Chandelles....................................................................5-36 Chart Supplement U.S. ..............................................16-17 Clearing procedures ...................................................14-28 Before takeoff.........................................................14-28 Climbs and descents ...............................................14-28 Straight and Level ..................................................14-28 Traffic at VOR sites ...............................................14-28 Traffic patterns .......................................................14-28 Training operations.................................................14-28 Climb performance ......................................................11-6 Angle of climb (AOC)..............................................11-7 Climb Performance Factors......................................11-8 Rate of climb (ROC) ................................................11-7 Clouds ........................................................................12-15 Cloud classification ................................................12-17 Alto......................................................................12-17 Castellanus .........................................................12-17 Cirrus ..................................................................12-17 Cumulus ..............................................................12-17 Fracto .................................................................12-17 Lenticularus ........................................................12-17 Nimbus ................................................................12-17 Stratus .................................................................12-17 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) ..............................1-7 Collision avoidance....................................................14-28 Combustion ..................................................................7-18 Combustion heater systems..........................................7-29 Compass heading .......................................................16-16 Composite materials in aircraft......................................3-9 Composites.....................................................................3-9 Compressor stalls .........................................................7-23 Control .........................................................................10-3 Control instruments......................................................3-13 Controllability .................................................... 5-15, 5-42 Controlled airport.........................................................14-2 Controlled airspace ......................................................15-2 Class A airspace .......................................................15-2 Class B airspace........................................................15-2 Class C airspace........................................................15-2 Class D airspace .......................................................15-2 Class E airspace........................................................15-2 Controlled firing areas (CFAs) ....................................15-4 Convective currents .....................................................12-7 Convective significant meteorological information (WST).....................................................13-12 Converting KTS to MPH ...........................................16-11 Converting minutes to equivalent hours ....................16-11 Cooling...........................................................................7-1 Coriolis force ...............................................................12-3 Corkscrew effect ..........................................................5-31 Course ........................................................................16-10 Course deviation indicator (CDI)...............................16-23 Course intercept .........................................................16-27 Angle of intercept...................................................16-27 Rate of intercept .....................................................16-27 Cross-country flying ....................................................16-1 Crosswind and headwind component chart ...............11-25 Current conditions........................................................13-5 D  Dark adaptation..........................................................17-23 Datum...........................................................................10-5 Data link weather .......................................................13-21 Data link weather products ........................................13-23 Flight information service-broadcast (FIS-B) ........13-23 Daylight saving time ....................................................16-5 Dead reckoning ..........................................................16-13 DECIDE model............................................................2-18 Choose (a course of action) ......................................2-20 Detect (the problem).................................................2-20 Do (the necessary actions)........................................2-20 Estimate (the need to react) ......................................2-20 Evaluate (the effect of the action) ............................2-20 Identify (solutions) ...................................................2-20 Decision-making in a dynamic environment ...............2-21 Use of resources .......................................................2-21 External resources ................................................2-23 Internal resources .................................................2-23 Decision-making process .............................................2-12 Dehydration................................................................17-14 Deice system ................................................................7-40 Delta.............................................................................10-5 Density altitude ..............................................................4-4 Density altitude charts................................................11-20 Density altitude (DA)...................................................12-5 Department of transportation (DOT) .............................1-6 Deposition ..................................................................12-15 Designated pilot examiner ...........................................1-24 Design maneuvering speed (V$_{A}$) ..................................8-10 Destination forecast .....................................................13-5 Determining loaded weight and CG ............................10-7 Deviation.......................................................... 16-8, 16-16 Dew point....................................................... 12-13, 13-13 Distance measuring equipment (DME) .....................16-27 Doppler radar ...............................................................13-3 Drag........................................................................ 5-1, 5-6 Form drag ...................................................................5-6 Induced drag ....................................................... 5-6, 5-7 Interference drag.........................................................5-6 Parasite drag ...............................................................5-6 Skin friction drag........................................................5-6 I-3 