The Pilot's eBook

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, Table of contents
Admission Tests ................................................................................................................................................................ 4
I/ MATHEMATICS .......................................................................................................................................................... 5
II/ PHYSICS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9
III/ INDUCTIVE LOGICAL THINKING ............................................................................................................................. 13
IV/ ENGLISH ................................................................................................................................................................. 15
V/ AERONAUTICAL KNOWLEDGE ................................................................................................................................ 16
VI/ CORRECTION ......................................................................................................................................................... 17
VII/ ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ..................................................................................................................................... 31


Airline transport pilot licence notes ............................................................................................................................... 35
010 Air Law.................................................................................................................................................................. 36
021 Electrics ................................................................................................................................................................ 69
021 Powerplant ........................................................................................................................................................... 75
022 Instrumentation ................................................................................................................................................. 101
031 Mass & Balance .................................................................................................................................................. 135
032 Performances ..................................................................................................................................................... 148
033 Flight Planning & Monitoring ............................................................................................................................. 164
040 Human Performance & Limitations ................................................................................................................... 178
050 Meteorology....................................................................................................................................................... 204
061 General Navigation ............................................................................................................................................ 232
062 Radio Navigation ................................................................................................................................................ 243
070 Operational Procedures ..................................................................................................................................... 266
081 Principles of Flight .............................................................................................................................................. 286


Visual Flight Rules VFR Notes ....................................................................................................................................... 325
I/ DEFINITION ............................................................................................................................................................ 326
II/ VISUAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS VMC........................................................................................................................ 326
III/ VFR ALTITUDE/LEVEL ........................................................................................................................................... 326
IV/ FUEL REGULATION............................................................................................................................................... 328
V/ AREAS ................................................................................................................................................................... 328
VI/ VFR FLIGHT PLAN................................................................................................................................................. 328
VII/ SPECIAL VFR........................................................................................................................................................ 328
VIII/ COMMUNICATION FAILURE .............................................................................................................................. 329
IX/ NIGHT VFR ........................................................................................................................................................... 329
X/ AIRSPACE CLASSES ................................................................................................................................................ 330
XI/ VFR NAVIGATION ................................................................................................................................................. 331
XII/ MENTAL DEAD RECKONING................................................................................................................................ 333



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,Instrument Flight Rules IFR & Weather Notes .............................................................................................................. 334
I/ FIX TOLERANCE OVERHEADING A STATION .......................................................................................................... 335
II/ FIX TOLERANCE WITHIN INITIAL/INTERMEDIATE APP FIX .................................................................................... 335
III/ AIRCRAFT CATEGORIES ........................................................................................................................................ 335
IV/ PATH TERMINATOR ............................................................................................................................................. 335
V/ DEPARTURE PROCEDURE ..................................................................................................................................... 337
VI/ PROCEDURE DESIGN GRADIENT PDG .................................................................................................................. 338
VII/ ARRIVAL SEGMENT ............................................................................................................................................. 339
VIII/ INITIAL APPROACH SEGMENT ........................................................................................................................... 340
IX/ INTERMEDIATE APPROACH SEGMENT ................................................................................................................ 341
X/ FINAL APPROACH SEGMENT ................................................................................................................................ 341
XI/ STEPDOWN .......................................................................................................................................................... 345
XII/ HOLDING PATTERN ............................................................................................................................................. 345
XIII/ VISUAL MANOEUVRING – CIRCLING AREA ........................................................................................................ 346
IV/ MISSED APPROACH ............................................................................................................................................. 347
XV/ ALTIMETER SETTING ........................................................................................................................................... 347
XVI/ COMMUNICATION FAILURE .............................................................................................................................. 348
XVII/ AIRSPACE CLASSES............................................................................................................................................ 349
XVIII/ VISUAL AIDS..................................................................................................................................................... 349
XIX/ TYPE OF APPROACH........................................................................................................................................... 350
XX/ DISPLAY ON CDI .................................................................................................................................................. 350
XXI/ PLANNING MINIMA ........................................................................................................................................... 351
XXII/ OPERATIONAL MINIMA .................................................................................................................................... 351
XXIII/ METAR – Meteorological Airport Report ........................................................................................................ 353
XXIV/ TAF – Terminal Aerodrome Forecast .............................................................................................................. 354
XXV/ TEMSI – TEMps SIgnificatfif (forecast) ............................................................................................................. 355
XXVI/ SIGMET – SIGnificant METeorological............................................................................................................. 356
XXVII/ SATELLITE IMAGE ........................................................................................................................................... 356
XXVIII/ WINTEM (forecast) ........................................................................................................................................ 357
XXIX/ NOTAM - NOTICE TO AIRMEN ......................................................................................................................... 358




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, Admission
Tests




Admission
This admission tests e-book has been designed to help future pilot students to be fully prepared for the
admission examinations to join a flight school. You can find some basic questions on 5 subjects:
mathematics, physics, inductive logical thinking, English, and aeronautical knowledge. In total, 102
questions and its detailed corrections to help you as much as possible. Also, you can find the “All you
Tests
need to know” section with all the knowledge/tips you have to know to pass your examination.



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