Index

Lattitude .......................................................................16-3 Medical certification requirements ..............................1-20 Lazy eights ...................................................................5-36 Meridians .....................................................................16-3 Leading edge device ......................................................6-9 Mesopic vision ...........................................................17-21 Leading edge cuffs ...................................................6-10 Mesosphere ..................................................................12-3 Leading edge flaps....................................................6-10 Meteorologists ..............................................................13-1 Leads ............................................................................8-27 Microjets ......................................................................7-20 Licensed empty weight ................................................10-5 Middle ear ....................................................................17-5 Lift ..................................................................................5-1 Military operation areas (MOAs) .................................15-4 Lift/drag ratio .................................................................5-5 Military training routes (MTRs) ..................................15-6 Lighter-than-air aircraft ...............................................1-15 Minimum control speed (VMC) ..................................8-10 Lightning ....................................................................12-25 Minimum equipment lists (MEL) ..................................9-9 Lightning strike protection ...........................................3-11 Mixture control ..............................................................7-9 Likelihood of an event ...................................................2-6 Moisture .....................................................................12-13 Improbable..................................................................2-6 Moment ........................................................................10-5 Occasional ..................................................................2-6 Moment arm ....................................................... 10-4, 5-13 Probable ......................................................................2-6 Moment index ..............................................................10-5 Remote .......................................................................2-6 Monocoque ............................................................ 3-3, 3-8 Load distribution ..........................................................5-43 Motion sickness .........................................................17-12 Loadmeter ....................................................................7-31 Multi-function display (MFD) ......................... 3-12, 13-18 Local airport advisory ..................................................15-6 Longitude .....................................................................16-3 N Lost procedures ..........................................................16-34 N indicator ..................................................................7-23 Lubrication .....................................................................7-1 1 N indicator ..................................................................7-23 2 National Aeronautics and Space Administration M (NASA) ................................................................ 6-2, 3-13 Mach buffet ..................................................................5-49 National airspace system ..............................................15-7 Mach number ...............................................................5-45 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Magnetic compass ........................................................8-23 (NOAA) .........................................................................4-5 Induced errors ...........................................................8-24 National security areas (NSAs) ....................................15-7 Acceleration error ................................................8-26 National weather service (NWS) .................................13-1 Deviation ...............................................................8-24 Navigation instruments ................................................3-13 Dip errors .............................................................8-25 Negative arm ..............................................................10-10 Northerly turning errors .......................................8-26 Negative dynamic stability ..........................................5-15 Oscillation error ...................................................8-27 Negative static stability ................................................5-14 Southerly turning errors .......................................8-26 Net thrust ......................................................................7-24 Variation ...............................................................8-24 Neutral dynamic stability .............................................5-15 Magnetic compasses ....................................................6-12 Neutral static stability ..................................................5-14 Magnetic heading .......................................................16-16 Newton’s Basic Laws of Motion ...................................4-5 Magnus effect .................................................................4-6 Newton’s First Law ........................................................4-5 Maintenance entries .....................................................9-10 Newton’s First Law of Motion ....................................5-22 Managing aircraft automation ......................................2-29 Newton’s Second Law ...................................................4-5 Maneuverability ...........................................................5-15 Newton’s Third Law ......................................................4-6 Manifold absolute pressure (MAP) ................................7-6 Newton’s Third Law of Physics ..................................5-31 Maximum landing weight ............................................10-5 Next generation weather radar system Maximum ramp weight ................................................10-5 (NEXRAD) ................................................................13-18 Maximum takeoff weight .............................................10-5 Abnormalities .........................................................13-21 Maximum weight .........................................................10-5 Limitations .............................................................13-21 Maximum zero fuel weight ..........................................10-5 Night blind spot..........................................................17-22 Mean aerodynamic chord (MAC) ...................... 5-13, 10-5 Night landing illusions ...............................................17-27 Measurement of direction ............................................16-5 Night vision ................................................................17-22 Medical certificate .......................................................17-2 Night vision illusions .................................................17-26 I-6