Intro -- Contents -- Updates and Practice Tests -- Introduction -- Description of the Tests -- Knowledge Test Registration -- Knowledge Test Eligibility -- Acceptable Materials -- Testing Procedures for Applicants Requesting Special Accommodations -- Test Reports -- Retesting Procedures -- Cheating or Other Unauthorized Conduct -- Test-Taking Tips -- Commercial Pilot Certificate Eligibility Requirements -- Knowledge Exam References -- ASA Test Prep Layout -- Chapter 1 Basic Aerodynamics -- Aerodynamic Terms -- Axes of Rotation and the Four Forces Acting in Flight -- Lift/Drag Ratios -- The VG Diagram -- Stability -- Turns, Loads, and Load Factors -- Stalls and Spins -- Flaps -- Wing Shapes -- Torque -- Ground Effect -- Wake Turbulence -- Glider Aerodynamics -- Chapter 2 Aircraft Systems -- Ignition System -- Air/Fuel Mixture -- Carburetor Ice -- Aviation Fuel -- Engine Temperatures -- Propellers -- Cold Weather Operations -- Rotorcraft Systems -- Glider Systems -- Balloon Operations -- Airship Operations -- Airship IFR Operations -- Chapter 3 Flight Instruments -- Airspeed Indicator -- Altitude Definitions -- Magnetic Compass -- Gyroscopic Instruments and Systems -- Attitude Instrument Flying -- Electronic Flight Instruments -- Chapter 4 Regulations -- Pilot Certificate Types and Privileges -- Medical Certificates -- Pilot Logbooks -- High-Performance, Complex, and Tailwheel Airplanes -- Recent Flight Experience: Pilot-In-Command -- Change of Address -- Towing -- Responsibility and Authority of the Pilot-In-Command -- Preflight Action -- Seatbelts -- Portable Electronic Devices -- Fuel Requirements -- Transponder and ADS-B Requirements -- Supplemental Oxygen -- Instrument and Equipment Requirements -- Restricted, Limited, and Experimental Aircraft: Operating Limitations -- Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) -- Truth in Leasing.

Operating Near Other Aircraft and Right-of-Way Rules -- Speed Limits -- Aircraft Lights -- Minimum Altitudes -- Maintenance Responsibility -- Aircraft Inspections -- Maintenance Records -- Maintenance, Preventative Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alteration -- NTSB Part 830 -- IFR Operations -- Rotorcraft Regulations -- Glider Regulations -- Lighter-Than-Air Regulations -- LTA Fundamentals of Instructing -- Chapter 5 Procedures and Airport Operations -- Airspace -- Basic VFR Weather Minimums -- Operations on Wet or Slippery Runways -- Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO) -- Airport Marking Aids and Signs -- VFR Cruising Altitudes -- Collision Avoidance -- Fitness Physiology -- Aeronautical Decision Making -- Chapter 6 Weather -- The Earth's Atmosphere -- Temperature -- Wind -- Moisture -- Stable and Unstable Air -- Clouds -- Air Masses and Fronts -- Turbulence -- Icing -- Thunderstorms -- Fog -- Wind Shear -- Soaring Weather -- Chapter 7 Weather Services -- Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR) -- Pilot Report (UA) -- Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) -- Graphical Forecasts for Aviation (GFA) -- Winds and Temperatures Aloft Forecast (FB) -- Inflight Weather Advisories (WA, WS, WST) -- Surface Analysis Chart -- Constant Pressure Chart -- Tropopause Height/Vertical Wind Shear Prognostic Chart -- Significant Weather Prognostics -- Lifted Index Chart -- Chapter 8 Aircraft Performance -- Weight and Balance -- Rotorcraft Weight and Balance -- Glider Weight and Balance -- Headwind and Crosswind Components -- Density Altitude -- Takeoff and Landing Considerations -- Takeoff and Landing Distance -- Fuel Consumption vs. Brake Horsepower -- Time, Fuel, and Distance to Climb -- Cruise Performance Table -- Cruise and Range Performance Table -- Maximum Rate of Climb -- Glide Distance -- Rotorcraft Performance -- Glider Performance -- Balloon Performance.

Chapter 9 Navigation -- The Flight Computer -- VHF Omni-Directional Range (VOR) -- Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI) -- Cross References -- A: Question Number and Page Number -- B: Airman Knowledge Test Report Codes and Question Numbers.

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