Chapter Index
Index
G
| Topic | Page |
|---|---|
| General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) | 9-2 |
| Generator | 7-30 |
| Glider | 1-15 |
| Global positioning system (GPS) | 3-13, 16-30 |
| -- RAIM capability | 16-32 |
| -- Selective availability | 16-31 |
| -- VFR use of GPS | 16-32 |
| Graphical METARs | 13-21 |
| Ground adjustable tabs | 6-11 |
| Ground lighting illusions | 17-10 |
| Ground power unit (GPU) | 7-30 |
| Groundspeed (GS) | 8-9, 16-10, 16-17 |
| Gyroscopic action | 5-31, 5-32, 8-15 |
| -- Precession | 8-15 |
| -- Rigidity in space | 8-15 |
| Gyroscopic attitude indicators | 6-12 |
| Gyroscopic flight instruments | 8-15 |
| Gyroscopic principles | 8-15 |
H
| Topic | Page |
|---|---|
| Hazard | 2-4 |
| Hazardous attitudes | 2-5 |
| Hazardous in-flight weather advisory (HIWAS) | 13-4 |
| Haze | 17-10 |
| Heading | 16-10 |
| Heading indicator | 8-13, 8-19 |
| Heatstroke | 17-14 |
| High speed flight | 5-44 |
| -- Hypersonic | 5-45 |
| -- Subsonic flow | 5-44, 5-45 |
| -- Supersonic flow | 5-44 |
| -- Transonic | 5-45 |
| High speed flight controls | 5-49 |
| High speed stalls | 5-36 |
| Horizontal situation indicator | 16-24 |
| Human behavior | 2-11 |
| Humidity | 4-5, 12-13 |
| -- Relative humidity | 12-13 |
| Topic | Page |
|---|---|
| Hydraulic systems | 7-31 |
| Hydromechanical | 6-2 |
| Hyperventilation | 17-4 |
| Hypoxia | 17-3 |
| -- Histotoxic hypoxia | 17-4 |
| -- Hypemic hypoxia | 17-3 |
| -- Hypoxic hypoxia | 17-3 |
| -- Stagnant hypoxia | 17-3 |
I
| Topic | Page |
|---|---|
| Ice | 5-26 |
| Icing | 12-24 |
| Ignition | 7-1 |
| Ignition system | 7-15 |
| Illusions | 17-6 |
| Impact pressure chamber and lines | 8-2 |
| Inches of mercury | 12-4 |
| Inclinometer | 8-18 |
| Indicated airspeed (IAS) | 8-8, 11-18 |
| Induction | 7-1 |
| Induction system | 7-7 |
| In-flight weather advisories | 13-11 |
| -- AIRMET | 13-11 |
| -- SIGMET | 13-12 |
| In-runway lighting | 14-18 |
| Instrument landing system (ILS) | 3-13 |
| Intelligent flight control systems (IFCS) | 6-2 |
| International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) | 4-3, 14-22 |
| International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) | 4-3, 11-2, 12-5 |
| Inversion | 12-13 |
| Isobars | 12-12 |
J
| Topic | Page |
|---|---|
| Jet-fueled piston engine | 7-4 |
K
| Topic | Page |
|---|---|
| Knowledge examination | 1-21 |
L
| Topic | Page |
|---|---|
| Lags | 8-27 |
| Land and hold short lights | 14-18 |
| Landing | 14-34 |
| Landing charts | 11-26 |
| Landing gear | 3-3, 3-7, 7-1, 7-33 |
| Landing gear extended speed (VLE ) | 8-10 |
| Landing gear operating speed (VLO ) | 8-10 |
| Landing performance | 11-16 |
| Landing strip indicators | 14-20 |
| Topic | Page |
|---|---|
| Lattitude | 16-3 |
| Lazy eights | 5-36 |
| Leading edge device | 6-9 |
| -- Leading edge cuffs | 6-10 |
| -- Leading edge flaps | 6-10 |
| Leads | 8-27 |
| Licensed empty weight | 10-5 |
| Lift | 5-1 |
| Lift/drag ratio | 5-5 |
| Lighter-than-air aircraft | 1-15 |
| Lightning | 12-25 |
| Lightning strike protection | 3-11 |
| Likelihood of an event | 2-6 |
| -- Improbable | 2-6 |
| -- Occasional | 2-6 |
| -- Probable | 2-6 |
| -- Remote | 2-6 |
| Load distribution | 5-43 |
| Loadmeter | 7-31 |
| Local airport advisory | 15-6 |
| Longitude | 16-3 |
| Lost procedures | 16-34 |
| Lubrication | 7-1 |
M
| Topic | Page |
|---|---|
| Mach buffet | 5-49 |
| Mach number | 5-45 |
| Magnetic compass | 8-23 |
| -- Induced errors | 8-24 |
| -- -- Acceleration error | 8-26 |
| -- -- Deviation | 8-24 |
| -- -- Dip errors | 8-25 |
| -- -- Northerly turning errors | 8-26 |
| -- -- Oscillation error | 8-27 |
| -- -- Southerly turning errors | 8-26 |
| -- -- Variation | 8-24 |
| Magnetic compasses | 6-12 |
| Magnetic heading | 16-16 |
| Magnus effect | 4-6 |
| Maintenance entries | 9-10 |
| Managing aircraft automation | 2-29 |
| Maneuverability | 5-15 |
| Manifold absolute pressure (MAP) | 7-6 |
| Maximum landing weight | 10-5 |
| Maximum ramp weight | 10-5 |
| Maximum takeoff weight | 10-5 |
| Maximum weight | 10-5 |
| Maximum zero fuel weight | 10-5 |
| Mean aerodynamic chord (MAC) | 5-13, 10-5 |
| Measurement of direction | 16-5 |
| Medical certificate | 17-2 |
| Topic | Page |
|---|---|
| Medical certification requirements | 1-20 |
| Meridians | 16-3 |
| Mesopic vision | 17-21 |
| Mesosphere | 12-3 |
| Meteorologists | 13-1 |
| Microjets | 7-20 |
| Middle ear | 17-5 |
| Military operation areas (MOAs) | 15-4 |
| Military training routes (MTRs) | 15-6 |
| Minimum control speed (VMC) | 8-10 |
| Minimum equipment lists (MEL) | 9-9 |
| Mixture control | 7-9 |
| Moisture | 12-13 |
| Moment | 10-5 |
| Moment arm | 10-4, 5-13 |
| Moment index | 10-5 |
| Monocoque | 3-3, 3-8 |
| Motion sickness | 17-12 |
| Multi-function display (MFD) | 3-12, 13-18 |
N
| Topic | Page |
|---|---|
| N1 indicator | 7-23 |
| N2 indicator | 7-23 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | 6-2, 3-13 |
| National airspace system | 15-7 |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | 4-5 |
| National security areas (NSAs) | 15-7 |
| National weather service (NWS) | 13-1 |
| Navigation instruments | 3-13 |
| Negative arm | 10-10 |
| Negative dynamic stability | 5-15 |
| Negative static stability | 5-14 |
| Net thrust | 7-24 |
| Neutral dynamic stability | 5-15 |
| Neutral static stability | 5-14 |
| Newton’s Basic Laws of Motion | 4-5 |
| Newton’s First Law | 4-5 |
| Newton’s First Law of Motion | 5-22 |
| Newton’s Second Law | 4-5 |
| Newton’s Third Law | 4-6 |
| Newton’s Third Law of Physics | 5-31 |
| Next generation weather radar system (NEXRAD) | 13-18 |
| -- Abnormalities | 13-21 |
| -- Limitations | 13-21 |
| Night blind spot | 17-22 |
| Night landing illusions | 17-27 |
| Night vision | 17-22 |
| Night vision illusions | 17-26 |
| Topic | Page |
|---|---|
| Night vision protection | 17-23 |
| Nondirectional beacon (NDB) | 3-13 |
| Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) | 13-5 |
| -- FDC NOTAMs | 1-12 |
| -- NOTAM composition | 1-13 |
| -- NOTAM (D) information | 1-12 |