See the disclaimer and notes on Page 1.
This page lists all the available training articles at sites that deal with
the basics of flight such as aerodynamics, as well as flight lessons
involving preflight checks thru takeoffs and landings, and everything
inbetween.
Basics of Flight and Flight Lessons
At
See How It Flies
you'll learn about:
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Introduction
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Energy Awareness and Energy Management
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Angle of Attack Awareness and Angle of Attack Management
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Airfoils and Airflow
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Lift, Thrust, Weight, and Drag
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Vertical Damping, Roll Damping, and Stalls
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Angle of Attack, Trim, and Spiral Dives
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More About Energy and Power
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Yaw-Axis Torque Budget
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Roll-Axis Torque Budget
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Equilibrium, Stability, and Damping
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Slips, Skids, and Snap Rolls
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Takeoff
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Landing
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Cross Country Flying
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Emergency Procedures
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Flight Maneuvers
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Multiengine Flying
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Spins
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The Laws of Motion
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The Atmosphere
Flight Simulator Pilot Training
has ten excellent tutorials with questionnaires/exams at the end of each
tutorial, plus a "final exam":
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The Basics
Aerodynamics
The Wing
Aircraft Control Surfaces
The Trim Tabs
The Flaps
The Landing Gear
The Brakes
The Instruments
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The Airport
At the ramp: ATIS
At the ramp: FSS
At the ramp: Clearance Delivery
Taxiing: Ground Control
Taxiing: safety considerations
The Active Runway: The Tower
The Active Runway: safety considerations
The Active Runway: take-off checklist
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The Pattern
Touch and Go
The Take-off and climb
The downwind leg
Entering the pattern from the air
Landing clearance
The landing checklist
Making a pattern approach
Making a straight-in approahc
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Stalls and Spins
Equilibrium
Stalls and Stall Recovery
Spins and Spin Recovery
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Multi-engines
Reciprocating engines
Propellors
Turboprops
Engine Failure
Important Air Speeds
Oxygen and Pressure
Multi-Engine Operation
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Essential IFR (listed under Navigation and Charts)
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Cross-Country (listed under Navigation and Charts)
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Jets
Jet Engines
Spoilers
Thrust Reversers
Spooling
Jet Operations
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Weather
The Troposphere
Cloud Types
Air Masses and Fronts
Fog
Thunderstorms
Turbulance
Icing
Reports
Forecasts
Flight Planning
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Maximum Realism (also listed under Navigation and Charts)
Charts
Visits to ATC facilities
Take a ride
ATC audio
Real weather
Harware add-ons
Software add-ons
Multi-player flying
Virtual Airlines
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Final Exam
The X-Plane Journal
is specifically for Laminar Research's X-Plane flight simulator, but the
excellent lessons within the site
pertain to all flight simulators: