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 Missions..................................................43
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¡ªPart I ........................61
TEXT B A Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot¡ªPart II ......................71
TEXT C A Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot¡ªPart 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