The Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge

by Illman, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780071345194
• ISBN10: 0071345191
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-20
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Summary

Basic plot information presented in comprehensive format for student pilots, private pilots, and refresher pilots. Terminology, navigation, airport operations, radio communications, emergency procedures, flight planning and more are featured. The first edition was a value-enhanced copycat publication of an outdated FAA manual. This fourth keeps this best-seeling product current with: New FAA rules, regs, procedures, and practices; Elmination of all references to former airspace structure obsolete since 1993; Quiz questions at end of each chapter for self-testing and evaluation; New chapter dealing with the process of learning to fly; the pleasures, benefits, advantages and opportunities.

Author Biography

Paul Illman is author of The Pilot's Radio Communications Handbook, 5th Edition, and The Pilot's Air Traffic Control Handbook, 3rd Edition. Both are Practical Flying Series titles. He is an active private pilot who holds single-engine commercial and multiengine ratings. He worked for TWA for 30 years in management positions and currently operates his own management consulting business.

Table of Contents

Earning Your Wings: Rewards and Responsibilities.

Principles of Flight.

Airplanes and Engines.

Flight Instruments.

Airplane Performance.

Weather.

Navigation.

The Airspace System.

Airports.

VFR Flight Planning.

Emergency Procedures.

Wake Turbulence.

Medical Facts for Pilots.

Practical Operating Practces.

Appendix: Quickie Quiz Answers.