Airplane Flying

1. Introduction to Flight Training

Introduction

Role of the FAA

Flight Standards Service

Role of the Pilot Examiner and the Flight Instructor

Sources of Flight Training

2. Ground Operations

Visual Preflight Assessment

Outer Wing Surfaces and Tail Section

Fuel and Oil

Landing Gear, Tires, and Brakes

Engine and Propeller

Risk and Resource Management

Ground Operations

Engine Starting

Hand Propping

Taxiing

Before Takeoff Check and Takeoff Checks

After Landing, Clear of Runway and Stopped, Parking, Engine Shutdown and Post-Flight

3. Basic Flight Maneuvers

Effect and Use of the Flight Controls

Attitude Flying

Integrated Flight Instruction

Straight and Level Flight

Trim Control

Level Turns

Climbs and Climbing Turns

Descents and Descending Turns

Glides

4. Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training

Introduction - Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training

Slow Flight

Stall Recognition

Stall Characteristics and Fundamentals of Stall Recovery

Stall Training and Approaches to Stalls (Impending Stalls), Power On or Power-Off

Full Stalls, Power-Off and Power-On

Secondary Stall and Accelerated Stalls

Cross-Control Stall and Elevator Trim Stall

Common errors in the performance of intentional stalls

Spin Awareness and procedures

Intentional Spins, Weight and Balance Requirements and Common Errors

Upset Prevention and Recovery (Part 1)

Upset Prevention and Recovery (Part 2)

5. Takeoffs and Departure Climbs

Takeoffs and Departure Climbs Introduction

Prior to Takeoff

Normal Takeoff

Crosswind Takeoff

Ground Effect on Takeoff

Short-Field Takeoff and Maximum Performance Climb

Soft/Rough-Field Takeoff and Climb

Rejected Takeoff/Engine Failure and Noise Abatement

6. Ground Reference Maneuvers

Ground Reference Maneuvers Introduction

Maneuvering by Reference to Ground Objects

Drift and Ground Track Control

Rectangular Course

Turns Around a Point

S-Turns

Elementary Eights

7. Airport Traffic Patterns

8. Approaches and Landings

Normal Approach and Landing (Part 1)

Normal Approach and Landing (Part 2)

Intentional Slips

Go-Arounds (Rejected Landings) and Ground Effect

Crosswind Approach and Landing

Turbulent Air Approach and Landing

Short-Field Approach and Landing

Soft-Field Approach and Landing

Power-Off Accuracy Approaches

Emergency Approaches and Landings (Simulated)

Faulty Approaches and Landings (Part 1)

Faulty Approaches and Landings (Part 2)

Hydroplaning

9. Performance Maneuvers

Steep Turns and Steep Spiral

Chandelle and Lazy Eight

10. Night Operations

Night Vision

Night Illusions

Pilot Equipment

Airplane Equipment and Lighting

Airport and Navigation Lighting Aids

Training for Night Flight, Preparation and Preflight

Starting, Taxiing, Runup, Takeoff and Climb

Orientation and Navigation

Approaches and Landings

11. Transition to Complex Airplanes

Transition to Complex Airplanes - Introduction

Controllable-Pitch Propeller

Turbocharging

Retractable Landing Gear

Transition Training to Complex Airplanes

12. Transition to Multiengine Airplanes

Introduction and Terms and Definitions

Operation of Systems

Performance and Limitations

Weight and Balance

Ground Operation

Normal and Crosswind Takeoff and Climb

Level Off and Cruise

Normal Approach and Landing

Crosswind Approach and Landing

Short-Field Takeoff and Climb

Short-Field Approach and Landing

Go-Around

Rejected Takeoff

Engine Failure After Lift-Off

Engine Failure During Flight

Engine Inoperative Approach and Landing

Engine Inoperative Flight Principles

Slow Flight

Stalls

13. Transition to Tailwheel Airplanes

Transition to Tailwheel Airplanes Part 1

Transition to Tailwheel Airplanes Part 2

14. Transition to Turbopropeller-Powered Airplanes

Transition to Turbopropeller-Powered Airplanes Part 1

Transition to Turbopropeller-Powered Airplanes Part 2

15. Transition to Jet-Powered Airplanes

Jet Engine Basics

Operating the Jet Engine

Jet Engine Efficiency

Absence of Propeller Effect, Slipstream and Drag

Jet Airplane Speed Margins

Recovery From Jet Airplane Overspeed Conditions

Mach Buffet Boundaries

Low Speed Flight

Stalls

Drag Devices

Thrust Reversers

Pilot Sensations in Jet Flying

Jet Airplane Takeoff and Climb

Jet Airplane Approach and Landing

Key Points

16. Transition to Light Sport Airplanes (LSA)

Transition to Light Sport Airplanes (LSA) Part 1

Transition to Light Sport Airplanes (LSA) Part 2

Transition to Light Sport Airplanes (LSA) Part 3

17. Emergency Procedures

Emergency Situations and Emergency Landings

Basic Safety Concepts

Terrain Types

Engine Failure After Takeoff and Emergency Descents

In-Flight Fire

Flight Control Malfunction/Failure

Systems Malfunctions

Abnormal Engine Instrument Indication

Door Opening In-Flight

Inadvertent VFR Flight Into IMC