Q R quick/safety release............................................ 2-10, 6-12 quick fill balloon ..........................................................11-3 radar summary chart (SD)............................................4-31 radiation .........................................................................4-4 radiation fog .................................................................4-19 radios............................................................................2-10 radio communications.......................................... 5-9, 7-15 radio procedures...........................................................5-10 recovery................................................................ 8-1, 8-11 refueling .......................................................................8-13 removing the balloon from the vehicle ..........................6-8 repairs and alterations ..................................................2-14 restricted areas ....................................................... 5-5, 5-6 retrieval ......................................................................11-11 review.........................................................................10-11 risk assessment skills .....................................................1-7 risk management ............................................................1-9 rotors ............................................................................4-24 rules of landing ..............................................................8-7 runway incursion avoidance ..........................................1-6 safety practices.............................................................10-5 safety restraint..............................................................6-12 scuba diving ...................................................................9-8 sea level pressure .........................................................4-29 sectionals........................................................................3-5 self-improvement .........................................................10-4 significant meteorological information (SIGMET) .....4-40 significant weather prognostic charts...........................4-34 sincerity........................................................................10-4 single-pilot resource management .................................1-8 sinus problems ...............................................................9-3 situational awareness ........................................... 1-2, 1-10 six-line method.............................................................7-13 Skew-T plots ................................................................4-34 sky cover ......................................................................4-29 small-scale winds .........................................................4-14 solar heating ...............................................................11-10 sources of flight training ................................................1-4 spares............................................................................2-11 spatial disorientation ......................................................9-4 special conditions.........................................................3-10 special shape balloons....................................................2-4 special use airspace ........................................................5-5 spread layout ................................................................6-10 stability/lifted index chart ............................................4-32 stagnant hypoxia ............................................................9-2 standards ....................................................................10-20 standards of performance.............................................10-3 standard airworthiness certificate ......................... 2-4,2-11 standard atmosphere.......................................................4-2 standard burn..................................................................7-2 stationary front ...............................................................4-9 steep descents.................................................................7-6 step-down approach .......................................................8-5 straight and level flight ..................................................7-3 stratus ...........................................................................4-15 stress....................................................................... 1-7, 9-5 strip layout ...................................................................6-11 student does-instructor evaluates ...............................10-15 student pilot supervision ..............................................10-4 student tells-instructor does .......................................10-15 student tells-student does ...........................................10-15 support cabling.............................................................11-4 support equipment..........................................................2-9 surface analysis chart ...................................................4-29 surface friction .............................................................4-12 surface fronts................................................................4-10 syllabus format...........................................................10-21 T teaching ......................................................................10-12 process ....................................................................10-10 techniques of flight instruction ..................................10-14 telling-and-doing technique .......................................10-14 temperature .......................................................... 4-3, 4-29 dew point relationship ..............................................4-18 scales ..........................................................................4-3 variations ....................................................................4-4 temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) ..............................5-8 test development ........................................................10-19 tethering .......................................................................7-13 thermal .........................................................................4-21 airships .......................................................................2-5 flight ...........................................................................8-8 three-line method .........................................................7-13 thunderstorm ...................................................... 4-24, 4-25 timing .............................................................................1-2 topographic chart ...........................................................3-5 training .......................................................................10-20 syllabus...................................................................10-22 transport/chase vehicle...................................................2-9 turbulence.....................................................................4-21 types of flight .................................................................6-4 I-5