Gleim Commercial Flight Maneuvers

Description

The Gleim Commercial Pilot Flight Maneuvers and Practical Test Prep book is designed to simplify and facilitate your flight training. Thorough discussions based on the FAA Airman Certification Standards, and full-color detailed illustrations teach each flight maneuver, area of operation, and other subject area tasks prior to your flight lesson. Thus, you will be thoroughly prepared to spend more quality time in the airplane. This book will make your flight training easier to understand and is a must for study prior to your FAA practical test.

Benefits

• 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 and Light Signals

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: Power-Off 180° Accuracy Approach and Landing

Study Unit 25: Go-Around/Rejected Landing

Section V: Performance and Ground Reference Maneuvers

Study Unit 26: Steep Turns

Study Unit 27: Steep Spiral

Study Unit 28: Chandelles

Study Unit 29: Lazy Eights

Study Unit 30: Eights on Pylons

Section VI: Navigation

Study Unit 31: Pilotage and Dead Reckoning

Study Unit 32: Navigation Systems and Radar Services

Study Unit 33: Diversion

Study Unit 34: Lost Procedures

Section VII: Slow Flight and Stalls

Study Unit 35: Maneuvering During Slow Flight

Study Unit 36: Power-Off Stalls

Study Unit 37: Power-On Stalls

Study Unit 38: Accelerated Stalls

Study Unit 39: Spin Awareness

Section VIII: High Altitude Operations

Study Unit 40: Supplemental Oxygen

Study Unit 41: Pressurization

Section IX: Emergency Operations

Study Unit 42: Emergency Descent

Study Unit 43: Emergency Approach and Landing (Simulated)

Study Unit 44: Systems and Equipment Malfunction

Study Unit 45: Emergency Equipment and Survival Gear

Section XI: Postflight Procedures

Study Unit 46: After Landing, Parking, and Securing

Appendix A: Your Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual

Appendix B: Risk Management Overview

Appendix C: Complex and High-Performance Airplanes

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Index