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Airline Transport Pilot Test Prep 2013 : Study and Prepare for the Aircraft Dispatcher and ATP Part 121, 135, Airplane and Helicopter FAA Knowledge Exams.
Title:
Airline Transport Pilot Test Prep 2013 : Study and Prepare for the Aircraft Dispatcher and ATP Part 121, 135, Airplane and Helicopter FAA Knowledge Exams.
Author:
Board, ASA Test Prep.
ISBN:
9781560279204
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (513 pages)
Series:
Test Prep Series
Contents:
Front Cover -- Copyright -- About the Contributors -- Contents -- Instructions -- Preface -- Updates and Practice Tests -- Description of the Tests -- Knowledge Test Eligibility Requirements -- Process for Taking a Knowledge Test -- Use of Test Aids and Materials -- Retesting Procedures -- Cheating or Other Unauthorized Conduct -- Eligibility Requirements for the Airline Transport Pilot Certificate -- Knowledge Exam References -- ASA Test Prep Layout -- Chapter 1 Regulations -- Applicable Regulations -- The ATP Certificate -- Flight Engineer Requirements -- Flight Attendants -- Experience and Training Requirements -- Part 135 Flight Crew Requirements -- Flight Crew Duty Time Limits -- Dispatching and Flight Release -- Fuel Requirements -- Carriage of Passengers and Cargo -- Part 135 Carriage of Passengers and Cargo Requirements -- Emergency Equipment and Operations -- Part 135 Oxygen Requirements -- National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) -- Part 135 Regulations -- Helicopter Regulations -- Chapter 2 Equipment, Navigation and Facilities -- Inoperative Equipment -- Pitot-Static Instruments -- Electronic Flight Instruments -- Safety of Flight Equipment -- Communications -- Navigation Equipment -- Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI) -- Radio Magnetic Indicator (RMI) -- Long Range Navigation Systems -- Approach Systems -- GPS -- Airport Lighting and Marking -- Approach Lighting -- Chapter 3 Aerodynamics -- Lift and Drag -- Critical Engine and VMC -- Maneuvering Flight -- Stability -- High Speed Flight -- Primary Flight Controls -- Tabs -- High-Lift Devices -- Helicopter Aerodynamics -- Chapter 4 Performance -- Engine Performance -- Helicopter Systems -- Takeoff Performance Terminology -- Calculating "V" Speeds -- B-727 "V" Speeds -- B-737 "V" Speeds -- DC-9 "V" Speeds -- Calculating Takeoff Power -- B-727 Takeoff EPR -- B-737 Takeoff EPR.

Climb Performance -- DC-9 Performance Tables -- B-737 Climb Performance Tables -- B-737 Climb and Cruise Power Tables -- Cruise Performance -- Landing Considerations -- Landing Performance Tables and Graphs -- Miscellaneous Performance -- Engine-Out Procedures -- Beech 1900 Aircraft Performance -- Beech 1900 Cruise Tables -- Helicopter Performance -- Flight Planning Graphs and Tables -- Typical Flight Logs -- Computation of Temperature at Cruise Altitude -- Computation of True Airspeed Using Mach Number -- Specific Range -- Chapter 5 Weight and Balance -- Center of Gravity Computation -- Stabilizer Trim Setting -- Changing Loading Conditions -- Beech 1900 Weight and Balance -- Helicopter Weight and Balance -- Helicopter Weight and Balance: CG Shifts -- Helicopter Weight and Balance: Load Limits -- Helicopter Weight and Balance: Lateral CG -- Floor Loading Limits -- Chapter 6 Flight Operations -- Airspace -- NOTAMs (NOtices To AirMen) -- Items on the Flight Plan -- Alternate Airport Planning -- ATC Clearances -- Takeoff Procedures -- Instrument Approaches -- Landing -- Communications -- Speed Adjustments -- Holding -- Charts -- Chapter 7 Emergencies, Hazards, and Flight Physiology -- Flight Emergencies and Hazards -- Flight Physiology -- Chapter 8 Meteorology and Weather Services -- The Atmosphere -- Weather Systems -- Stability and Instability of Air -- Fog and Rain -- Thunderstorms -- Wind Shear -- Frost and Ice -- Icing -- Hazards of Structural Icing -- Frost Formation -- Turbulence -- Arctic and Tropical Weather Hazards -- Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR) -- The Weather Depiction Chart -- The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) -- Enroute Forecasts -- Surface Analysis and Constant Pressure Charts -- Prognostic Charts -- Reports and Forecasts of Hazardous Weather -- PIREPs -- Cross References -- A: Question Number and Page Number.

B: Learning Statement Code and Question Number -- Back Cover.
Abstract:
Applicants studying for the Airline Transport Pilot and Aircraft Dispatcher Knowledge Exams will find sample questions from the Federal Aviation Administration exam database along with answers and explanations for them, in this guide. All of the more than 900 questions from the exam are arranged by subject category and are accompanied by specific study material. Updates are provided to account for FAA test-question changes throughout the publication year via the ASA website or e-mail. Each question is followed by the answer, an explanation of the answer, and a reference and subject code for further study in FAA materials. Regulations, weather and weather services, flight physiology, and aircraft performance are among the subjects covered.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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