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CHAPTER I - PREPARING FOR FLIGHT
What is and
Ultralight...The Ultralight Story...Ultralight Types...Choosing Your
Wings...Buying a Used Ultralight...Additional Equipment...Commonly Asked
Questions
CHAPTER II - LEARNING TO FLY
Types of Training...The
Sites and the Air...Learning Procedures...The First Flight...Stalls...Basic
Turns...Flying the Pattern...Further Practice
CHAPTER III - THE AIR
Weather Patterns... Frontal and
Pressure Systems...Clouds...Local Effects...The Sea Breeze...Turbulence...Winds
at Altitude...Lift Sources...Thunderstorms and Dust Devils
CHAPTER IV - THE THEORY OF FLIGHT
Lift and
Drag...Speed Variation... Stalls...Flight Control...Turning Flight...Tip
Vortices...Power Considerations
CHAPTER V - AIRMANSHIP
Setup...Preflight and Routine
Inspection...Care and Cleaning...Ground Handling...Ultralight Trimming...Weather
Conditions...Ultralight Instruments...Cockpit Check...Takeoff
Procedures...Density Altitude...Flying in Wind...Cross
Country...Navigation...Air Traffic Rules...Airport Operations...Flying at
Altitude...Stall Control...Using Controls...Landing Procedures...The End of the
Day
CHAPTER VI - THE FLYING MACHINE
The Structure...The
Engines...Engine Mounting...Fuel Systems...Care of the Engine...Engine
Additions...Tuning the Carburetor...The Propeller...Propeller Mounting
CHAPTER VII - MORE ADVENTURES
Using a
Parachute...Canards...Trike Systems...Float Flying...Flying on
Skis...Aerobatics...Soaring Ultralights...Competition Flying
CHAPTER VIII - MEDICAL CONSIDERATION
Vision...Vertigo...Hypoxia...Physical
Fitness...Fatigue...Hypothermia...Decompression..
Miscellaneous
Factors...Drugs and Alcohol
APPENDIX I - PART 103
APPENDIX II - ULTRALIGHT SAFETY
GLOSSARY
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