This text book has been written and published as a reference work to assist students enrolled on an approved. EASA Air Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) course to prepare themselves for the EASA ATPL theoretical knowledge examinations. Nothing in the content of this book is to be interpreted as constituting instruction or advice relating to practical flying.

Organised and written as an accessible study guide for student pilots wishing to take commercial ground examinations to obtain ATPL or CPL licenses, Principles of Flight for Pilots also provides a reliable up-to-date reference for qualified and experienced personnel wishing to further improve their understanding of the Principles of Flight and related subjects. Providing a unique aerodynamics reference tool, unlike any book previously Principles of Flight for Pilots explains in significant depth all the topics necessary to pass the Principles of Flight examination as required by the EASA syllabus. Aviation ground instructor Peter J. Swatton, well reputed for his previous works in the field of pilot ground training, presents the subject in seven parts including basic aerodynamics; level flight aerodynamics; stability; manoeuvre aerodynamics; and other aerodynamic considerations. Each chapter includes self-assessed questions, 848 in total spread over eighteen chapters, with solutions provided at the end of the book containing full calculations and explanations.

CONTENTSAIR INFORMATION PUBLICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1TOPOGRAPHICAL CHART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21FUEL POLICY AND FUEL MONITORING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39NAUTICAL AIR MILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61SINGLE ENGINE PISTON AEROPLANE (SEP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69MULTI-ENGINE PISTON AEROPLANE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81(MRJT) SIMPLIFIED FLIGHT PLANNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93(MRJT) DETAILED FLIGHT PLANNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105POINT OF EQUAL TIME (PET) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125MRJT ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141POINT OF SAFE RETURN (PSR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161AIRWAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175AIRWAYS MISCELLANEOUS CHARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217ATC FLIGHT PLAN (CA48) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241REVISION QUESTIONS .