Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (eBook)

Federal Aviation Administration (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
480 Seiten
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-62914-149-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, created by the Federal Aviation Administration, is the official reference manual for pilots at all levels. An indispensable and invaluable encyclopedia, it deals with all aspects of aeronautical information.Each chapter focuses on a different area that pilots are tested on in flight school and must need to know before they fly a plane on of their own. These topics include:aircraft structureprinciples of aerodynamicsflight controlsaircraft systemsflight instrumentsand moreFlight manuals and documentation are also covered, as is specialized information on such matters as weight and balance, aircraft performance, weather, navigation, airport operations, aeromedical factors, and decision-making while flying. An updated appendix, detailed index, and full glossary make this book easy to navigate and useful in quick reference situations.

Autor

The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. It regulates and oversees the aviation industry, pilot licensing, and airspace with the goal of providing “the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world.”

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.5.2014
• Zusatzinfo: Color photos throughout, color illustrations throughout
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik
• Schlagworte: aerodynamics • aeronautical buff • Aircrafts • airplane checklist • airplane emergencies • airplane flying license • airplane landing • Airplanes • airplane safety • airplane takeoff • airplane taxiing • aviation • aviation checklist • aviation emergencies • aviation for beginners • aviation guidebook • aviation instructors • aviation manual • aviation navigation • aviation safety • aviation specialists • aviation testing • aviation training • aviation training resource • books for pilots • books on aviation • Cockpit • Collision Avoidance • dealing with turbulence • emergency landing • field of aviation • flight checklist • Flight Instruction • flight instructor • flight navigation • flight safety • Flight Standards Service • Flight Training • flying for beginners • FSS • how to fly a plane • hydroplaning • integrated flight instruction • learn how to fly a plane • pilot emergencies • pilot examiner • pilot license • pilot navigation • potential pilots • stall awareness • student pilots • test standards • Transportation • Turbocharging • Turbulence • understand aerodynamics
• ISBN-10: 1-62914-149-6 / 1629141496
• ISBN-13: 978-1-62914-149-7 / 9781629141497