Mastering PPL

Know the engine behind the propeller.

Mastering PPL: Aircraft General Knowledge, Volume 2: Powerplant and Instruments teaches the fuel system, the piston engine, the propeller and the instruments of a light aeroplane from first principles, in plain language, for the aeroplane PPL(A).

Volume 2 covers fuel, carburettors and injection, ignition, cooling and lubrication, mixture and engine handling, propellers, engine and pressure instruments, the magnetic compass, gyroscopes, radio, warnings and electronic displays. Volume 1 covers the airframe, systems and electrics. Each chapter ends with key points and original practice questions with explained answers, and a mock paper closes the volume.

All practice questions were written for this book. The book is not a question bank, does not predict any examination and is not a course of training: follow your flying school's instruction and your aircraft's flight manual.

Capt. Matthew Dowell is an airline training captain, examiner and Chief Flight Instructor. This is a personal work, not issued by or on behalf of any employer, regulator or other body. Book 4 of 10 in the Mastering PPL series; the second of two Aircraft General Knowledge volumes.