Overview

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Part I — General Certificate Information
• Study Unit 1: Optimizing Your Flight and Ground Training
• Study Unit 2: Your FAA Practical (Flight) Test
• Part II — Flight Maneuvers and FAA Airman Certification Standards: Discussed and Explained
• Section I: Preflight Preparation
• Study Unit 3: Pilot Qualifications
• Study Unit 4: Airworthiness Requirements
• Study Unit 5: Weather Information
• Study Unit 6: Cross-Country Flight Planning
• Study Unit 7: National Airspace System
• Study Unit 8: Performance and Limitations
• Study Unit 9: Operation of Systems
• Study Unit 10: Human Factors
• Section II: Preflight Procedures
• Study Unit 11: Preflight Assessment
• Study Unit 12: Flight Deck Management
• Study Unit 13: Engine Starting
• Study Unit 14: Taxiing
• Study Unit 15: Before Takeoff Check
• Section III: Airport Operations
• Study Unit 16: Communications, Light Signals, and Runway Lighting Systems
• Study Unit 17: Traffic Patterns
• Section IV: Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds
• Study Unit 18: Normal Takeoff and Climb
• Study Unit 19: Normal Approach and Landing
• Study Unit 20: Soft-Field Takeoff and Climb
• Study Unit 21: Soft-Field Approach and Landing
• Study Unit 22: Short-Field Takeoff and Maximum Performance Climb
• Study Unit 23: Short-Field Approach and Landing
• Study Unit 24: Power-Off 180° Accuracy Approach and Landing
• Study Unit 25: Go-Around/Rejected Landing
• Section V: Performance and Ground Reference Maneuvers
• Study Unit 26: Steep Turns
• Study Unit 27: Steep Spiral
• Study Unit 28: Chandelles
• Study Unit 29: Lazy Eights
• Study Unit 30: Eights on Pylons
• Section VI: Navigation
• Study Unit 31: Pilotage and Dead Reckoning
• Study Unit 32: Navigation Systems and Radar Services
• Study Unit 33: Diversion
• Study Unit 34: Lost Procedures
• Section VII: Slow Flight and Stalls
• Study Unit 35: Maneuvering During Slow Flight
• Study Unit 36: Power-Off Stalls
• Study Unit 37: Power-On Stalls
• Study Unit 38: Accelerated Stalls
• Study Unit 39: Spin Awareness
• Section VIII: High Altitude Operations
• Study Unit 40: Supplemental Oxygen
• Study Unit 41: Pressurization
• Section IX: Emergency Operations
• Study Unit 42: Emergency Descent
• Study Unit 43: Emergency Approach and Landing (Simulated)
• Study Unit 44: Systems and Equipment Malfunction
• Study Unit 45: Emergency Equipment and Survival Gear
• Section XI: Postflight Procedures
• Study Unit 46: After Landing, Parking, and Securing
• Appendix A: Your Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual
• Appendix B: Risk Management Overview
• Appendix C: Complex and High-Performance Airplanes
• Abbreviations and Acronyms
• Index

Benefits

• Thorough discussions explain all knowledge, risk management, and skills items in the FAA Airman Certification Standards.
• Step-by-step instructions make it easy to learn new maneuvers and procedures.
• Learn from others’ mistakes by reviewing common errors and how to avoid them.