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AIRCRAFT PILOTING sa AIRCRAFT ENGINE OPERATION sa AIRCRAFT FLIGHT TESTING sa AIRCRAFT SIMULATOR x FLYING (AIRCRAFT) x PILOTING (AIRCRAFT) xx AIRCRAFT Using a microcomputer for assistance in flight planning for private aircraft. Program must be purchased. Est. cost: $2. Calculator airborne navigation. Program for the HP-24 calculator finds ground speed and true heading. Omni aviation navigation system. Simulate aircraft instrument navigation using simple trigonometry and this BASIC program. Tips on using the trim tab should primary elevator control be lost. Flying start. General information and encouragement on becoming a pilot and an airplane owner. How do you handle a taildragger? A primer on the anatomy and behavior of conventional gear aircraft. A primer on autopilots. A set of guidelines for building an inexpensive autopilot for your homebuilt. Formation flying. Part 1. An introduction. Formation flying. Part 2. Techniques for forming up, various types of formations, and tips on maneuvering. The iceman flyeth. Handy tips for making winter flying safe. How slow can you go? Knowing the minute nuances of your airplane's personality during the critical slow-flight phase of landing operations can save your life. Some tips. Tips and hints to minimize your midair collision risks. FLIGHT PLAN computer program written in BASIC. Data on origin, destination, aircraft performance, etc. are input to the program. The output is a printed chart showing true course, magnetic course, distance, usable fuel, time and ground speed. NAVPROG: an aircraft navigation and flight plan assistance program written in Benton Harbor BASIC. Method for determining accurate true airspeed and wind direction using a GPS unit and a pocket calculator. Computing density altitude with a pocket calculator. Maneuvering speed. An explanation of a critical airspeed that both designers and pilots need to understand. Spins. Part 1. History, accidents, spin training, and the three phases of the spin flight condition. How ground effect can change the drag, lift, stability, and trim of an aircraft. Boosting performance. How aircraft design, construction, and pilot technique determines the result. Inflight powerplant emergencies. How to respond to engine problems including roughness, turbocharger run-down, engine fire, low oil pressure, high temperatures, etc. The rough run-up: Diagnosis and cure. Some pointers on making the critical go/no-go decision following a magneto-check. Tips on operating a Cessna Cardinal 177 from a rough strip (for which it was not designed) in order to avoid damage to the prop. How to save money on flying lessons. Survival tips for Alaskan pilots who are forced down during winter weather. Cockpit classroom. A new series begins which will seek to improve pilotage skills. Cockpit classroom. Checklist discipline. Cockpit classroom. Crosswind take-offs, landings, and go-arounds. Cockpit classroom. Normal takeoff and the traffic pattern. Cockpit classroom. Visual cues during landings. Cockpit classroom. Emergency operations in light aircraft. A universal spin recovery method. Cockpit classroom. Straight and level flight, climbs and glides. Cockpit classroom. Aerodynamics of gust and wind shear. Cockpit classroom. ADF navigation. Cockpit classroom. Aerodynamics of stalls. Cockpit classroom. Exploring spins. Cockpit classroom. More on spins. Cockpit classroom. History of spins, including recovery techniques. Cockpit classroom. Spin aerodynamics. Cockpit classroom. Simulated forced landing. Flying in/camping out. Taking camping trips in a small airplane. Part 1. Basic equipment and supplies and useful load of the aircraft. Cockpit classroom. Short field takeoff and short field landing techniques. Flying in/camping out. Part 2. Menu planning, food preparation, aircraft loading, and setting up, maintaining and breaking camp. Cockpit classroom. Feedback on spins. Cockpit classroom. Rudder discipline in the pattern. Cockpit classroom. Safe taxiing. Cockpit classroom. How to recognize and recover from spins and spiral dives. Cockpit classroom. Tips on cross-country flying. Cockpit classroom. Spinning with the experts. The latest in "hands off" spin recovery techniques. Cockpit classroom. Night flight operations. Cockpit classroom. The overbanking tendency in coordinated steep turning flight. Cockpit classroom. Wing tip vortices. How are they formed and how to avoid them. Cockpit classroom. Cockpit perceptions. Cockpit classroom. Short field landings. Cockpit classroom. Safe landing principles. Cockpit classroom. Fueling and servicing general aviation aircraft. Part 1. Cockpit classroom. Fueling and servicing general aviation aircraft. Part 2. Cockpit classroom. Hazardous weather. Cockpit classroom. Communications discipline. Cockpit classroom. Unexpected icing. Cockpit classroom. Wing design and stall characteristics. How the shape of the airfoil will control or affect stalls and recoveries. Cockpit classroom. Attention in the cockpit. A look at the three types of attention failures in flying. Cockpit classroom. Flight instructor responsibilities. Systems approach to cross-country planning. Cockpit classroom. Carburetor icing. How to detect and react to carburetor icing. Airport ramp hazards to light airplanes. Looks at jet blast, jet intake, sound, and wind chill. Descent planning when flying aircraft at higher altitudes and higher speeds. Evaluation of approaches and landings with emphasis on the crosswind landing. Taming the taildragger pilot. A description of the rudder control required when flying a tailwheel aircraft. Includes a list of people who will give instruction in tailwheel aircraft. Coping with in-flight emergencies. Tips on dealing with engine failure, onboard fire, engine roughness, etc. Practicing stalls. Some tips on how to look, listen, feel and learn more about aircraft stalls. Advice on making pilot logbook entries. Airplane operating tips. (1) Pulling prop through. (2) Use of flaps. (3) Fuel management. (4) Let-downs. (5) Traffic behavior. (6) Engine shut-down. (7) Radios. Tips on proper use of longitudinal trim. Practicing steep turns (bank angle of 45-degrees or more). Power off glides. Factors affecting the glide and judging the glide. Surviving engine failure after takeoff. Some tips. Tailwheel tamer. Dissertation for a pilot transitioning to a Piper PA-20 (or other less-than-docile taildraggers). Description of the "correct" procedure to do a wheel landing in a Cessna 180/185 aircraft. A wheel landing is the preferred method of the Missionary Aviator's Fellowship. Proper technique for executing a downwind turn during a landing approach is explained. | |||||||||
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