Index

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