Index

Symbols

100-hour inspection ...................................................... 5-5

14 CFR part 103 ............................................................ 1-1

A accidents............................................ 7-2, 10-1, 11-6, 12-2

adjustable front seat ...................................................... 3-1

ADM ............................................................................. 1-4

aerodynamics .............................................................. 2-16

aeronautical decision making........................................ 1-4

after-landing roll ......................................................... 11-6

aiming point ................................................................ 11-7

air-cooled engine ........................................................... 3-3

air cooling ................................................................... 4-13

airfoil ............................................................................. 2-1

airfoil shape................................................................... 3-5

airframes ....................................................................... 3-1

Airport/Facility Directory (A/FD) ....................... 5-2, 10-3

airport advisory area ..................................................... 8-5

airport lighting, markings............................................ 10-2

airport management ...................................................... 5-2

airports ............................................................... 10-1, 10-2

airport signs................................................................. 10-5

airport traffic pattern ..................................................... 9-4

air powered.................................................................... 1-1

airsickness ..................................................................... 1-7

airspace ......................................................................... 8-1

airspeed ................................................................ 2-8, 10-1

airworthiness ................................................................. 5-5

airworthiness certificate ................................................ 1-2

alcohol ........................................................................... 1-6

alert areas ...................................................................... 8-5

alternate airport ........................................................... 12-1

altitude.................................................................... 6-7, 9-1

ammeter......................................................................... 3-4

analog gauges ................................................................ 3-3

angle of attack ...............................................2-1, 2-12, 6-1

angle of bank ................................................................. 9-4

angle of incidence ......................................................... 2-1

angle of trim .................................................................. 6-1

annual inspection .......................................................... 5-5

anti-collision strobe lights ........................................... 12-1

anxiety ........................................................................... 1-6

approaches and landings, faulty ................................ 11-11

AROW........................................................................... 5-5

aspect ratio .................................................................... 2-2

attachment point bracket ............................................... 3-3

attachment points .......................................................... 3-2

attitude........................................................................... 6-3

attitude flying ................................................................ 6-3

attitude management ..................................................... 1-4

auto gas ....................................................................... 4-11

automatic terminal information service (ATIS) .......... 10-3

auxiliary fuel pump ....................................................... 4-8

AVGAS ....................................................................... 4-11

B balance .......................................................................... 5-3

base leg............................................................... 10-5, 11-1

basic flight maneuvers................................................... 6-1

basic weather minimums............................................... 8-2

battery ........................................................................... 3-4

before takeoff check ...................................................... 7-3

bouncing.................................................................... 11-11

brakes ............................................................3-2, 5-6, 5-11

braking the wing ........................................................... 3-5

C camber ........................................................................... 2-1

canopy .................................................................... 1-1, 2-3

capacitance discharger system (CDI)............................ 4-9

carburetor ...................................................................... 4-6

carburetor icing ............................................................. 4-8

cart................................................................................. 1-2

cart inspection ............................................................... 5-6

cell openings ................................................................. 7-6

centering the wing ......................................................... 7-6

center of gravity ..................................................... 2-8, 3-2

centrifugal clutch .......................................................... 4-6

Certificate Eligibility Requirements ............................. 1-2

certificates and documents ............................................ 5-5

certified flight instructor................................................ 1-3

CFI ................................................................................ 1-3

CFRs ............................................................................. 1-3

CG .......................................................................... 2-8, 3-2

CG tubes........................................................................ 3-3

checklists ................................................................ 1-5, 5-5

checkride ....................................................................... 1-3

choke ........................................................................... 4-10

chord line ...................................................................... 2-1

chute .............................................................................. 1-2

circuit breakers .............................................................. 3-4

class A airspace ............................................................. 8-1

class B airspace ............................................................. 8-2

class C airspace ............................................................. 8-3

class D airspace ............................................................. 8-3

class E airspace ............................................................. 8-3

class G airspace ............................................................. 8-4

clearing turns.......................................................... 6-2, 9-1

climbs ..................................................................... 6-7, 7-1

clouds ..................................................................... 5-3, 5-4

cockpit management ..................................................... 7-2

Code of Federal Regulations ......................................... 1-3

collision avoidance ................................................. 3-3, 9-1

combustion .................................................................... 4-9

common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) ..... 5-11, 10-1, 10-3

communication requirements ...................................... 10-2

communication requirements, airspace operations ....... 8-3 complacency ............................................................... 12-2

controlled airspace ................................................. 8-1, 8-6

controlled firing areas ................................................... 8-5

control towers.............................................................. 10-2

critical angle of attack ................................................. 2-14

cross-country flights .................................................... 12-8

cross-port openings ....................................................... 2-3

crosswind ........................................................... 10-1, 11-6

crosswind landings ........................................................ 5-3

crosswind leg .............................................................. 10-6

crosswind takeoffs...........................................5-2, 5-3, 7-6

D da Vinci, Leonardo ........................................................ 1-1

decision-making process ............................................... 1-4

deck angle ..................................................................... 2-1

dehydration ................................................................... 1-6

density altitude ....................................................... 5-3, 7-9

departure area ................................................................ 5-2

departure leg................................................................ 10-6

descent........................................................................... 6-7

descent angle ............................................................... 11-2

detonation...................................................................... 4-9

documentation ............................................................... 5-5

downwind leg .............................................................. 10-4

drag ........................................................................ 2-5, 2-6

drift correction ............................................................ 11-1

driver’s license .............................................................. 5-5

drogue chute .................................................................. 7-7

drugs.............................................................................. 1-6

dual controls .................................................................. 1-2

dual flight controls ........................................................ 3-1

dual ignition .................................................................. 4-1

dual ignition system ...................................................... 4-9

dynamic pendulum effect ................................... 2-10, 2-14

E

EGT ............................................................................... 4-4

EIS................................................................................. 3-3

electrical system ..................................................... 3-4, 4-1

elliptical......................................................................... 2-2

emergency approaches and landings ........................... 11-9

emergency situations ................................................... 12-1

endorsements................................................................. 5-5

engine ............................................................................ 3-8

engine cooling systems ............................................... 4-13

engine failure ..............................................7-7, 12-5, 12-6

engine information system ............................................ 3-3

engine inspections ......................................................... 4-1

engine start ............................................................. 5-9, 7-3

engine warm-up .......................................................... 5-10

engine warming ............................................................. 4-4

environment ................................................................ 12-2

equipment requirements ................................................ 3-4

equipment requirements, airspace operations ............... 8-3

equipment staging ......................................................... 7-1

error chain ..................................................................... 1-4

exhaust gas temperature ................................................ 4-4

exhaust pipe .................................................................. 4-4

exhaust system ....................................................... 4-4, 5-9

F

FAA Knowledge Exam ................................................. 1-3

Farrand, Lowell ............................................................. 1-1

fatigue ........................................................................... 1-7

feel of the powered parachute ....................................... 6-8

feel of the PPC .............................................................. 6-2

final approach .............................................................. 11-2

final approach leg ........................................................ 10-5

fixed-pitch propeller ...................................................... 4-6

fixed-wing aircraft ....................................................... 10-1

flare ............................................ 2-13, 6-5, 7-8, 11-4, 11-5

flaring ............................................................................ 3-5

flight computer .............................................................. 3-3

flight controls ................................................................ 6-1

flight diversion ............................................................ 12-1

flight over U.S. parks and forest service areas, etc. ...... 8-6

flight path ...................................................................... 2-1

flight safety kit ............................................................ 12-8

flight training................................................................. 1-3

fog ................................................................................. 5-3

forced-landing fields ..................................................... 9-2

four-stroke engines ........................................................ 4-4

four forces ..................................................................... 2-4

four fundamentals ......................................................... 6-1

fuel ................................................................3-7, 4-11, 5-8

fuel contamination ...................................................... 4-12

fuel filter ...................................................................... 4-11

fuel gauges .................................................................. 4-11

fuel injection ................................................................. 4-8

fuel level probes ............................................................ 3-8

fuel shut-off valve ......................................................... 3-8

fuel system .................................................................. 4-10

fuel tanks ....................................................................... 3-7

fuel venting system ....................................................... 3-8

fuses .............................................................................. 3-4

G

“G” loads....................................................................... 6-2

gearboxes ...................................................................... 4-5

glide............................................................................... 6-8

glide ratio ............................................................... 6-1, 6-8

gliding .................................................................. 2-3, 11-9

go-around .................................................................... 11-8

go or no-go decision...................................................... 7-3

GPS ........................................................................ 3-4, 8-7

grass surface ................................................................ 10-1

gravity moment ........................................................... 2-10

gross weight ........................................................... 5-3, 7-8

ground adjustable-pitch propeller ................................. 4-6

ground adjustable propeller........................................... 3-9

ground effect ................................................................. 2-9

ground reference maneuvers ......................................... 9-1

groundspeed .................................................................. 9-3 ground steering..................................................... 3-2, 5-11

ground track ........................................................... 9-1, 9-2

ground training .............................................................. 1-3

H hard landing .............................................................. 11-13

hazardous attitude antidotes .......................................... 1-4

heart attack .................................................................... 1-8

high final approach.................................................... 11-11

high roundout ............................................................ 11-11

history ........................................................................... 1-1

human factors ................................................................ 1-4

hyperventilation ............................................................ 1-7

hypoxia .......................................................................... 1-7

I

I’M SAFE...................................................................... 1-9

ignition switches ........................................................... 3-3

ignition system .............................................................. 4-9

in-flight fire ................................................................. 12-7

incidents ........................................................................ 7-1

indicators ..................................................................... 5-12

induced drag .................................................................. 2-6

induction system ........................................................... 4-6

inflation ......................................................................... 7-4

initial climb ............................................................ 7-5, 7-7

inner ear ........................................................................ 1-7

inside pattern ............................................................... 10-1

instrument panel ............................................................ 3-3

instruments .................................................................... 3-3

J

Jalbert, Domina C. ........................................................ 1-1

K kiting ................................................... 5-10, 5-11, 7-3, 7-6

L landing........................................................................... 3-5

landing point ............................................................... 11-1

landing porpoise .......................................................... 12-7

landing zone ................................................................ 12-6

lateral axis ..................................................................... 2-9

leading edge .................................................................. 2-1

left-turning tendency ............................................ 2-15, 3-7

level turns ...................................................................... 6-5

lift .................................................................................. 2-5

lift-off ..............................................................7-1, 7-5, 7-7

lift to drag...................................................................... 6-8

light-sport aircraft .................................................. 1-2, 1-4

line-overs .....................................................5-13, 5-16, 7-4

lines restricted during takeoff roll ............................... 12-3

line twists .................................................................... 5-15

liquid-cooled engine...................................................... 3-3

liquid cooling systems................................................. 4-13

load factor ................................................................... 2-15

LOC............................................................................... 7-4

lock-out ......................................................................... 7-6

logbook ......................................................................... 4-1

logbook endorsement .................................................... 1-3

logbooks ................................................................. 1-2, 5-5

longitudinal axis ..................................................... 2-1, 2-9

lost procedures ............................................................ 12-1

low final approach ..................................................... 11-11

LSA ............................................................................... 1-2

M magneto ......................................................................... 4-9

maintenance .................................................................. 4-1

manufacturers’ recommended minimums ..................... 7-3

master switch ................................................................ 3-4

mechanical rotary valves ............................................... 4-1

medical certificate .................................................. 1-3, 5-5

medical factors .............................................................. 1-5

medium turns ................................................................ 6-6

military operation areas (MOA) .................................... 8-5

military training routes (MTR) ..................................... 8-5

mindset .......................................................................... 1-4

mixture control .............................................................. 4-8

moment ......................................................................... 2-9

motion sickness ............................................................. 1-7

multi-cell wing .............................................................. 1-1

N

N-number ...................................................................... 1-2

national security areas ................................................... 8-6

Nicolaides ..................................................................... 1-1

night operations........................................................... 12-1

noise abatement............................................................. 7-9

normal approach and landing ...................................... 11-1

normal takeoff ............................................................... 7-5

NOTAMs .........................................................1-4, 5-1, 8-5

O oil .................................................................................. 5-8

oil/fuel mixing............................................................. 4-13

oil mixing ...................................................................... 4-1

oil system .................................................................... 4-13

one-way pressure valves ............................................... 4-1

oscillations ......................................................... 12-7, 12-8

over-water flight .......................................................... 12-6

P

P-factor ........................................................................ 2-11

packing the wing ......................................................... 5-17

parachutal-wing stall ................................................... 12-3

parachute ................................................................ 1-1, 1-2

parachute (PPC) ............................................................ 1-1

parachute jump .............................................................. 1-1

parachute jump areas..................................................... 8-5

parafoil .......................................................................... 1-1

parallel operations ....................................................... 10-6 parasite drag .................................................................. 2-6

parking ........................................................................ 5-17

part 61 ........................................................................... 1-3

passenger briefing ......................................................... 7-2

pattern altitude ............................................................ 10-4

PAVE ............................................................................. 5-1

pendulum....................................................................... 1-2

pendulum effect...............................................2-9, 6-1, 6-2

pendulum stability....................................................... 2-10

personality tendencies ................................................... 1-4

personal minimums ................................................ 5-1, 5-3

photo identification ....................................................... 5-5

Pilot’s Operating Handbook................................... 1-2, 3-2

pilotage.......................................................................... 8-7

pilot certificate ....................................................... 1-2, 5-5

pilot error ...................................................................... 1-4

pilot induced oscillation ................................................ 6-6

piston porting ................................................................ 4-1

piston seizure ................................................................ 4-5

pitch........................................................................ 2-9, 6-1

pitch angle ..................................................................... 2-1

planform ........................................................................ 2-2

POH........................................................................ 1-2, 3-2

poppet valves................................................................. 4-1

porpoising .......................................................... 2-14, 12-7

positioning the cart........................................................ 7-6

position lights .............................................................. 12-1

postflight ..................................................................... 5-17

powered parachute ........................................................ 1-2

powered parachute rating .............................................. 1-2

power loss ..................................................................... 7-7

powerplant..................................................................... 4-1

PPC ............................................................................... 1-2

PPCL ............................................................................. 1-2

PPCS ............................................................................. 1-2

practical test .................................................................. 1-3

Practical Test Standards ................................................ 1-3

preflight .................................................................. 5-1, 5-2

preflight checklist .......................................................... 5-5

preflight inspection........................................5-1, 5-6, 12-1

pressure knots................................................................ 7-4

primer .......................................................................... 4-10

private pilot ................................................................... 1-3

private property ............................................................. 5-2

proficiency check .......................................................... 1-3

prohibited areas ............................................................. 8-4

propeller ..........................................................3-8, 4-6, 5-8

PTS................................................................................ 1-3

pull-overs .................................................................... 5-11

pulse-charging ............................................................... 4-4

pump systems .............................................................. 4-10

pusher configuration...................................................... 5-9

R radar facilities.............................................................. 10-2

radio communications ................................................. 5-11

radios ............................................................................. 3-4

ram-air wing .................................................................. 2-3

rate of turn ..................................................................... 9-4

reciprocating engines .................................................... 4-1

rectangular course ......................................................... 9-4

rectangular shape .......................................................... 2-2

reduction drives ............................................................. 3-8

reed valve ...................................................................... 4-1

reference line ................................................................. 9-4

refueling ...................................................................... 4-12

rejected landings ......................................................... 11-8

rejected takeoff .............................................................. 7-7

relative wind ........................................................... 2-1, 9-3

resource management.................................................... 1-4

restricted areas .............................................................. 8-4

right-of-way ................................................................ 10-5

risers ....................................................................... 3-5, 3-7

risk management .................................................. 1-4, 11-9

roll-over ....................................................................... 12-4

roll axis.......................................................................... 2-1

rolling preflight ............................................................. 7-4

rollover .......................................................................... 7-2

rotation ................................................................... 7-1, 7-5

roundout ...................................................................... 11-3

run-up .......................................................................... 5-10

runway................................................................ 5-17, 11-6

runway gradient ............................................................ 7-8

runway incursion prevention ......................................... 3-2

runway slope ................................................................. 7-8

runway surfaces............................................................. 7-8

S

S-turn across a road....................................................... 9-6

safety belt ...................................................................... 7-2

scan ............................................................................... 3-3

scanning ..........................................................6-5, 8-7, 9-1

scavenging ..................................................................... 4-4

scuba diving .................................................................. 1-8

search and rescue ........................................................ 12-9

seatbelts ......................................................................... 3-2

seats ........................................................................ 5-6, 7-2

sectional chart ............................................................... 8-7

see and avoid ........................................................ 8-7, 10-1

segmented circle................................................. 10-4, 10-5

shallow turns ................................................................. 6-6

shoulder harness ............................................................ 7-2

side-by-side configurations ........................................... 3-1

signs ............................................................................ 10-2

simulated emergency landing...................................... 11-9

single-pilot resource management ................................ 1-4

situational awareness.....................................1-4, 1-5, 12-2

skidding ......................................................................... 2-9

solo ................................................................................ 1-3

spatial disorientation ..................................................... 1-8

special use airspace ....................................................... 8-4

speed ...........................................................2-12, 2-15, 6-1

sport jumping ................................................................ 1-1

sport pilot ...................................................................... 1-3 sport pilot instructor ...................................................... 1-4

spring valve ................................................................... 4-1

SRM .............................................................................. 1-4

stability........................................................................ 2-12

stabilized approach...................................................... 11-7

stalls ................................................................... 2-12, 2-14

standard airport traffic pattern ..................................... 10-2

starter system .............................................................. 4-13

steep turns ..................................................................... 6-6

steering .......................................................................... 6-1

steering bars .................................................................. 3-5

steering controls ............................................................ 6-1

storage ........................................................................... 5-1

straight-and-level flight ................................................. 6-3

stress.............................................................................. 1-8

stress management ................................................. 1-4, 1-5

strobe lighting ............................................................... 3-4

stroke ............................................................................. 1-8

sump collector ............................................................. 4-11

sump drain valve ........................................................... 3-8

sunset........................................................................... 12-1

suspension lines ................................................... 3-6, 5-12

suspension system ......................................................... 3-9

T takeoff distance ............................................................. 7-8

takeoff performance ...................................................... 7-8

takeoff preflight roll .................................................... 12-4

takeoff roll ............................................... 7-1, 7-4, 7-5, 7-7

tandem configuration .................................................... 3-1

taxiing .................................................................. 3-1, 5-10

temporary flight restriction (TFR) ......................... 5-1, 8-5

terminal Radar Service Areas (TRSA) .......................... 8-6

The Irish Flyer............................................................... 1-1

throttle ................................................... 3-2, 3-8, 6-1, 11-2

thrust ...................................................................... 2-5, 2-7

thrust line moments ..................................................... 2-10

tight pattern ................................................................. 10-1

tires................................................................................ 3-9

torque ................................................................... 2-15, 7-5

touchdown ................................................................... 11-5

traffic indicators .......................................................... 10-3

traffic patterns ............................................................. 10-1

trailering ........................................................................ 5-1

trailing edge .................................................................. 2-1

transponders .................................................................. 3-4

tricycle gear configuration ............................................ 3-2

trim angle ...................................................................... 2-1

trim lock ........................................................................ 6-8

tuned exhaust systems ................................................... 4-4

turbulence ...................................................................... 5-4

turbulent air approach and landing.............................. 11-9

turn ....................................................................... 3-5, 5-11

turning .................................................................... 2-9, 6-2

turns............................................................................... 6-6

turns around a point ...................................................... 9-8

twists .................................................................. 5-12, 5-13

two-stroke engines ........................................................ 4-1

U ultralight vehicles .......................................................... 1-1

uncontrolled airspace ............................................. 8-4, 8-6

upwind leg ................................................................... 10-5

V valve systems ................................................................ 4-1

vertical axis ................................................................... 2-9

vertigo ........................................................................... 1-8

VFR routes .................................................................... 8-6

visibility ........................................................................ 5-3

visual inspection............................................................ 5-6

V lines ........................................................................... 3-7

voltage meter ................................................................. 3-5

voltage regulator ........................................................... 3-5

W walk around ................................................................... 5-6

warm-up ...................................................................... 5-10

warning areas ................................................................ 8-4

weather .......................................................................... 5-3

weather briefing ............................................................ 5-3

weather information ...................................................... 1-4

weight..................................................................... 2-5, 2-7

weight and loading ........................................................ 5-3

wheels ........................................................................... 3-9

wind.............................................. 5-3, 5-12, 7-5, 7-8, 12-2

wind drift....................................................................... 9-3

wind drift correction ..................................................... 9-1

wind indicators ............................................................ 10-3

wing........................................................................ 1-2, 3-5

wing attachment .......................................................... 2-10

wing attachment point ................................................. 2-10

wing attachment systems: center of gravity adjustment tubes .............................................................................. 3-2

wing bag ...................................................................... 5-12

wing blowing over..................................................... 11-13

wing collapses ............................................................. 2-12

wing inflation ......................................................... 7-3, 7-6

wing inspection .................................................... 5-12, 7-1

wing layout........................................................... 5-13, 7-1

accordion method ........................................................7-2

inverted method ...........................................................7-1

stacked method ............................................................7-2

wing loading.................................................................. 2-3

wing lock-out ....................................................... 7-4, 12-3

wing not centered overhead ........................................ 12-4

wing oscillations ........................................................... 7-4

wing trim ....................................................................... 6-8

wing wall ..................................................................... 12-3

Y yaw ................................................................................ 2-9