Front Matter

Table of Contents Preface....................................................................iii Limitations: ...........................................................1-17 Private Pilot ..............................................................1-17 Acknowledgments ..................................................v Commercial Pilot ......................................................1-18 Airline Transport Pilot..............................................1-18 Table of Contents .................................................vii Selecting a Flight School ............................................1-18 How To Find a Reputable Flight Program ...............1-19 Chapter 1 How To Choose a Certificated Flight Introduction To Flying .........................................1-1 Instructor (CFI).........................................................1-19 Introduction ....................................................................1-1 The Student Pilot .........................................................1-20 History of Flight .............................................................1-2 Basic Requirements ..................................................1-20 History of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 1-3 Medical Certification Requirements .....................1-20 Transcontinental Air Mail Route ................................1-4 Becoming a Pilot ..........................................................1-21 Federal Certification of Pilots and Mechanics ...........1-4 Knowledge and Skill Tests ..........................................1-21 The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 ..............................1-6 Knowledge Tests ......................................................1-21 Department of Transportation (DOT) ........................1-6 When To Take the Knowledge Test .....................1-22 ATC Automation ........................................................1-6 Practical Test ............................................................1-22 The Professional Air Traffic Controllers When To Take the Practical Test ..........................1-23 Organization (PATCO) Strike ....................................1-6 Who Administers the FAA Practical Tests? .........1-23 The Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 .......................1-7 Role of the Certificated Flight Instructor .................1-23 The Role of the FAA ......................................................1-7 Role of the Designated Pilot Examiner ...................1-24 The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) ....................1-7 Chapter Summary .......................................................1-24 Primary Locations of the FAA ...................................1-8 Field Offices ...........................................................1-8 Chapter 2 Aviation Safety Inspector (ASI) ................................1-9 Aeronautical Decision-Making ...........................2-1 FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) ................................1-9 Introduction ....................................................................2-1 Obtaining Assistance from the FAA ..........................1-9 History of ADM .............................................................2-2 Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) ...............1-9 Risk Management ..........................................................2-3 Handbooks ............................................................1-10 Crew Resource Management (CRM) and Single- Advisory Circulars (ACs) .....................................1-10 Pilot Resource Management ..........................................2-4 Flight Publications ................................................1-11 Hazard and Risk .............................................................2-4 Pilot and Aeronautical Information .........................1-12 Hazardous Attitudes and Antidotes ............................2-5 Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) ............................1-12 Risk .............................................................................2-6 Safety Program Airmen Notification System Assessing Risk ........................................................2-6 (SPANS) ...............................................................1-14 Mitigating Risk .......................................................2-8 Aircraft Classifications and Ultralight Vehicles ..........1-14 The PAVE Checklist .................................................2-8 Pilot Certifications .......................................................1-16 P = Pilot in Command (PIC) ..................................2-8 Privileges: .............................................................1-16 A = Aircraft ............................................................2-8 Limitations: ...........................................................1-17 V = EnVironment ...................................................2-9 Recreational Pilot .....................................................1-17 E = External Pressures ............................................2-9 Privileges: .............................................................1-17 Human Factors .............................................................2-10 vii