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1.Introductory,
2.PTS
3.Proficiency
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Number of words (size) 740
Page1.0 My
Month as a Student
Page 1,1 The
Beginning Student
Page 1.2 The Student
Page 1.35 Living
with Mistakes
Page 1.4 Lessons
for a Good Start
Practical Test Standards
Page 2.1 Performance
Test Standards
Page 2.2 PTS
Engine and Airframe Paperwork
Page 2.25 PTS
Engine and Airframe Technicalities
Page 2.3 PTS
Basic NEED to KNOW Material
Page 2.4 PTS
Airport and Ground Reference Patterns
Page 2.5 PTS
Slow flight and Stalls
Page 2.6 PTS Spin
Awareness
Page 2.7 PTS
Navigation
Page 2.8 PTS Airspace
Page 2.9 PTS
Emergencies and Night
Page 2.91 PTS Hood
Flying
Health
Page 2.92 PTS Health
Factors
Page 2.93 Age,
Your Senses and Fatigue
Page 2.94 Health,
Smoking and Stress
Page 2.95 Medical
from Hell Opinions
Page 2.965 Medical
from Hell Discussions
Page 2.97 Medicals
from Hell - Cases 0 to 19
Page 2.98 Medicals
from Hell - Cases 20 to 64
Page 2.99 Medicals from Hell - Cases 65 to 71
Basic Flight Operations
Page 3.11 Preflight
and Checklists
Page 3.12 Trim
and Holding the Yoke
Page 3.13 Flying
Surfaces Controls and More
Page 3.14 Use
of Flaps
Page 3.21 Pilot's
Operating Handbook
Page 3.23 About
Aircraft Speeds
Page 3.24 Turns
are Complex
Page 3.25 Skids
and Slips
Page 3.265
Stall
Origins and Performance
Page 3.275 Spin
Causes and Recovery
Page 3.28 Ground
Reference
Special Flight Situations
Page 3.305 Hood
Flying and Illusions
Page 3.31 Flying
at Night
Page 3.32 SVFR
and Scud Running
Standard Airport Procedures
Page 3.4 Takeoffs
and Departures
Page 3.41 Planning
Arrivals
Page 3.42 Avoiding Other Aircraft
Page 3.43 Charts,
Airports and Procedures
Page 3.44 Uncontrolled
Airports
All About Landings
Page 3.45 Flying
Airport Patterns
Page 3.46 Flying
Winds in the Pattern
Page 4.12 Types
of Landings
Page 4.34 Thoughts on Landings
Page 4.56 More
thoughts on landings
Page 4.70 Elements
of a Landing
Page 4.71 Landing
in Winds
Page 4.84 All
about Go-arounds
Page 4.86 Understanding
the Flare
Page 4.88 Airport
Ground Procedures
Solo
Page 5.15 Requirements for
Solo to Private Pilot
Radio skills
Page 5.31 Bay Area ATC System
Page 5.315 Basic
Airplane Radio Procedure
Page 5.32 Talking
Airplane
Page 5.34 Radio
procedures for CCR
Page 5.35 Radio
Procedures CCR to local airports
Page 5.37 Special
Radio Situations
Page 5.38 Radio
makes SVFR possible
Page 5.41 Electronic
Navigation
Page 5.42 RADAR
Getting weather and flying
Page 5.535 Weather
and Wind
Page 5.536 Turbulence
and Moisture
Page 5.537 Avoiding
Icing and Thunderstorms
Page 5.538 Weather
Flying Decisions
Page 5.539 Cold
Weather Flying
Page 5.54 Mountain
flying and Turbulence
Page 5.541 Weather
Detection and Reporting
Page 5.542 METAR
Weather
Page 5.543 Reading
Terminal Area Forecasts
Page 5.544 Reading
Weather Contractions
Page 5.545 NOTAM Contractions
Page 5.546
Inside Wx Charts and Notices
On Taking Trips
Page 5.550 Preparing
a Cross-Country
Page 5.551 Student
Cross Countries
Page 5.554 Flying
the Cross-Country
Aircraft
Page 5.61 Cessna
150
Page 5.62 C-152
Page 5.63 C-172 Procedures
Page 5.64 C-172 Techniques
Page 5.65 C-182RG
Page 5.66 Piper
Page 5.67 Beech
Skipper
Systems
Page 5.715
Carburetor
Ice and Heat
Page 5.72 Engines
and Systems
Page 5.73 The
Electrical System
Page 5.74 Maintenance
and Paperwork
On Your Own
Page 5.81 Staying
Proficient and Current
Page 5.83 Rules
of Thumb
You Against Everyone
Page 5.91 You,
the FARs, FAA and the NTSB
Page 5.92 Safety's
more than being lucky
Page 5.93 The
Risks of Flying
Page 5.94 Risk
Management for Pilots .
Page 5.942 Making
Decisions
Page 5.951 Emergency
Strategies.
Page 5.961 Kinds
of Accidents .
Page 5.971 Emergencies
and Simulations
Page 5.98 Handling
Engine Failures
All the Help You Can Get
Page 6.21 Instructors
Learn too
Page 6.22 Instructors
Learn more too
Page 6.23 Instructors
Learn much more too
Page 6.24 Instructional
Opinions
Page 6.25 Problems
and Advice
Page 6.26 Problems
with Advice
Page 6.27 Problem
and Advisory
Page 6.28
FAA Problem
and Advisory
Page 6.31 The
People
Page 6.32 Sources
of Information
Page 6.33 More
Sources of Information
Page 6.34 Statistics
of Flying
Page 6.36 Forms
History Extends your Memory
Page 6.37Learning from
History
Page 6.38 Learning More
from
History
Q & A
Page 6.41 Questions
and Answers
Page 6.42 Questions
and Answers
Page 6.43 Questions
and Answers
Checkrides
Page 6.44 Checkrides
Page 6.45 Checkrides
Page 6.46 Checkrides
Page 6.47 Checkrides
Page 6.48 Checkrides
Page 6.49 Talking Points
Memories
Page 6.51 One
Hundred Quickie Lessons.
Page 6.52 Second
Hundred Quickie Lessons.
Page 6.53 Fifteen
'Concerns' Articles .
Page 6.54 Ten
Articles about Training
Page 6.55 Fourteen
More Articles on Training .
Page 6.56 More
Articles
Page 6.57 Still
More Articles
Page 6.58 A
Mix of Articles
Page 6.61 The End of
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