Index

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