Unit 1 Becoming a Qualified Pilot 1
TEXT A Selecting the Future Pilots 3
TEXT B How Do You Become a US Navy Fighter Pilot?12
TEXT C Ask a Fighter Pilot: What Are My Chances of Making It? 26
Unit 2 Naval Aviator Training 31
TEXT A Naval Aviator Training Pipelines 33
TEXT B Flight Missions43
TEXT C CNATRA’s Training Curriculum Today and into the Future 53
Unit 3 A Flying Day 59
TEXT A A Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot—Part I 61
TEXT B A Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot—Part II 71
TEXT C A Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot—Part III 81 IV
Unit 4 Airplane Structure and Categories 87
TEXT A Major Components of an Airplane 89
TEXT B Types of Military Aircraft 103
TEXT C Aircraft Flight Control Surfaces 117
Unit 5 Airspace and Air Traffic Control 123
TEXT A Airspace Classification 125
TEXT B Air Traffic Control 138
TEXT C Air Traffic Control Services 146
Unit 6 Basic Flight Procedures 153
TEXT A Basic Flight Procedures 155
TEXT B A Plane in Flight 168
TEXT C Aerobatic Maneuvers 173
Unit 7 Flight Services and Ground Services 179
TEXT A Flight Services 181
TEXT B Ground Services 189
TEXT C Preflight Check 197
Unit 8 Carrier-based Aircraft Operations 201
TEXT A Taking Off from an Aircraft Carrier 203
TEXT B Landing on an Aircraft Carrier 214
TEXT C The Island 222
Unit 9 Helicopter Operations 227
TEXT A Anatomy of a Helicopter 229
TEXT B How Helicopters Fly 241
TEXT C How Apache Helicopters Work 250
Unit 10 Aviation Safety 259
TEXT A Human Factors Related to Flight Safety 261
TEXT B Aviation Safety Hazards (I) 271
TEXT C Aviation Safety Hazards (II) 282
Appendix 1 Commonly Used Aviation Abbreviations 289
Appendix 2 Transmission of Letters 295
Appendix 3 Transmission of Numbers 299
References 302