operations	6
Chapter 18	Aeronautical Decision Making
	Introduction	1
	General	1
	Types of Decisions	1
	Effectiveness of ADM	2
	Index	1