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• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 6-12
  Chapter 6: Flight Controls › Autopilot

  ailerons, elevator, and rudder. More advanced systems often include a vertical speed and/or indicated airspeed hold mode. Advanced autopilot systems are coupled to navigational aids through a flight director. Figure 6-22. A ground adjustable tab is used ... Some aircraft, including most jet transports, use an adjustable stabilizer to provide the required pitch trim forces. The autopilot system also incorporates a disconnect safety feature to disengage the system automatically or manually. These autopilots work with inertial…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. B-5
  Appendix B: Acronyms, Abbreviations, and NOTAM Contractions

  federal FEIS—Final Environmental Impact Statement FEP—front end processor FFAC—from facility FI/P—flight inspection permanent FI/T—flight inspection temporary FIFO—Flight Inspection Field Office FIG—flight inspection group FINO—Flight Inspection National Field Office FIPS—federal information publication ... standard FIR—flight information region FIRE—fire station FIRMR—Federal Information Resource Management Regulation FL—flight level FLOWSIM—traffic flow planning simulation FM—from FMA—final monitor aid FMF—facility master file FMIS—FTS2000 management information system FMS—flight…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 6-2
  Chapter 6: Flight Controls › Flight Control Systems › Primary Flight Controls

  Flight Control Systems Flight Controls Aircraft flight control systems consist of primary and secondary systems. The ailerons, elevator (or stabilator), and rudder constitute the primary control system and are required to control an aircraft safely during ... flight. Wing flaps, leading edge devices, spoilers, and trim systems constitute the secondary control system and improve the performance characteristics of the airplane or relieve the pilot of excessive control forces. Primary Flight Controls Aircraft control systems…

• Risk Management Handbookp. 7-3
  Chapter 7: Automation & Flight Path Management › Integrated Flight Path Automation Systems

  Integrated Flight Path Automation Systems Use of automation is an excellent risk control measure when flying in a variety of flight environments where the pilot has a high workload. For example, autopilots are often very useful during complex single ... proficiency with automation may become its own hazard and introduce unique risks. While pilots often rely on the autopilot, they also need to be able to fly the aircraft manually within appropriate standards. Pilots should train and practice using automation…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 2-31
  Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › Information Management › Risk Management

  Risk Management Risk management is the last of the three flight management skills needed for mastery of the glass flight deck aircraft. The enhanced situational awareness and automation capabilities offered by a glass flight deck airplane vastly expand its safety ... situation that the alert system is designed to safeguard. It is a paradox of automation that technically advanced avionics can both increase and decrease pilot awareness. It is important to remember that EFDs do not replace basic flight knowledge…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 6-2
  Chapter 6: Flight Controls

  control reaction is fed back to the pilot by simulated means. Current research at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Dryden Flight Research Center involves Intelligent Flight Control Systems (IFCS). The goal of this project is to develop ... adaptive neural network-based flight control system. Applied directly to flight control system feedback errors, IFCS provides adjustments to improve aircraft performance in normal flight, as well as with system failures. With IFCS, a pilot is able…