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Contained in the following pages are animated illustrations of how these various systems operate. Some of the items covered are as follows:
  1. Message Board - Click on this link to view the posts


  2. Flight Instruments - operating principles and the errors associated with each instrument.

    These animations are worth every penny.
    1. Altimeter
    2. Airspeed Indicator
    3. Vertical Speed Indicator
    4. Attitude Indicator
    5. Heading Indicator
    6. Magnetic Compass
      7.

  3. The Aircraft Engine
    1. Four Strokes of the Internal Combustion Engine
    2. Operating Principles of the Engine
    3. Preignition and Detonation
    4. Camshaft and Valve train operations
    5. The Carburetor
    6. Carburetor Icing and the danger (Coming Soon!)
      7.

  4. Airspace Classes
    1. Class A Airspace - coming soon!
    2. Class B Airspace - coming soon!
    3. Class C Airspace New - Added 10-29-02
    4. Class D Airspace New - Added 10-26-02
    5. Class E Airspace New - Added 10-26-02
    6. Class G Airspace New - Added 10-26-02
    7. Special Use Airspace - coming soon!
      8.

  5. 4 Forces of Flight
    1. Lift
    2. Weight
    3. Thrust
    4. Drag
      5.

  6. Navigation Equipment
    1. VOR - "Very High Frequency Omni Range"
    2. NDB - "Non-Directional Beacon"
    3. GPS - "Global Positioning System" (Coming Soon!)
      4.

  7. Instrument Approach Procedures
    1. Holding Procedures
      1. VOR Holding
      2. NDB Holding - added 7/09/02
    2. DME Arcs
      3.

  8. The Runway Environment
    1. Approach Path Indicators
      1. Tri-Color VASI
      2. Two Bar VASI
      3. PAPI
    2. Runway Markings
    3. Light Gun Signals


  9. Instrument Approach Plates -added 9/08/02
    1. Approach Plate Tutorials
      2.

  10. The Cessna 172R Skyhawk POH Examined
    1. Section 1: General
      1. Aircraft Dimensions
      2. The Propeller
      3. The Lycoming IO-360
      4. The Fuel System
      5. Symbols, Abbreviations and Terminology

    2. Section 2: Limitations
      1. Airspeed Markings and Limitations
      2. Weight Limitatons
      3. C.G. Limitatons

    3. Section 3: Emergency Section - Still To Come!


    4. Section 4: Normal Section - Still To Come!


    5. Section 5: Performance Section - Still To Come!


    6. Section 6: Weight and Balance Section - Still To Come!


    7. Section 7: Systems and Descriptions
      1. Flap System
        2. - New
      2. Ailerons
        3. - New
      3. Rudder System
        4. - New
      4. Elevator System
        5. - New
      5. Elevator Trim System
        6. - New
      6. Brake System
        7. - New
      7. The Fuel System
        8. - New

  11. Instructor Corner
    1. Flight Training Techniques
      1. When Do I Flare?
      2.

  12. Bonus Material-added 9/08/02
    1. SAAB 340 Overhead Panel
      • This is the overhead panel of the SAAB 340 Turbo-Prop
        a working overhead panel that you can click the switches and perform flow checks. "very cool"
        Below is a screen shot
      2.  SAAB 340 Overhead Panel
    2. EMB 145 RJ Overhead Panel
      • This is the overhead panel of the EMB 145 Regional Jet
        a working overhead panel that you can click the switches and perform flow checks. You can hear the #1 engine start, run and shutdown . Excellent for those who are about to fly the airplane, and those that someday wish to.
        Below is a screen shot
        • EMB 145 RJ Overhead Panel
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Each section contains various quizes to test your knowledge on the subject area. Most of the questions relate directly to the FAA Knowledge Test that you will be taking in order to complete your training. Some of the questions are taken directly from the FAA question test bank.

Additional topics will continue to be added on a regular basis. Continue to check back to see the newest and coolest animations of the systems and principles involved with flying. This site is designed to aid you in your learning process. If there is something on these pages that you do not understand, e-mail me and I will try to clarify it for you.

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A little about me -
I am currently an ATR 42 Captain with over 4000 hours of flight time. This plane is a 46 passenger turbo prop, cummuter aircraft. It has 4200 shaft horsepower and will fly 250 knots. Its just a big Cessna 172. I love flying it. I originally started flying in 1992 when I took my first ride in a piper Tomahawk. (quickly switched to Cessnas!)
My accomplishments are listed below:
  1. ATP with a type rating in the ATR 42/72 aircraft
  2. Multi engine instructor (MEI)
  3. Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI)
  4. Certificated Instrument Flight Instructor (CFII)
  5. Advanced Ground Instructor


These rating do not make me the know-all of aviation, but I think the information that I have compliled for you will assist in your training. I have been a Flight Instructor since 1996 and have accumulated approximately 1800 hours of flight time training people to fly. I have formulated a few techniques that seem to help students understand some of the more difficult subjects associated with flight training and some of those you will find on the following pages. I will continue to illustrate examples and add them as they are completed. My goal is to make this site a complete source of training reference material that all pilots can benefit from. I hope you have as much fun using this site to enhance your flying as I did in making it possible for you.

Thank You,
Richard Hedge
ATR 42 Captain
Continental Express Airlines
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