Flight and Technical Pages Index

Flight and Technical Pages

The sorts of things you need to know to be a pilot - look for the linked topics

A resource that we hope will just keep growing

Flying	controls; how planes fly; pre-flight checks; taxying, taking-off and landing; manoeuvres; emergency actions; cross-country flying; instrument flying
Air law	airworthiness, licensing and regulations; briefing; rules of the air; signs and signals; airspace and traffic zones
Navigation	maps; air-space restrictions; route and fuel planning; courses and headings; drift; radio navigation; GPS
Meteorology	the atmosphere; air pressure, humidity and temperature; winds; clouds; weather patterns; charts and forecasting
Communication and ATC	radio calls; ATC service; departure, en-route and arrival calls; emergency calls
Aircraft Technical	airframe component and their effects; engine systems; instruments; flight performance; weight and balance
Human Performance	medical and psychological factors; teamwork; cockpit layout; safety equipment

An excellent website with lots of helpful information on this is www.pilotfriend.com ,

and there are details of a Aviation College On-line Course from the USA at www.aeroscholars.org ,

while a useful forum group for students and PPLs is www.ukga.com