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Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 16-2
Chapter 16: Navigation › Aeronautical Charts › Sectional Charts
Sectional chart and legend. The charts provide an abundance of information, including airport data, navigational aids, airspace, and topography. Figure 16-1 is an excerpt from the legend of a sectional chart. By referring to the chart legend, a pilot…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 2-30
Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › Information Management › Enhanced Situational Awareness
aircraft offers increased safety with enhanced situational awareness. Although aircraft flight manuals (AFM) explicitly prohibit using the moving map, topography, terrain awareness, traffic, and weather datalink displays as the primary data source, these tools nonetheless give the pilot unprecedented information…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 17-28
Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Vision in Flight › Synthetic Vision System
Synthetic Vision System (SVS) is an electronic means to display a synthetic vision image of the external scene topography to the flight crew. [Figure 17-24] It is not a real-time image like that produced by an EFVS. Unlike…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 12-8
Chapter 12: Weather Theory › Wind and Currents › Effect of Obstructions on Wind
problems for pilots. Obstructions on the ground affect the flow of wind and can be an unseen danger. Ground topography and large buildings can break up the flow of the wind and create wind gusts that change rapidly in direction…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 12-4
Chapter 12: Weather Theory › Measurement of Atmosphere Pressure
changes, differences between the surfaces of continents and oceans, and other factors such as frictional forces caused by the topography of the Earth’s surface that modify the movement of the air in the atmosphere. For example, within…
Instrument Procedures Handbook p. 5-8
Chapter 5: Improvement Plans › Synthetic and Enhanced Vision Systems Synthetic Vision System (SVS)
synthetic vision system (SVS) is an electronic means to display a synthetic vision image of the external scene topography to the flight crew to assist during takeoffs, landings, and en route operations. Figure 5-15. An aircraft on an approach ... synthetic vision system (SVS) is an electronic means to display a synthetic vision image of the external scene topography to the flight crew. [Figure 5-14] It is not a real-time image like that produced by an enhanced flight…