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100-hour inspection ...................................................... 5-5
14 CFR part 103 ............................................................ 1-1
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
A VGAS ....................................................................... 4-11
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
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,
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
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
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
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” 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
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’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
Jalbert, Domina C. ........................................................ 1-1
kiting ................................................... 5-10, 5-11, 7-3, 7-6
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
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-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
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-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
PA VE ............................................................................. 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
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-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
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
ultralight vehicles .......................................................... 1-1
uncontrolled airspace ............................................. 8-4, 8-6
upwind leg ................................................................... 10-5
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
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
yaw ................................................................................ 2-9