Index  A  Adjustable stabilizer.....................................................6-12 Adverse balance ...........................................................10-3 Adverse conditions.......................................................13-5 Adverse yaw...................................................................6-3 Advisory circular (AC) ................................................1-10 Aeromedical factors .....................................................17-1 Aeronautical charts ............................................ 14-3, 16-2 Aeronautical decision-making .......................................2-1 History of ADM .........................................................2-2 Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) ......................1-9 After-landing..............................................................14-34 Ailerons..........................................................................6-3 Coupled ailerons.........................................................6-4 Differential ailerons....................................................6-4 Frise-type ailerons ......................................................6-4 Airborne radar..............................................................13-4 Aircraft documents.........................................................9-6 Aircraft engine ...............................................................7-1 Aircraft inspections........................................................9-8 100-hour Inspection....................................................9-8 Altimeter system inspection .......................................9-9 Annual inspection.......................................................9-8 Preflight inspections ...................................................9-9 Transponder inspection ..............................................9-9 Aircraft maintenance......................................................9-8 Aircraft owner/operator responsibilities ......................9-13 Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) ........3-13 Aircraft types and categories .......................................1-15 Air data computer (ADC) ............................................8-14 Airfoil..................................................................... 4-6, 4-7 Leading edge ..............................................................4-6 Trailing edge...............................................................4-6 Airframe systems .........................................................7-25 Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 ..................................1-7 Air masses..................................................................12-17 Air navigation ..............................................................16-1 Airplane........................................................................1-15 Airplane flight manuals (AFM) ......................... 9-1, 16-17 Airport beacon ...........................................................14-16 Airport lighting ..........................................................14-18 Airport markings..........................................................14-5 Other markings .......................................................14-15 Runway markings.....................................................14-5 Taxiway markings ..................................................14-11 Airports ........................................................................14-2 Civil airports.............................................................14-2 Military/federal government airports .......................14-2 Private airports .........................................................14-2 Towered....................................................................14-2 Nontowered ..............................................................14-2 Airport signs...............................................................14-15 Destination signs ........................................ 14-12, 14-16 Direction signs........................................................14-16 Information signs....................................................14-16 Location signs ........................................................14-15 Mandatory instruction signs ...................................14-15 Runway distance remaining signs ..........................14-16 Airport surveillance radar ............................................13-4 Air Route surveillance radar (ARSR) ..........................13-2 Air Route traffic control center (ARTCC)...................13-2 Airship..........................................................................1-15 Airspace .......................................................................15-1 Airspeed ............................................................. 9-2, 16-10 Airspeed indicator (ASI)..............................................11-2 Airspeed indicator markings ..........................................8-9 Airspeed limitations .......................................................8-9 Airspeed tape ...............................................................8-12 Air traffic control (ATC) ................................. 14-24, 15-7 Airworthiness certificate................................................9-7 Airworthiness directives (ADs) ...................................9-12 Alcohol.......................................................................17-15 Alert areas ....................................................................15-4 Alternator .....................................................................7-30 Altimeter .............................................................. 8-3, 8-13 Setting the altimeter....................................................8-5 Altimeter operation ........................................................8-6 Altitude ................................................................ 8-6, 12-6 Absolute altitude.........................................................8-7 Density altitude...........................................................8-7 Indicated altitude ........................................................8-6 Pressure altitude .........................................................8-7 True altitude ...............................................................8-6 Altitude-induced decompression sickness (DCS)......17-18 I-1 