Dragonair Aviation Certificate Programme 2013

Extended Reading for Pre-Admission Aviation Training

On 16 & 17 Feb 2012

1 Unit of Measurements
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2 Principle of Flight
2.1 NASA Presentation on Forces on an Airplane
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/k-
12/airplane/Talks/AeroTopic.ppt
2.2 Also see item 8.1 below

3 Engines
3.1 Youtube video on 4 stroke engine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8cXXjsRg70
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y6PS-2j2Ug
3.2 NASA Presentation on Jet Propulsion [This one is quite hard.]
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/k-
12/airplane/Talks/JetPropulsion.ppt
3.3 Also see item 8.1 below

4 Instruments
4.1 Youtube: Pitot Static Instruments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd-fNtoUTG0
4.2 Cessna 172 instrument panel with description
http://www.learn2flymea.com/cockpit.html

5 Radio Communications
5.1 NZCAA Plane Talking Booklet
Some of the topics the booklet covers are: the international
phonetic alphabet and standard phraseology, clearance
shorthand, VFR flight plans, SARTIME, operating at
unattended aerodromes, troubleshooting, and conditional
clearance.
http://www.caa.govt.nz/Publications/GAPS/Plane_Talking.pdf
[Note Radio procedures vary from place to place. The
booklet mentions the procedures in New Zealand and some of
them are not applicable in other places.]
5.2 Live Air Traffic Conversations
http://www.liveatc.net/

6 Navigation
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7 Meteorology
 7.1 HKO Windshear and Turbulence Alerts
http://www.weather.gov.hk/aviat/amt_e/windshear_warning_e.
htm
7.2 HKO Windshear and Turbulence Pamphlet
http://www.weather.gov.hk/publica/gen_pub/windshear.pdf
7.3 HKO/IFALPA/WMO/ICAO Windshear Posters
http://www.hko.gov.hk/aviat/ws_poster/ws_poster.htm
7.4 HKO Windshear and Turbulence in Hong Kong - Information for
Pilots
http://www.hko.gov.hk/aviat/articles/WS-turb-booklet-web-
ver.PDF
7.5
8 General
8.1 NASA The Beginners Guide to Aeronautics
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/k-12/airplane/index.html

Focus on Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics. You will gain

access to a number of animations and interactive elements to
assist your understanding on BAK / aerodynamics.

8.2 FAA Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge

http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aviation/pilot_handbook/

Chapters 2 5, 7 and 11 are more relevant. Other chapters

could be too advanced at this stage.