Index

Somatogravic illusion ...............................................17-7 Wind ....................................................................13-13 The leans...................................................................17-7 Weather depiction chart..........................................13-15 vestibular system ..........................................................17-6 Weather check ............................................................16-17 V ..............................................................................11-18 Weather products age and expiration .........................13-18 FE VFR terminal area charts .............................................16-2 Weight .......................................... 5-1, 5-2, 5-8, 5-40, 10-2 VFR waypoints ..........................................................16-33 Weight and balance ............................................ 5-40, 10-4 Vg diagram ...................................................................5-37 Weight and balance computations ............................10-5 Viscosity ........................................................................4-2 Weight and balance restrictions ...............................10-6 Visibility ....................................................................12-17 Weight and loading distribution .....................................9-3 Vision in flight ...........................................................17-19 Weight control .............................................................10-1 Visual approach slope indicator (VASI) ....................14-16 Weight-shift-control .....................................................1-15 visual flight rules (VFR) ..............................................16-1 Wind correction angle (WCA) ...................................16-16 Visual glide slope indicators ......................................14-16 Wind direction indicators ...........................................14-20 Visual illusions.............................................................17-8 Wind patterns ...............................................................12-7 Autokinesis ...............................................................17-8 Winds and temperature aloft forecast (FB) ................13-13 False horizon ............................................................17-8 Winds and temperatures aloft ......................................13-5 V ..............................................................................11-18 Wind shear LE V ..............................................................................11-18 Low-level wind shear .............................................12-11 LO V ..............................................................................11-19 Wind shifts .................................................................12-21 NE V .............................................................................11-19 Wind sock ..................................................................14-20 NO VOR/DME RNAV .....................................................16-28 Wind triangle .............................................................16-13 Vortex avoidance procedures .....................................14-28 Winglets .........................................................................4-9 Vortex behavior .........................................................14-27 Wings .............................................................................3-3 Vortex generation .......................................................14-26 Wingtip vortices .............................................................5-8 Vortex strength ...........................................................14-27 World aeronautical charts ............................................16-2 V ..............................................................................11-18 WSR-88D NEXRAD radar ..........................................13-3 S0 V ..............................................................................11-18 S1 V-Tail .............................................................................6-8 Y V ...............................................................................11-18 X Yaw ..............................................................................5-13 V ...............................................................................11-18 Y Yawing .........................................................................5-19 Yaw String ...................................................................8-18 W Wake turbulence ................................................ 5-9, 14-26 Z Warning areas ..............................................................15-4 Zero fuel weight .........................................................10-10 Water refraction .........................................................17-10 WCA ..........................................................................16-10 Weather ........................................................................12-1 Weather avoidance assistance ....................................13-18 Weather briefings .........................................................13-5 Abbreviated briefing.................................................13-5 Outlook briefing .......................................................13-5 Standard briefing ......................................................13-5 Weather charts ...........................................................13-13 Significant weather prognostic charts ....................13-15 Surface analysis chart .............................................13-13 Dew point ............................................................13-13 Present weather ..................................................13-13 Pressure change/tendency ..................................13-13 Sea level pressure ...............................................13-13 Sky cover .............................................................13-13 Temperature ........................................................13-13 I-10