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FAA Handbook · FAA-H-8083-11B

Balloon Flying Handbook

2024 FAA edition.

283 items · About 5.0 MB · Auto-updates · Removed when you log out
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Each chapter, appendix, glossary and index reads as one continuous document with its printed sections in the contents. Turn on Show Page Numbers to see where each printed page begins, and copy an exact citation from any section.

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Chapters

19

Chapter

Front Matter

11 pages · Pages ii–x.

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Chapter 1

Introduction to Balloon Flight Training

Chapter 1 · 20 printed pages.

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Chapter 2

Hot Air Balloon Design, Systems, & Theory

Chapter 2 · 20 printed pages.

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Chapter 3

Preflight Planning

Chapter 3 · 17 printed pages.

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Chapter 4

Weather Theory & Reports

Chapter 4 · 54 printed pages.

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Chapter 5

The National Airspace System

Chapter 5 · 16 printed pages.

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Chapter 6

Layout to Launch

Chapter 6 · 23 printed pages.

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Chapter 7

In-flight Maneuvers

Chapter 7 · 20 printed pages.

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Chapter 8

Landing & Recovery

Chapter 8 · 18 printed pages.

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Chapter 9

Aeromedical Factors

Chapter 9 · 13 printed pages.

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Chapter 10

The Instructional Process

Chapter 10 · 31 printed pages.

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Chapter 11

The Gas Balloon

Chapter 11 · 20 printed pages.

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Chapter A

Appendix A: Vapor Pressures of LP Gases

1 page.

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Chapter B

Appendix B: Pibal Plotting Grid

1 page.

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Chapter C

Appendix C: Balloon Flight Checklist

2 pages · Pages C-1–C-2.

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Chapter D

Appendix D: Pibal Velocity Versus Size

1 page.

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Chapter E

Appendix E: Log Book Endorsement Formats

2 pages · Pages E-1–E-2.

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Chapter F

Appendix F: Lift Table for Helium & Hydrogen at Standard Temperatures & Pressures

1 page.

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Chapter

Glossary

12 pages · Pages G-1–G-12.

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