Index

Straight and Level ............................................ 11-5, 14-28 Transcribed weather broadcast (TWEB) Stratosphere ..................................................................12-3 (Alaska only) ................................................................13-4 Stress ..........................................................................17-12 Transponder ...............................................................14-25 Stress management .......................................................2-21 Trend vectors ...............................................................8-14 Student pilot .................................................................1-20 Tricycle landing gear airplanes ....................................7-33 Student pilot solo requirements ...................................1-21 Trim systems ................................................................6-10 Subcomponents of an airplane .......................................3-8 Trim tabs .............................................................. 3-6, 6-10 Airframe .....................................................................3-8 Tropopause ...................................................................12-3 Brakes .........................................................................3-8 Troposphere .................................................................12-2 Electrical system.........................................................3-8 True airspeed (TAS) .......................................... 8-9, 11-18 Flight controls ............................................................3-8 True course .................................................................16-16 Sublimation ................................................................12-15 True heading ..............................................................16-16 Sumps ...........................................................................7-27 Truss structure ................................................................3-8 Superchargers ...............................................................7-12 T-tail configuration ........................................................6-6 Surface aviation weather observations (METARs) .....13-2 Turbine engines ............................................................7-20 Sweepback ...................................................................5-48 Turbofan ...................................................................7-21 Synopsis .......................................................................13-5 Turbojet ....................................................................7-20 Synthetic vision system..............................................17-28 Turboprop .................................................................7-21 Turboshaft ................................................................7-21 Turbosuperchargers ............................................ 7-12, 7-13 T Turbulence .................................................................12-24 Tachometer ..................................................................8-13 Turn indicators ................................................... 8-13, 8-16 Tailwheel landing gear airplanes .................................7-33 Turn-and-slip indicator .............................................8-16 Takeoff charts ............................................................11-20 Turn rate indicator ........................................................8-13 Takeoff performance ..................................................11-14 Taxiway centerline lead-on lights ..............................14-18 U Taxiways, marking and lighting of permanently Closed runways ..........................................................14-14 Ultralight vehicle .........................................................1-14 Temperature ................................................... 12-13, 13-13 Uncontrolled airspace ..................................................15-3 Temporary flight restrictions (TFR) ............................15-6 Class G airspace .......................................................15-3 Terminal doppler weather radar (TDWR) ...................13-4 Universal coordinated time (UTC) ..............................16-5 Terminal radar service area (TRSA) ................ 14-26, 15-7 Unmanned free balloons ............................................15-11 Tetrahedron ................................................................14-20 Upper air observations .................................................13-2 Thermosphere ..............................................................12-3 Useful load ...................................................................10-5 Thielert, Frank ................................................................7-4 Three-color visual approach path ...............................14-17 V Thrust ..................................................................... 5-1, 5-2 V ...............................................................................11-18 Thrust horsepower (THP) .................................... 7-6, 7-24 A Variable inlet guide vane (VIGV) ................................7-24 Thunderstorms ...........................................................12-22 Variation .......................................................... 16-6, 16-16 Time and distance check from a station .....................16-26 Vector analysis ...........................................................16-13 Time Zones ..................................................................16-3 Vehicle (driver) deviations ........................................14-31 Central standard time................................................16-5 Vertical card magnetic compass ..................................8-27 Eastern standard time ...............................................16-5 Vertical speed indicator (VSI) ............................. 8-7, 8-13 Mountain standard time ............................................16-5 Very high frequency (VHF) .......................................16-22 Pacific standard time ................................................16-5 Very high frequency (VHF) omni-directional Tornadoes ...................................................................12-23 radio range (VOR) ........................................... 3-13, 16-22 Torque ..........................................................................5-30 Very light jets (VLJs) ...................................................7-20 Torquemeter .................................................................7-22 Vestibular illusions Total distance .............................................................16-17 Coriolis illusion ........................................................17-7 Touchdown zone lights (TDZL) ................................14-18 Elevator illusion .......................................................17-8 Track ..........................................................................16-10 Graveyard spiral .......................................................17-7 Transcontinental air mail route ......................................1-4 I-9