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• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 1-24
  Chapter 1: Introduction To Flying › Who Administers the FAA Practical Tests? › Role of the Designated Pilot Examiner

  reason, a flight instructor should observe recognized safety practices, as well as regulations during all flight operations. The student pilot who enrolls in a pilot training program commits considerable time, effort, and expense to achieve a pilot certificate. Students often ... judge the effectiveness of the flight instructor and the success of the pilot training program based on their ability to pass the requisite FAA practical test. A competent flight instructor stresses to the student that practical tests are a sampling…

• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 1-9
  Chapter 1: Risk Management and Single-Pilot Resource Management › Implementing the Risk Management Process › Assessing Risk

  critical that pilots and especially learners can differentiate in advance between a low-risk flight and a high-risk flight, and then establish a review process and develop risk mitigation strategies to address flights throughout that range. For the single ... pilot, assessing risk is not as simple as it sounds. For example, the pilot acts as his or her own quality control in making decisions. If a fatigued pilot who has flown 16 hours is asked…

• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. C-3
  Appendix C: Certificates, Ratings, and Endorsements › Flight Instructor Endorsements › Flight Reviews

  flight review is the aeronautical equivalent of a regular medical checkup and ongoing health improvement program. Effective pilot refresher training should be based on specific objectives and standards. The objectives should include a thorough checkout appropriate to the pilot certificate ... aircraft ratings held, and the standards should be at least those required for the issuance of that pilot certificate. Before beginning any training, the pilot and the instructor should agree fully on these objectives and standards, and, as training progresses…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 17-9
  Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Health and Physiological Factors Affecting Pilot Performance › Diving or Rolling Beyond the Vertical Plane

  Rolling Beyond the Vertical Plane This maneuver may produce extreme disorientation. While in straight-and-level flight, the pilot should sit normally, either with eyes closed or gaze lowered to the floor. The instructor pilot starts a positive, coordinated roll ... toward a 30° or 40° angle of bank. As this is in progress, the pilot tilts his or her head forward, looks to the right or left, then immediately returns his or her head to an upright position. The instructor…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 1-21
  Chapter 1: Introduction To Flying › Becoming a Pilot

  Sport Pilot, see subpart J The knowledge-based portion of training is obtained through FAA handbooks such as this one, textbooks, and other sources of training and testing materials which are available in print form from the Superintendent of Documents ... commercial publications as a source of study materials, especially for aircraft categories where government materials are limited. A student pilot should follow the flight instructor’s advice on what and when to study. Planning a definite study program and following…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 1-17
  Chapter 1: Introduction To Flying › Pilot Certifications › Commercial Pilot

  Private Pilot A private pilot is one who flies for pleasure or personal business without accepting compensation for flying except in some very limited, specific circumstances. The Private Pilot Certificate is the certificate held by the majority of active pilots ... under VFR. Passengers may be carried and flight in furtherance of a business is permitted; however, a private pilot may not be compensated in any way for services as a pilot, although passengers can pay a pro rata share…