Book – ‘Airplane Flying Handbook’ by the FAA (FAA-H-8083-3A)

Description

This is an excellent book covering many important concepts of flight, and is presented in an manner that presents a lot of important information in a straightforward manner. This book is thoroughly illustrated with full-color photos, diagrams, and charts which clearly explain the topics presented. This book is quite thorough and though no single book could ever cover every conceivable topic in aviation, this one does an excellent job of covering a very broad selection of topics. The discussion on emergency landing (crash) procedures is more in-depth than most flight-training books we’ve seen. This book will make an excellent addition for any pilot’s library and there is much to be learned within it’s pages… and it’s definitely not as “dry” as you might expect from a government-produced publication.

Written by the FAA/DOT (FAA-H-8083-3A), 2004 (Public Domain). ISBN 0-16-072261-6. Published by Jeppesen Sanderson. 272 Pages, Softcover.

Chapters include:

Preface Table of Contents 1. Introduction to Flight Training Purpose of Flight Training Role of the FAA Role of the Pilot Examiner Role of the Flight Instructor Sources of Flight Training Practical Test Standards Flight Safety Practices Collision Avoidance Runway Incursion Avoidance Stall Awareness Use of Checklists Positive Transfer of Controls 2. Ground Operations Visual Inspection Inside the Cockpit Outer Wing Surfaces and Tail Section Fuel and Oil Landing Gear, Tires, and Brakes Engine and Propeller Cockpit Management Ground Operations Engine Starting Hand Propping Taxiing Before Takeoff Check After Landing Clear of Runway Parking Engine Shutdown Postflight Securing and Servicing 3. Basic Flight Maneuvers The Four Fundamentals Effects and Use of the Controls Feel of the Airplane Attitude Flying Integrated Flight Instruction Straight-and-Level Flight Trim Control Level Turns Climbs and Climbing Turns Normal Climb Best Rate of Climb Best Angle of Climb Descents and Descending Turns Partial Power Descent Descent at Minimum Safe Airspeed Glides Pitch and Power 4. Slow Flight, Stalls, and Spins Introduction Slow Flight Flight at Less than Cruise Airspeeds Flight at Minimum Controllable Airspeed Stalls Recognition of Stalls Fundamentals of Stall Recovery Use of Ailerons/Rudder in Stall Recovery Stall Characteristics Approaches to Stalls (Imminent Stalls) -Power-On or Power-Off Full Stalls Power-Off Full Stalls Power-On Secondary Stall Accelerated Stalls Cross-Control Stall Elevator Trim Stall Spins Spin Procedures Entry Phase Incipient Phase Developed Phase Recovery Phase Intentional Spins Weight and Balance Requirements 5. Takeoff and Departure Climbs General Terms and Definitions Prior to Takeoff Normal Takeoff Takeoff Roll Lift-Off Initial Climb Crosswind Takeoff Takeoff Roll Lift-Off Initial Climb Ground Effect on Takeoff Short-Field Takeoff and Maximum Performance Climb Takeoff Roll Lift-Off Initial Climb Soft/Rough-Field Takeoff and Climb Takeoff Roll Lift-Off Initial Climb Rejected Takeoff/Engine Failure Noise Abatement 6. Ground Reference Maneuvers Purpose and Scope Maneuvering By Reference to Ground Objects Drift and Ground Track Control Rectangular Course S-Turns Across a Road Turns Around a Point Elementary Eights Eights Along a Road Eights Across a Road Eights Around Pylons Eights-On-Pylons (Pylon Eights) 7. Airport Traffic Patterns Airport Traffic Patterns and Operations Standard Airport Traffic Patterns 8. Approaches and Landings Normal Approach and Landing Base Leg Final Approach Use of Flaps Estimating Height and Movement Roundout (Flare) Touchdown After-Landing Roll Stabilized Approach Concept Intentional Slips Go-Arounds (Rejected Landings) Power Attitude Configuration Ground Effect Crosswind Approach and Landing Crosswind Final Approach Crosswind Roundout (Flare) Crosswind Touchdown Crosswind After-Landing Roll Maximum Safe Crosswind Velocities Turbulent Air Approach and Landing Short-Field Approach and Landing Soft-Field Approach and Landing Power-Off Accuracy Approaches 90° Power-Off Approach 180° Power-Off Approach 360° Power-Off Approach Emergency Approaches and Landings (Simulated) Faulty Approaches and Landings Low Final Approach High Final Approach Slow Final Approach Use of Power High Roundout Late or Rapid Roundout Floating During Roundout Ballooning During Roundout Bouncing During Touchdown Porpoising Wheelbarrowing Hard Landing Touchdown in a Drift or Crab Ground Loop Wing Rising After Touchdown Hydroplaning Dynamic Hydroplaning Reverted Rubber Hydroplaning Viscous Hydroplaning 9. Performance Maneuvers Performance Maneuvers Steep Turns Steep Spiral Chandelle Lazy Eight 10. Night Operations Night Vision Night Illusions Pilot Equipment Airplane Equipment and Lighting Airport and Navigation Lighting Aids Preparation and Preflight Starting, Taxiing, and Runup Takeoff and Climb Orientation and Navigation Approaches and Landings Night Emergencies

11. Transition to Complex Airplanes High Performance and Complex Airplanes Wing Flaps Function of Flaps Flap Effectiveness Operational Procedures Controllable-Pitch Propeller Constant-Speed Propeller Takeoff, Climb, and Cruise Blade Angle Control Governing Range Constant-Speed Propeller Operation Turbocharging Ground Boosting vs. Altitude Turbocharging Operating Characteristics Heat Management Turbocharger Failure Overboost Condition Low Manifold Pressure Retractable Landing Gear Landing Gear Systems Controls and Position Indicators Landing Gear Safety Devices Emergency Gear Extension Systems Operational Procedures Preflight Takeoff and Climb Approach and Landing Transition Training 12. Transition to Multiengine Airplanes Multiengine Flight General Terms and Definitions Operation of Systems Propellers Propeller Synchronization Fuel Crossfeed Combustion Heater Flight Director / Autopilot Yaw Damper Alternator / Generator Nose Baggage Compartment Anti-Icing / Deicing Performance and Limitations Weight and Balance Ground Operation Normal and Crosswind Takeoff and Climb Level Off and Cruise Normal Approach and Landing Crosswind Approach and Landing Short-Field Takeoff and Climb Short-Field Approach and Landing Go-Around Rejected Takeoff Engine Failure After Lift-Off Engine Failure During Flight Engine Inoperative Approach and Landing Engine Inoperative Flight Principles Slow Flight Stalls Power-Off Stalls (Approach and Landing) Power-On Stalls (Takeoff and Departure) Spin Awareness Engine Inoperative – Loss of Directional Control Demonstration Multiengine Training Considerations 13. Transition to Tailwheel Airplanes Tailwheel Airplanes Landing Gear Taxiing Normal Takeoff Roll Takeoff Crosswind Takeoff Short-Field Takeoff Soft-Field Takeoff Touchdown After-Landing Roll Crosswind Landing Crosswind After-Landing Roll Wheel Landing Short-Field Landing Soft-Field Landing Ground Loop 14. Transition to Turbopropeller Powered Airplanes General The Gas Turbine Engine Turboprop Engines Turboprop Engine Types Fixed Shaft Split-Shaft / Free Turbine Engine Reverse Thrust and Beta Range Operations Turboprop Airplane Electrical Systems Operational Considerations Training Considerations 15. Transition to Jet Powered Airplanes General Jet Engine Basics Operating the Jet Engine Jet Engine Ignition Continuous Ignition Fuel Heaters Setting Power Thrust to Thrust Lever Relationship Variation of Thrust with RPM Slow Acceleration of the Jet Engine Jet Engine Efficiency Absence of Propeller Effect Absence of Propeller Slipstream Absence of Propeller Drag Speed Margins Recovery from Overspeed Conditions Mach Buffet Boundaries Low Speed Flight Stalls Drag Devices Thrust Reversers Pilot Sensations in Jet Flying Jet Airplane Takeoff and Climb V-Speeds Pre-Takeoff Procedures Takeoff Roll Rotation and Lift-Off Initial Climb Jet Airplane Approach and Landing Landing Requirements Landing Speeds Significant Differences The Stabilized Approach Approach Speed Glidepath Control The Flare Touchdown and Rollout 16. Emergency Procedures Emergency Situations Emergency Landings Types of Emergency Landings Psychological Hazards Basic Safety Concepts General Attitude and Sink Rate Control Terrain Selection Airplane Configuration Approach Terrain Types Confined Areas Trees (Forest) Water (Ditching) and Snow Engine Failure After Takeoff (Single-Engine) Emergency Descents In-Flight Fire Engine Fire Electrical Fires Cabin Fire Flight Control Malfunction / Failure Total Flap Failure Asymmetric (Split) Flap Loss of Elevator Control Landing Gear Malfunction Systems Malfunctions Electrical System Pitot-Static System Abnormal Engine Instrument Indications Door Opening In Flight Inadvertent VFR Flight Into IMC General Recognition Maintaining Airplane Control Attitude Control Turns Climbs Descents Combined Maneuvers Transition to Visual Flight Glossary Index