Gleim Private Flight Maneuvers - 8th Edition

• Thorough discussions explain all knowledge, risk management, and skills items in the FAA Airman Certification Standards.
• Step-by-step instructions make it easy to learn new maneuvers and procedures.
• Learn from others’ mistakes by reviewing common errors and how to avoid them.

Table of Contents

Preface

Part I — General Certificate Information
Study Unit 1: Optimizing Your Flight and Ground Training
Study Unit 2: Your FAA Practical (Flight) Test

Part II — Flight Maneuvers and FAA Airman Certification Standards:
Discussed and Explained
Section I: Preflight Preparation
Study Unit 3: Pilot Qualifications
Study Unit 4: Airworthiness Requirements
Study Unit 5: Weather Information
Study Unit 6: Cross-Country Flight Planning
Study Unit 7: National Airspace System
Study Unit 8: Performance and Limitations
Study Unit 9: Operation of Systems
Study Unit 10: Human Factors
Section II: Preflight Procedures
Study Unit 11: Preflight Assessment
Study Unit 12: Flight Deck Management
Study Unit 13: Engine Starting
Study Unit 14: Taxiing
Study Unit 15: Before Takeoff Check
Section III: Airport Operations
Study Unit 16: Communications, Light Signals, and Runway Lighting Systems
Study Unit 17: Traffic Patterns
Section IV: Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds
Study Unit 18: Normal Takeoff and Climb
Study Unit 19: Normal Approach and Landing
Study Unit 20: Soft-Field Takeoff and Climb
Study Unit 21: Soft-Field Approach and Landing
Study Unit 22: Short-Field Takeoff and Maximum Performance Climb
Study Unit 23: Short-Field Approach and Landing
Study Unit 24: Forward Slip to a Landing
Study Unit 25: Go-Around/Rejected Landing
Section V: Performance Maneuvers and Ground Reference Maneuvers
Study Unit 26: Steep Turns
Study Unit 27: Ground Reference Maneuvers
Section VI: Navigation
Study Unit 28: Pilotage and Dead Reckoning
Study Unit 29: Navigation Systems and Radar Services
Study Unit 30: Diversion
Study Unit 31: Lost Procedures
Section VII: Slow Flight and Stalls
Study Unit 32: Maneuvering During Slow Flight
Study Unit 33: Power-Off Stalls
Study Unit 34: Power-On Stalls
Study Unit 35: Spin Awareness
Section VIII: Basic Instrument Maneuvers
Study Unit 36: Straight-and-Level Flight
Study Unit 37: Constant Airspeed Climbs
Study Unit 38: Constant Airspeed Descents
Study Unit 39: Turns to Headings
Study Unit 40: Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes
Study Unit 41: Radio Communications, Navigation Systems/Facilities, and Radar Services
Section IX: Emergency Operations
Study Unit 42: Emergency Descent
Study Unit 43: Emergency Approach and Landing (Simulated)
Study Unit 44: Systems and Equipment Malfunctions
Study Unit 45: Emergency Equipment and Survival Gear
Section XI: Night Operations
Study Unit 46: Night Operations
Section XII: Postflight Procedures
Study Unit 47: After Landing, Parking, and Securing

Appendix A: Your Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual
Appendix B: Risk Management Overview
Appendix C: Basic Flight Maneuvers

Abbreviations and Acronyms
Index

Author(s): Irvin N. Gleim, Garrett W. Gleim
Pages: 730
Edition: 8-1
ISBN: 978-1-61854-708-8
MPN: PPFM