Now in Full-Colour. Over 100,00 copies sold, this is the 4th of 7 volumes in a leading and most highly respected series of manuals for the training of private pilots.

Constantly updated, edited and revised, by a highly qualified team headed by Captain Peter Godwin, a current Flying Instructor (FI), Flight Instructor Examiner (FIE), Instrument Rating Examiner, and CAA CPL examiner.
Thus making this series, a long recognised comprehensive reference available to both the student and instructor and is the standard reference for the CAA PPL examinations.

Contents of this volume

Volume 4 covers the Aeroplane Technical and includes:

Principles of Flight - Airframes - Engines - Fuel and Oil Systems - Electrical - Undercarriage and Brakes - Pressure and Gyroscopic Instruments - Magnetic Compass - Airframe Limitations - Airworthiness - Performance.

This Oxford Aviation ATPL Cd-Rom on Aircraft Performance is designed to help students gain a detailed knowledge of all aspects of aeroplane performance in preparation for the JAA/EASA Airline Transport Pilot's Licence ATPL examination.
The course brings together the world-renowned technical and teaching expertise of Oxford Aviation Training’s specialist ground and flying instructors, and the multimedia design talents of OATmedia.

Following this interactive, multimedia course should enable student professional pilots to learn what Aircraft Performance is all about, more effectively, more enjoyably and more rapidly than ever before. We hope, too, that the course it will be valuable both to General Aviation pilots who wish to expand their knowledge of aircraft performance, and to qualified airline transport pilots in fulfilling their recurrent training requirements and improving their knowledge of performance theory.

• Introduction to:
  Classes of Aircraft
• Performance Standards
• Airfields
  
  Performance Principles for Aircraft Classes A and B in:
• Take-off
• Climb
• Descent
• En-Route
• Landing
  

This computer based training course Oxford Aviation ATPL Gas Turbine Engines teaches the subject of gas turbine engines up to and beyond the standard required by the EASA/JAA Air Transport Pilot's Licence ATPL syllabus. Gas Turbines together with its companion CD-ROM, Aircraft Piston Engines covers the complete EASA/JAA ATPL Powerplant syllabus. The two CD-ROMs together contain over 500 ATPL-style questions and answers on the subject, Powerplant.
This Gas Turbines course also covers all EASA/JAA objectives for the ATPL helicopter gas turbine syllabus, except for those pertaining specifically to helicopter engine intakes.

Though Gas Turbines is meant primarily for student professional pilots, it will also be valuable to student aircraft engineers and technicians as a high-quality introduction to the subject of Gas Turbines. General Aviation pilots who wish to learn more about aircraft systems should also find much to interest them here.
The course includes many examples using 3D and 2D graphics, animations and photographs, enabling the students to learn more effectively than ever before. In-depth lessons, written with the technical and teaching expertise of Oxford Aviation Training's world-renowned ground instructors. The lessons are narrated in clear English throughout and are supported by textual key points.

• Compressors
• Combustion chambers
• Turbine Assembly
• Reverse Thrust
• Fuel Systems
• Performance
• Engine Instrumentation
• Propellers
  

The private pilot invariably operates as the pilot in command of a single-pilot aircraft. So, in actual fact, he is not only a pilot but a navigator, too. It is essential, therefore, especially during cross-country flights, that the pilot should be able to apply all the correct practices to his navigational task, in a timely manner, without being distracted from flying accurate headings, airspeeds and altitudes. Developing this skill is the very essence of single pilot navigation. The foundation on which this skill resides is meticulous flight planning.

It is the aim of this interactive, multimedia computer-based training (CBT) course to teach you every element of the theory underlying flight planning and the art of single-pilot navigation (and to prepare you for the PPL ground examinations) more quickly, effectively and enjoyably than ever before.

In order specifically to meet the JAR-FCL PPL theoretical knowledge requirements, this CBT also includes basic theory instruction in Radio-Navigation Aids.

• Form of the Earth
• Mapping Direction & Distance
• Aeroplane Magnetism
• Principles of Navigation
• Time & Flight Planning
• Ground D/F
• ADF, VOR/DME & GPS
• Ground Radar
• Chart Reference Material

As a pilot, you must have a clear perspective on your aircraft's capabilities. It is essential for you to know, for instance, how well, or how badly, your aircraft performs in the various phases of flight. How much runway will you use for take-off and landing, how well will the aircraft climb, how far it can fly, how long can it remain airborne? These are questions you need to know the answer to for every aircraft you fly. You will find the answers to these questions through your study of the theoretical knowledge subject 'Aircraft Performance'. Fully appreciating your aircraft's performance and what controls that performance is vital for safe and efficient flying operations.

A companion subject to 'Aircraft Performance' is 'Mass & Balance'. Whatever the phase of flight, it is vitally important that the location of the aircraft's centre of gravity always remains within the limits specified by the design of the aircraft. If the centre of gravity falls outside these limits, the aircraft's flying characteristics will be adversely affected and the aircraft may ultimately become uncontrollable. Pilots need to understand thoroughly the role played by the position of the centre of gravity. The 'Mass & Balance' section of this CD-ROM covers all the necessary knowledge and principles to enable you, the pilot, and the aircraft captain, to check that your aircraft is correctly loaded and balanced for safe and efficient operations.

As a pilot, you must at all times be aware of what forces are acting on your aircraft, both on the ground and in the air. These forces are generated by a combination of the static loads carried by your aircraft and the dynamic loads generated when your aircraft is accelerating, whether in a straight line, in turning flight or when recovering from a dive or aerobatic manoeuvre.

• Airframe Limitations
• Mass & Balance
• Take-off Climb
• En-route Performance
• Landing