JOINT AVIATION AUTHORITIES AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT’S LICENCE Theoretical Knowledge Manual la [Be G-1Oae Toe: AIRCRAFT GENERAL ‘KNOWLEDGE 1 021 O1 AIRFRAMES AND SYSTEMS Second Edition, First Impression. APPROVED @ This learning material has been approved as JAA compliant by the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority. 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Nothing nthe content of this book i tobe Interpete as constting Ineucton or sevice rolatng io practical ying, ‘et every fort has been made to ensure the accuracy fhe information contained within bis book, neler Oxford Aviation Services Limited hor the pubtaher gives any waranty a oe accuracy or ceric, Students proparing forthe JAA ATPL thecretial knowledge examinations ‘Should ho regard ths book as a suettue for tho JAA ATPL theoreteal knowedge raring sylabus publahed nthe current ection of JAR-FCL. |VFight Craw Licensing heropanes) (the Sylabus). The Sylabus constiuts the sol aunoritatve defintion of the subjact mater to be studied ina JAA ATPL tneteteal knowledge trang programme, H you elect fo subscrbo othe emandment service ofeed with ths book please note {hat here wi bes oelay betwoen te induction of changes tothe Sylabus and yout rect of the relevant updates. No student shou prepare for ors curenty ented to enter Rimeetherse for, the JAA ATPL theoretical knowledge exarinatons witout st being ened ina {raining choo! which nae been granted approval by'a JAA-athorised national avon auton to delver JAA ATPL traning ‘Oxford Aviation Services Limited excludes a abst fr any lse or damage incurred o suffered asa result of anyretance on all ox part ofthis ‘nk except for any tabi for death or personal ry resting ren Oxfore Aviaton Services Limited's negigence or any cher laity which may et nga be excited, Cover picture by courtesy of the Boeing Company Published by: Jeppesen GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany Contact Detail Pilot Ground Training Department Sales and Service Department Oxford Aviation Training Jeppesen GmbH Oxford Airport Frankfurter Strasse 233 Kidlington 63263 Neu-lsenburg ‘Oxford OXS IRA Germany England Tel: ++44 (0)1865 844290 Tel: +449 (0)6102 508240 E-mail: ddd@oxfordaviation.net E-mail: fra-services@jeppesen.com For further information on products and services from Oxford Aviation Training and Jeppesen visit our web sites at: www.oxfordaviation.net_ and www.jeppesen.com ISBN: 0-88487-285-8FOREW Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) pilot licences were first introduced in 1999. By the end of 2002, all 33 JAA member states will have adopted the new, pan-European licensing system. Many other countries world-wide have already expressed interest in aligning their training with the syllabi for the various JAA licences. These syllabi and the regulations governing the award and the renewal of licences are defined bythe JAA’s licensing agency, known as “Joint Aviation Requirements-Flight Crew Licensing”, or JAR- FCL. The introduction of JAA licences is, naturally, accompanied by associated JAR-FCL practical skill tests (tests of flying ability) and theoretical knowledge examinations corresponding to each level of licence: Private Pilot Licence (PPL), Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL), CPL with Instrument Rating and Air Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL). The JAR-FCL skill tests and the ground examinations, though similar in content and scope to those conducted by many national authorities, are inevitably different in detail from the tests and examinations set by any individual JAA member state under its own national scheme. Consequently, students who wish to train for JAA licences need access to study material which has been specifically designed to meet the requirements of the new licensing system. As far as the JAA ATPL ground examinations are concerned, the subject matter to be tested is set out in the ATPL training syllabus contained in the JAA publication, “JAR-FCL 1 (Aeroplanes)’. Inevitably, this syllabus represents a compromise between the differing academic contents of the national ATPL. training syllabi it replaces. Thus, it follows that the advent of the new examinations has created a need for completely new reference texts to cover the requirements of the new syllabus. This series of manuals, prepared by Oxford Aviation Training and published by Jeppesen, aims to cover those requirements and to help student pilots prepare for the JAA ATPL theoretical knowledge examinations. Oxford Aviation Training (OAT) is one of the world’s leading professional pilot schools. It has been in operation for over thirty years and has trained more than 12,000 professional pilots for over 80 airlines, world-wide. OAT was the first pilot school in the United Kingdom to be granted approval to train for the JAA ATPL, As one of the most active members of the European Association of Airline Pilot Schools, OAT has been a leading player in the pan-European project to define, in objective terms, the depth and scope of the academic content of JAA ATPL ground training as outlined in ‘JAR-FCL 1 (Aeroplanes). OAT led and coordinated this joint-European effort to produce the JAA ATPL Learning Objectives which are now published by the JAA itselfasa guide to the theoretical knowledge requirements of ATPL training. In less than two years since beginning JAA ATPL training, and despite the inevitable teething problems that national aviation authorities have experienced in introducing the new examination system, OAT has achieved an unsurpassed success rate in terms of the passes its students have gained in the JAA ATPL examinations. This achievement is the result of OAT’s whole-hearted commitment to the introduction of the new JAA licensing system and of its willingness to invest heavily in the research and development Tequired to make the new system work for its students. OAT has not only been at the forefront of the effort made to document JAA ATPL theoretical knowledge requirements, but it has also produced associated academic notes of the highest quality and created computer-generated and web-based ATPL lessons which ensure that its students are as well-prepared as possible to succeed in the ground examinations. OAT’s experience and expertise in the production of JAA ATPL training material make this series of manuals the best learning material available to students who aspire to hold a JAA ATPL. continued...