Index A C B D abnormal engine instrument indications ....................13-13 aeronautical decision-making ............................ 1-10, 13-1 after landing .................................................................5-26 after landing roll ...........................................................11-7 airfoil ..............................................................................2-1 airport and navigation lighting aids .............................12-4 airport operations .........................................................10-2 airspace ..........................................................................8-2 Class A Airspace ........................................................8-8 Class B Airspace ........................................................8-7 Class C Airspace ........................................................8-6 Class D Airspace ........................................................8-6 Class E Airspace .........................................................8-4 Class G Airspace ........................................................8-2 alert areas .....................................................................8-10 alternating turns .........................................................11-21 angle of attack ................................................................2-4 approach .......................................................................13-6 approaches and landings ............................................12-11 AROW .........................................................................5-15 aspect ratio .....................................................................2-5 attitude and sink rate control ........................................13-5 attitude control ...........................................................13-18 attitude fl ying .................................................................6-4 avoiding pilot errors .....................................................1-11 axes of rotation .............................................................2-12 black-hole approach .....................................................12-8 bouncing during touchdown ......................................11-29 cables and hardware .......................................................3-7 camber ............................................................................2-1 carriage .........................................................................3-10 carriage inspection .......................................................5-18 carriage moments ............................................... 2-16, 2-17 center of gravity ...........................................................2-11 certificates and documents ...........................................5-15 checklist after entering fl ight deck ...............................5-23 checklist for taxi ...........................................................5-25 climbs and climbing turns ............................................6-12 collision avoidance .........................................................1-9 communications ...........................................................3-19 confi ned areas ...............................................................13-7 control frame ..................................................................3-4 controlled airports ........................................................10-2 controlled airspace .........................................................8-4 controlled fi ring areas ..................................................8-10 cooling systems ............................................................5-20 coordinating the controls ................................................6-8 crosswind approaches and landings ...........................11-17 landings ..................................................................11-19 leg .............................................................................10-2 takeoff .........................................................................7-6 crosswind pattern procedures .....................................11-17 ballistic parachute system .................................. 3-15, 13-2 ballooning during roundout ........................................11-29 bank control ...................................................................6-4 base leg ............................................................... 10-2, 11-2 basic pilot eligibility ......................................................1-9 basic propeller principles .............................................2-20 basic safety concepts ....................................................13-4 battens and leading edge stiffener ..................................3-7 before takeoff check .....................................................5-26 best angle of climb speed .............................................6-13 best rate of climb speed ................................................6-12 dashboards and instrument panels ...............................3-16 deck angle ......................................................................2-4 departure leg .................................................................10-2 descents and descending turns .....................................6-14 descent at minimum safe airspeed ...............................6-14 ditching ........................................................................13-8 downwind leg ...............................................................10-2 drag ........................................................................ 2-7, 2-8 drift and ground track control ........................................9-2 dynamic pressure ...........................................................2-7 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