Content of Simple Aviation Part 1:

1. Flight Dynamics and Performance

• 1.1 Air Pressure
• 1.2 Wind Shear
• 1.3 Aerodynamics
• 1.4 Speeds in Aviation

2. Air Traffic Control and Navigation

• 2.1 Runway Markings
• 2.3 Runway Digits
• 3.4 PAPI Lights
• 3.5 ATC (Air Traffic Control)
• 3.6 VFR & IFR (Visual Flight Rules & Instrument Flight Rules)

3. Instrumentation and Systems

• 3.1 PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM
• 3.2 ILS (Instrument Landing System)
• 3.3 TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System)
• 3.4 FMS (Flight Management System)

4. Aircraft Components

• 4.1 Plane Engine
• 4.2 Landing Gear
• 4.3 Plane Windows
• 4.4 Aircraft Wings
• 4.5 Aircraft Lights

5. Miscellaneous

• 5.1 Why Aircraft Lights are Dimmed During Takeoff & Landing
• 5.2 Aviation Vocabulary
• 5.3 Quick Facts

Content of Simple Aviation Part 2:

1. Aviation Basics

• 1.1 Basic Traffic Pattern
• 1.2 Bank Angle
• 1.3 Layers of the Atmosphere
• 1.4 Weather Fronts

2. Aircraft Systems and Technology

• 2.1 Hydraulic Systems
• 2.2 The Black Box
• 2.3 Different Aircraft Instruments
• 2.4 Aircraft Transponders
• 2.5 GPS in Aviation

3. Navigation and Communication

• 3.1 VOR Navigation
• 3.2 QNH, QFE & QNE
• 3.3 True Heading vs. Magnetic Heading
• 3.4 Navigation on Earth
• 3.5 How a Flight Route is Structured

4. Safety and Operations

• 4.1 ETOPS
• 4.2 Standard Operating Procedures
• 4.3 Crew Resource Management
• 4.4 Decision Altitude (DA) and Decision Height (DH)

5. Special Topics

• 5.1 Why Airplanes Are Mostly White?
• 5.2 Why Don’t PLANES Have Parachutes for Passengers?
• 5.3 Understanding METARs