"This book prepares an airline pilot candidate in all areas relating to their desired occupation. Being an airline pilot demands a well-rounded candidate - someone who is skilled in the operation and handling of aircraft and of utmost professional and moral character. This book covers many of the technical areas for the airline transport pilot, while highlighting what it means to be an aviation professional. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) outlines the content required by the Airline Transport Pilot - Certification Training Program (ATP-CTP) in Advisory Circular (AC) 61-138. The ATP-CTP ground school must be completed prior to taking the ATP knowledge exam. This book covers all the topics required by this AC and provides practical advice on topics pertinent to a newly hired airline pilot including: aerodynamics with a focus on high altitude operations, stall prevention and recovery, and general upset recovery techniques for transport category aircraft; pertinent weather considerations with emphasis placed on abnormal weather conditions, icing, and severe weather avoidance; general operating considerations when working for an airline; physiological considerations, checklist procedures, operational control, handling equipment failures, operating turbine engines, transport category performance, and automation. Concludes with chapters dedicated to leadership and professionalism, crew resource management, safety culture. and regulations, including sleep and duty regulations as well as pertinent operating rules that differ from general aviation regulations."--Provided by publisher.

Applicants studying for the Airline Transport Pilot and Aircraft Dispatcher Knowledge Exams will find sample questions for every question in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) exam database along with their answers and explanations, 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.

From Aviation Supplies & Academics, trusted publisher of Federal Aviation Administration resources. This book is also available bundled with the ASA Airline Transport Pilot Test Prep. This FAA-CT-8080-7D is the most current testing supplement, released by the FAA in June 2019. It supersedes the earlier FAA-CT-8080-7C, dated 1993. This Airman Knowledge Testing Supplement is designed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Flight Standards Service. It is intended for use by Airman Knowledge Testing (AKT) Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) Holders and other entities approved and/or authorized to administer airman knowledge tests on behalf of the FAA in the following knowledge areas: Airline Transport Pilot (FAR 121) Multiengine Airplane (ATM) Airline Transport Pilot (FAR 135) Single-Engine Airplane (ATS) Airline Transport Pilot (FAR 135) Added Rating--Airplane (ARA) Airline Transport Pilot (FAR 135) Helicopter (ATH) Airline Transport Pilot (FAR 135) Added Rating--Helicopter (ARH) Airline Transport Pilot Multiengine Airplane Canadian Conversion (ACM) Airline Transport Pilot Single-Engine Airplane Canadian Conversion (ASC) Airline Transport Pilot Helicopter Canadian Conversion (ACH) Aircraft Dispatcher (ADX) Flight Navigator (FNX)

EFFECTIVE JUNE 28, 2019 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published the Commercial Pilot - Airplane Airman Certification Standards (ACS) document to communicate the aeronautical knowledge, risk management, and flight proficiency standards for the commercial pilot certification in the airplane category, single-engine land and sea; and multiengine land and sea classes. This ACS incorporates and supersedes FAA-S-ACS-7, Commercial Pilot - Airplane Airman Certification Standards.

Airplane Flying Handbook Front Matter Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to Flight Training Chapter 2: Ground Operations Chapter 3: Basic Flight Maneuvers Chapter 4: Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (PDF) Chapter 5: Takeoffs and Departure Climbs Chapter 6: Ground Reference Maneuvers Chapter 7: Airport Traffic Patterns Chapter 8: Approaches and Landings Chapter 9: Performance Maneuvers Chapter 10: Night Operations Chapter 11: Transition to Complex Airplanes Chapter 12: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes Chapter 13: Transition to Tailwheel Airplanes Chapter 14: Transition to Turbopropeller-Powered Airplanes Chapter 15: Transition to Jet-Powered Airplanes Chapter 16: Transition to Light Sport Airplanes (LSA) Chapter 17: Emergency Procedures Glossary Index

In clear, concise language, this flying reference coaches student pilots through all the private and commercial flight manoeuvres. Useful before and after lessons, students can better prepare for flight and review and consolidate what they have learned. Covered are all the tasks from the Federal Aviation Administration's Practical Test Standards for the Private and Commercial certificates, including climbs and descents, turns and spins, emergency operations, and various takeoffs and landings. Review questions round out each section.