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Airplane Flying Handbook (AFH) Audiobook

Updated: May 12, 2022

Below you will find podcast readings of the different chapters of the Airplane Flying Handbook. These can be great tools for studying on-the-go. Below each podcast you will also find a list of the general topics that are covered in that particular chapter. If you would like to search for a particular study topic, follow the instructions listed below:


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Chapters of the AFH (click to jump to a chapter):

 

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION TO FLIGHT TRAINING

General Topics in this Chapter:

  • Role of the FAA

  • Flight Standards Service

  • Role of the Pilot Examiner

  • Role of the Flight Instructor

  • Sources of Flight Training


CHAPTER 2 - GROUND OPERATIONS

General Topics in this Chapter:

  • Preflight Assessment of the Aircraft

  • Risk and Resource Management

  • Engine Starting

  • Ground Operations

  • Hand Propping

  • Taxiing

  • Before Takeoff Check

  • Takeoff Checks

  • After-Landing

  • Clear of Runway and Stopped

  • Parking

  • Engine Shutdown

  • Post-Flight


CHAPTER 3 - BASIC FLIGHT MANEUVERS

General Topics in this Chapter:

  • The Four Fundamentals

  • Effect and Use of the Flight Controls

  • Attitude Flying

  • Integrated Flight Instruction

  • Straight-and-Level Flight

  • Trim Control

  • Level Turns

  • Climbs and Climbing Turns

  • Descents and Descending Turns

  • Glides


CHAPTER 4 - ENERGY MANAGEMENT: MASTERING ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED CONTROL

General Topics in this Chapter:

  • Importance of Energy Management

  • Viewing the Airplane as an Energy System

  • Role of the Controls to Manage Energy State

  • Rules of Energy Control

  • Mitigating Risks from Mismanagement of Energy

  • Review of Terms and Definitions


CHAPTER 5 - MAINTAINING AIRCRAFT CONTROL: UPSET PREVENTION AND RECOVERY TRAINING

General Topics in this Chapter:

  • Slow Flight

  • Stalls

  • Upset Prevention and Recovery


CHAPTER 6 - TAKEOFFS AND DEPARTURE CLIMBS

General Topics in this Chapter:

  • Prior to Takeoff

  • Normal Takeoff

  • Crosswind Takeoff

  • Ground Effect on Takeoff

  • Short Field Takeoff and Maximum Performance Climb

  • Soft/Rough-Field Takeoff and Climb

  • Rejected Takeoff/Engine Failure

  • Noise Abatement


CHAPTER 7 - GROUND REFERENCE MANEUVERS

General Topics in this Chapter:

  • Maneuvering by Reference to Ground Objects

  • Drift and Ground Track Control

  • Rectangular Course

  • Turns Around a Point

  • S-Turns

  • Elementary Eights


CHAPTER 8 - AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERNS

General Topics in this Chapter:

  • Airport Traffic Patterns and Operations

  • Standard Airport Traffic Patterns

  • Non-Towered Airports

  • Safety Considerations


CHAPTER 9 - APPROACHES AND LANDINGS

General Topics in this Chapter:

  • Normal Approach and Landing

  • Intentional Slips

  • Go-Arounds (Rejected Landings)

  • Ground Effect

  • Crosswind Approach and Landing

  • Turbulent Air Approach and Landing

  • Short-Field Approach and Landing

  • Soft-Field Approach and Landing

  • Power-Off Accuracy Approaches

  • Emergency Approaches and Landings (Simulated)

  • Faulty Approaches and Landings

  • Hydroplaning


CHAPTER 10 - PERFORMANCE MANEUVERS

General Topics in this Chapter:

  • Steep Turns

  • Steep Spiral

  • Chandelle

  • Lazy Eight


CHAPTER 11 - NIGHT OPERATIONS

General Topics in this Chapter:

  • Night Vision

  • Night Illusions

  • Pilot Equipment

  • Airplane Equipment and Lighting

  • Airport and Navigation Lighting Aids

  • Training for Night Flight

  • Preparation and Preflight

  • Starting, Taxiing, and Runup

  • Takeoff and Climb

  • Orientation and Navigation

  • Approaches and Landings


CHAPTER 12 - TRANSITION TO COMPLEX AIRPLANES

General Topics in this Chapter:

  • Controllable-Pitch Propeller

  • Turbocharging

  • Retractable Landing Gear

  • Transition Training


CHAPTER 13 - TRANSITION TO MULTIENGINE AIRPLANES

General Topics in this Chapter:

  • Terms and Definitions

  • Operation of Systems

  • Performance and Limitations

  • Weight and Balance

  • Ground Operation

  • Normal and Crosswind Takeoff and Climb

  • Level Off and Cruise

  • Normal Approach and Landing

  • Crosswind Approach and Landing

  • Short-Field Takeoff and Climb

  • Short-Field Approach and Landing

  • Go-Around

  • Rejected Takeoff

  • Engine Failure After Liftoff

  • Engine Failure During Flight

  • Engine Inoperative Approach and Landing

  • Engine Inoperative Flight Principles

  • Slow Flight

  • Stalls


CHAPTER 14 - TRANSITION TO TAILWHEEL AIRPLANES

General Topics in this Chapter:

  • Landing Gear

  • Angle of Attack

  • Taxiing

  • Weathervaning

  • Visibility

  • Directional Control

  • Normal Takeoff Roll

  • Liftoff

  • Crosswind Takeoff

  • Short-Field Takeoff

  • Soft-Field Takeoff

  • Landing

  • Touchdown

  • After-Landing Roll

  • Crosswind After-Landing Roll

  • Short-Field Landing

  • Soft-Field Landing

  • Ground Loop


CHAPTER 15 - TRANSITION TO TURBOPROPELLER-POWERED AIRPLANES

General Topics in this Chapter:

  • Gas Turbine Engine

  • Turboprop Engines

  • Turboprop Engine Types

  • Reverse Thrust and Beta Range Operations

  • Turboprop Airplane Electrical Systems

  • Operational Considerations

  • Training Considerations


CHAPTER 16 - TRANSITION TO JET-POWERED AIRPLANES

General Topics in this Chapter:

  • Jet Engine Basics

  • Operating the Jet Engine

  • Jet Engine Efficiency

  • Absence of Propeller Effect

  • Absence of Propeller Slipstream

  • Absence of Propeller Drag

  • Speed Margins

  • Recovery from Overspeed Conditions

  • Mach Buffet Boundaries

  • Low Speed Flight

  • Stalls

  • Drag Devices

  • Thrust Reversers

  • Pilot Sensations in Jet Flying

  • Jet Airplane Takeoff and Climb

  • Jet Airplane Approach and Landing

  • Key Points


CHAPTER 17 - TRANSITION TO LIGHT SPORT AIRPLANES (LSA)

General Topics in this Chapter:

  • Light Sport Airplane (LSA) Background

  • LSA Synopsis

  • Sport Pilot Certificate

  • Transition Training Considerations

  • LSA Maintenance

  • Airframe and Systems

  • Weather Considerations

  • Flight Environment

  • Key Points


CHAPTER 18 - EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

General Topics in this Chapter:

  • Emergency Landings

  • Basic Safety Concepts

  • Terrain Types

  • Engine Failure After Takeoff (Single-Engine)

  • Emergency Descents

  • In-Flight Fire

  • Flight Control Malfunction/Failure

  • Systems Malfunctions

  • Abnormal Engine Instrument Indication

  • Door Opening in Flight

  • Inadvertent VFR Flight into IMC

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