The Pilot's Manual: Airline Transport Pilot: All the aeronautical knowledge required for the ATP Certification Training Program

by Mark Dusenbury, Shayne Daku

Overview

Becoming an airline pilot demands a well-rounded candidate—someone skilled in the operation and handling of aircraft who is of the utmost professional and moral character. This book covers the technical areas while highlighting what it means to be an aviation professional.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) outlines the content required by the Airline Transport Pilot — Certification Training Program (ATP-CTP). The ATP-CTP ground school must be completed prior to taking the FAA ATP knowledge exam needed to earn an ATP certificate. This book covers all the topics required and provides practical advice on topics pertinent to a newly-hired airline pilot, including: aerodynamics with a focus on high altitude operations, stall prevention and recovery, and general upset recovery techniques for transport category aircraft; applicable weather considerations with emphasis on abnormal weather conditions, icing, and severe weather avoidance; general operating principles when working for an airline; and physiological factors, checklist procedures, equipment failures, turbine engines, transport category performance, and automation. Concluding chapters are dedicated to leadership and professionalism, crew resource management, safety culture, and regulations, including sleep and duty regulations as well as operating rules that differ from general aviation regulations.

This book can be used in academic advanced jet transition training courses to help students prepare for their transition to the airlines. Review questions conclude each chapter.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781619546974
Publisher:	Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.
Publication date:	06/10/2019
Series:	Pilot's Manual Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 10.75(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mark Dusenbury, PhD, is an Associate Professor for the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Before coming to the University of North Dakota, Mark was an airline pilot for American Eagle Airlines, and a member of the United States Marine Corps Reserves. He also holds an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate with instrument, single, and multi-engine ratings, and is a Certified Flight Instructor for single, multi-engine, and instrument airplane.

Shayne Daku is an Assistant Professor for the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Before coming to the University of North Dakota, Shayne was an airline pilot for Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation. He also holds an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate with instrument, single, and multi-engine ratings, and is a Certified Flight Instructor for single, multi-engine, and instrument airplane.