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- Chapter 9: Flight Manuals and Other Documents
chapter covers airplane flight manuals (AFM), the pilot’s operating handbook (POH), and aircraft documents pertaining to ownership, airworthiness, maintenance, and operations with inoperative equipment. Knowledge of these required documents and manuals is essential for a pilot to conduct ... operating handbooks are concise reference books that provide specific information about a particular aircraft or subject. They contain basic facts, information, and/or instructions for the pilot about the operation of an aircraft, flying techniques, etc., and are intended…
- Chapter 7: Aircraft Systems › Hydraulic Systems
used, an aircraft must be serviced with the type specified by the manufacturer. Refer to the AFM/POH or the Maintenance Manual. Landing Gear The landing gear forms the principal support of an aircraft on the surface. The most common type ... nosewheel or tailwheel permits the airplane to be controlled throughout all operations while on the ground. Figure 7-36. Basic hydraulic system. Figure 7-37. The landing gear supports the airplane during the takeoff run, landing, taxiing, and when parked…
- Chapter 7: Aircraft Systems › Hydraulic Systems › Fixed and Retractable Landing Gear
either fixed or retractable. Fixed landing gear always remains extended and has the advantage of simplicity combined with low maintenance. Retractable landing gear is designed to streamline the airplane by allowing the landing gear to be stowed inside the structure ... provided for each occupant. It is important for pilots who fly these aircraft to be familiar with the basic operating principles…
- Chapter 16: Navigation › Ground-Based Navigation › Very High Frequency (VHF) Omnidirectional Range (VOR)
indicated bearings is 4°. A list of the airborne and ground checkpoints is published in the Chart Supplement U.S. Basically, these checks consist of verifying that the VOR radials the aircraft equipment receives are aligned with the radials the station ... omniranges that have names different from that of the transmitting FSS. If the VOR is out of service for maintenance, the coded identification is removed and not transmitted. This serves to alert pilots that this station should not be used…
- Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › The Decision-Making Process › The Plan
contains the basic elements of cross-country planning, weather, route, fuel, publications currency, etc. The “Plan” should be reviewed and updated several times during the course of the flight. A delayed takeoff due to maintenance, fast moving weather…
- Chapter 12: Fundamentals of Electricity & Electronics › DC Generator Maintenance › Basic DC Motor
Basic DC Motor A coil of wire through which the current flows…