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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| How to Use This Manual | |
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| Transitioning Piston Pilots | |
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| Transitioning Military Aviators | |
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| Crew Resource Management | |
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| Training by Civilian Employers | |
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| Civilian Aircraft and Civilian Aviation Terminology | |
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| Aircraft Systems | |
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| Contemporary Issues in the Aviation Industry | |
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| About Your Civilian Counterparts | |
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| General Preparations | |
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| Training | |
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| Limitations, Systems, and Procedures | |
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| Indoctrination Training | |
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| Simulator and Flight Training | |
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| Preparing for New-Hire Training | |
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| Preparing for Ground School | |
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| Preparing for Simulator and Flight Training | |
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| Preparing for the Flight Line | |
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| Computers | |
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| Contemporary Issues in the Aviation Industry | |
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| Crew Resource Management and Teamwork | |
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| Unions | |
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| Driving under the Influence | |
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| Discrimination and Harassment | |
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| Turbine Engine and Propeller Systems | |
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| Introduction to Gas Turbine Engines | |
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| Centrifugal-Flow and Axial-Flow Compressors | |
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| Multistage Compressors | |
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| Multispool Engines | |
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| Core Turbine Engine (Gas Generator) | |
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| Turbojets, Turbofans, and Turboprops | |
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| Turbojet Engine | |
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| Turbofan Engine | |
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| Turboprop Engine | |
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| Thrust versus Power | |
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| Engine Operating Parameters | |
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| Turbine Engine Controls in the Cockpit | |
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| Turbine Engine Starting | |
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| Turbine Engine Characteristics in Flight | |
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| Thrust Reversers | |
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| Thrust Reversers on Jets | |
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| Reverse Thrust on Turboprops | |
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| Use of Reversers | |
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| Turboprop Propeller Systems | |
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| Propeller Governors | |
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| Beta Range | |
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| Propeller Auto-Feather Systems | |
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| Propeller Synchronizers and Synchrophasers | |
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| Propeller Supplement for Transitioning Military Jet Pilots | |
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| Propeller Terminology | |
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| Turbine Aircraft Power Systems | |
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| Basics of Aircraft Power Systems | |
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| Depiction of Aircraft Systems in Pilot Training | |
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| Understanding Aircraft Power Systems: The Reference Waterwheel | |
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| Comparing Aircraft Power Systems to the Reference Waterwheel System | |
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| Electrical Power Systems | |
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| Electrical Power Sources | |
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| Control Devices | |
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| Circuit Protection | |
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| Reading an Airplane Electrical Diagram | |
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| Troubleshooting | |
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| Hydraulic Power Systems | |
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| Benefits of Hydraulic Power in Large Airplanes | |
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| Hydraulic Systems and Components | |
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| Hydraulic System Characteristics | |
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| Pneumatic Power Systems | |
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| High-Pressure Bleed Air | |
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| Low-Pressure Air | |
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| Bleed Hazards and Protections | |
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| Auxiliary Power Units | |
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| Major Aircraft Systems | |
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| Flight Controls | |
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| Control Surfaces | |
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| Flight Control System Redundancy | |
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| Flight Control Surface Position Indicating Systems | |
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| Fly-by-Wire Control Systems | |
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| Pressurization | |
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| Pressurization Indicators and Controls | |
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| Pressurization System Safety Features | |
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| Loss of Cabin Pressure in Flight | |
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| Environmental Systems | |
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| Heat Exchangers | |
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| Air and Vapor Cycle Machines | |
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| Aircraft Environmental System | |
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| Fuel Systems | |
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| Fuel Tanks | |
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| Fuel Pumps | |
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| Fuel Control Unit | |
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| Fuel Valves | |
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| Fuel Heaters | |
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| Fuel Quantity Measurement Systems | |
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| Fuel Quantity Measuring Sticks | |
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| Fuel Vents | |
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| Fuel Management | |
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| Dedicated Aircraft Systems | |
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| Ice and Rain Protection | |
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| In-Flight Structural Icing | |
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| Engine Icing | |
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| Fuel System Icing | |
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| The Role of the Pilot | |
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| Ground Icing | |
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| Rain Protection | |
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| Landing Gear Systems | |
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| Landing Gear Squat Switch | |
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| Brakes | |
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| Nosewheel Steering | |
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| Annunciator and Warning Systems | |
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| Annunciator or Advisory Panels | |
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| Audio Advisory and Warning Annunciation | |
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| Fire Protection Systems | |
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| Fire Detection and Extinguishing Systems | |
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| Pilot Actions and Cockpit Controls | |
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| Electrical Considerations | |
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| Cabin and Cockpit Protection | |
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| Auxiliary Power Unit Fire Protection | |
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| Limitations | |
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| Airspeeds | |
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| Engine Limits | |
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| Other System Limitations | |
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| Normal Procedures | |
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| Crew Coordination | |
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| Captain and First Officer/Copilot | |
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| Flying Pilot and Nonflying Pilot | |
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| Crew Resource Management | |
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| Optimizing Crew Communication | |
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| Improving Overall Flight Management | |
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| Development of a Team Performance Concept | |
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| Crew Resource Management Training | |
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| Checklists and Callouts | |
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| Checklist Procedures | |
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| Types of Checklists | |
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| Normal Checklists | |
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| Standard Callouts | |
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| Emergency and Abnormal Procedures | |
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| Emergency versus Abnormal Situations | |
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| Emergency Procedures | |
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| Abnormal Procedures | |
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| Performance | |
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| Takeoff, Climb, Landing, and Engine-Out Performances | |
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| Takeoff and Climb Performances | |
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| Enroute Engine-Out Performance Planning | |
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| Landing Performance | |
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| Braking Performance | |
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| Routine Performance Planning | |
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| TOLD Cards | |
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| Airport Analysis Tables | |
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| Cruise Performance: Fuel Planning | |
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| Weight and Balance | |
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| The Weight in "Weight and Balance" | |
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| Aircraft Weight Categories | |
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| Balance Considerations | |
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| CG as Percentage of MAC | |
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| Performance Benefit of an Aft CG | |
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| In-Flight CG Movement | |
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| How It's Done in the Real World | |
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| Average Passenger Weights | |
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| Random Loading Programs | |
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| Airplane Handling, Service, and Maintenance | |
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| Flight Dispatch | |
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| Fueling Procedures | |
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| Standard Preflight | |
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| Aircraft Documents Review | |
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| Cockpit and Emergency Equipment Checks | |
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| Exterior Preflight Check | |
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| Final Preflight Preparations | |
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| Minimum Equipment List (MEL) | |
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| Configuration Deviation List (CDL) | |
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| Navigation, Communication, and Electronic Flight Control Systems | |
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| Horizontal Situation Indicator | |
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| Autopilots | |
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| Flight Director | |
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| Electronic Flight Instrumentation Systems (EFIS) | |
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| ACARS | |
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| Head-Up Displays | |
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| Area Navigation (RNAV) | |
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| VOR/DME-Based RNAV | |
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| LORAN | |
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| Global Positioning System (GPS) | |
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| Intertial Navigation System (INS) | |
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| Using RNAV | |
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| Latitude and Longitude | |
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| Flight Management System (FMS) | |
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| Basic FMS Components and Operating Principles | |
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| Basic Operation of a Generic FMS | |
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| Pilot Operations in the Glass Cockpit | |
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| Hazard Avoidance Systems | |
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| Weather Avoidance Systems | |
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| Airborne Weather Radar | |
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| Doppler Radar | |
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| Combined Weather Radar and Navigation Displays | |
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| Electrical Discharge or Lightning Detectors | |
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| Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) | |
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| Ground Proximity Warning Systems and Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning Systems | |
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| Operational Information | |
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| Aerodynamics of High-Speed/High-Altitude Aircraft | |
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| High-Speed Flight and the Sound Barrier | |
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| Swept Wing Aerodynamics | |
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| Fixed Aerodynamic Surfaces | |
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| Stalls | |
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| IFR Operations in Turbine Aircraft | |
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| Profile Descents | |
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| Jet Routes | |
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| Altimetry and IFR Cruising Altitudes at Flight Levels | |
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| Category I/II/III Approaches | |
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| Holding | |
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| Extended Range Twin-Engine Operations (ETOPS) | |
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| International Flight Operations | |
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| Wake Turbulence | |
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| Wing Tip Vortices | |
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| Identifying Likely Areas of Wake Turbulence | |
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| Air Rage | |
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| Weather Considerations for Turbine Pilots | |
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| Low-Altitude Weather: Wind Shear and Microbursts | |
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| Wind Shear | |
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| Microbursts | |
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| Effects of Microbursts on Aircraft | |
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| Avoidance Procedures | |
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| Low-Level Wind Shear Alerting Systems | |
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| Recognizing and Responding to Wind Shear | |
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| Training for Wind Shear Encounters | |
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| High-Altitude Weather | |
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| Icing | |
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| Wind | |
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| The Jetstream | |
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| Clear Air Turbulence (CAT) | |
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| Avoiding CAT | |
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| Handy Rules of Thumb for Turbine Pilots | |
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| Airline, Regional, and Corporate Aircraft Spotter's Guide | |
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| Glossary: Airline and Corporate Aviation Terminology | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |