An edition of Commercial pilot test prep 2016
(2016)
Commercial pilot test prep 2016
study & prepare
2016 edition.
by Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc
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Commercial pilot test prep 2016: study & prepare
2016, Aviation Supplies & Academics
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Table of Contents
Instructions. Preface ; Updates and practice tests ; Description of the tests. Military competency exam ; Knowledge test eligibility requirements ; Process for taking a knowledge test ; Use of test aids and materials ; Retesting procedures ; Cheating or other unauthorized conduct ; Eligibility requirements for the commercial pilot certificate ; Knowledge exam references ; ASA test prep layout
Chapter 1. Basic aerodynamics. Aerodynamic terms ; Axes of rotation and the four forces acting in flight. Lift ; Weight ; Thrust ; Drag ; Lift/drag ratios ; The Vg diagram ; Stability ; Turns, loads and load factors ; Stalls and spins ; Flaps ; Wing shapes ; Torque ; Ground effect ; Wake turbulence ; Glider aerodynamics
Chapter 2. Aircraft systems. Ignition system ; Air/fuel mixture ; Carburetor ice ; Aviation fuel ; Engine temperatures ; Propellers ; Cold weather operations ; Rotorcraft systems ; Glider systems ; Balloon operations ; Airship operations ; Airship IFR operations
Chapter 3. Flight instruments. Airspeed indicator ; Altitude definitions ; Magnetic compass ; Gyroscopic instruments and systems ; Attitude instrument flying
Chapter 4. Regulations. Pilot certificate types and privileges ; Medical certificates ; Pilot logbooks ; High-performance, complex and tailwheel airplanes ; Recent flight experience : pilot-in-command ; Change of address ; Towing ; Responsibility and authority of the pilot-in-command ; Preflight actions ; Seatbelts ; Portable electronic devices ; Fuel requirements ; Transponder requirements : Supplemental oxygen ; Instrument and equipment requirements ; Restricted, limits and experimental aircraft : operating limitations ; Emergency locator transmitter (ELT) ; Truth in leasing ; Operating near other aircraft and right-of-way rules ; Speed limits ; Aerobatic flight ; Aircraft lights ; Minimum altitudes ; Maintenance responsibility ; Aircraft inspections ; Maintenance, preventative maintenance, rebuilding and alteration ; NTSB part 830 ; Rotorcraft regulations ; Glider regulations ; Lighter-than-air regulations ; LTS fundamentals of instructing
Chapter 5. Procedures and airport operations. Airspace ; Basic VFR weather minimums ; Operations on wet or slippery runways ; Land and hold short operations (LAHSO) ; Airport marking aids and signs ; VFR cruising altitudes ; Collision avoidance ; Fitness physiology ; Aeronautical decision making
Chapter 6. Weather. The Earth’s atmosphere ; Temperature ; Wind ; Moisture ; Stable and unstable air ; Clouds ; Air masses and fronts ; Turbulence ; Icing ; Thunderstorms ; Fog ; Wind shear ; Soaring weather
Chapter 7. Weather services. Aviation routine weather report (METAR) ; Pilot report (UA) ; Terminal aerodrome forecast (TAF) ; Aviation area forecast (FA) ; Winds and temperatures aloft forecasts (FB) ; Inflight weather advisories (WA, WS, WST) ; Radar weather report ; Surface analysis chart ; Constant pressure chart ; Tropopause height/vertical wind shear prognostic chart ; Significant weather prognostics ; Lifted index chart
Chapter 8. Aircraft performance. Weight and balance. Computing weight and balance ; Graph weight and balance problems ; Weight change ; Weight shift ; Rotorcraft weight and balance ; Glider weight and balance ; Headwind and crosswind components ; Density altitude ; Takeoff and landing considerations ; Takeoff and landing distance ; Fuel consumptions vs. brake horsepower ; Time, fuel and distance to climb. Table method ; Graph method ; Cruise and range performance table ; Maximum rate of climb ; Rotorcraft performance ; Glider performance ; Balloon performance
Chapter 9. Navigation. The flight computer. Finding true course, time, rate, distance, and fuel ; Finding density altitude ; Finding wind direction and velocity ; Off-course correction ; VHF omni-directional range (VOR) ; Estimating time and distance to station using VOR ; Horizontal situation indicator (HSI)
Chapter 10. IFR operation. Instrument approach procedures ; Departure procedures (DPs) ; Enroute procedures ; Standard terminal arrivals (STARs).
Edition Notes
Supplemented by Computer testing supplement for commercial pilot (FAA-CT-8080-1C).
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