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This poster shows how exactly allergens cause anaphylaxis and some basic standard procedures to follow in the case of a reaction.

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The Chart Supplement provides necessary information on airports located within a particular VFR sectional chart pertaining to a certain region.

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An instrument approach is one of the most critical and dangerous parts of flying. A pilot is maneuvering their airplane within close proximity of the ground without actually seeing the ground. All of the required information is found on the approach…

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Similarly to the Low Altitude En Route chart, the VFR Sectional is a map to allow pilots to know where they are in reference to visual cues on the ground.

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A type of map that helps pilots operating under Instrument Flight Rules to navigate and understand where they are,

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The Short Field Takeoff chart serves as a means of pilots knowing how much distance their aircraft needs to take off under given environmental conditions such as temperature and pressure altitude of the airport.

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Checklists are used extensively in aviation and have made there way into the medical field with use in surgical procedures. Checklists are essential for safety and will save lives.

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The Federal Aviation Regulation and Aeronautical Information Manual is every rule and law as well as supplemental procedural information about flying. Pilots and aviation in general, lives and dies by these sources of information.

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E6B Flight computer that allows pilots to make calculations essential to the safety of fight such as time, fuel, and distance calculations, as well as temperature and altitude conversions and wind corrections.

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The walkway resembles a road, with the yellow dashed line in the center. This is a code well known to most people if not everyone who is at least 16 or 18 years old. Its use at a college campus is effective because very rarely would there be someone…

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This is a letter from an FAA official certifying a flight simulator for training use. The FAA maintains oversight concerning flight training in order to maintain a standard of safety.

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This is an aerial shot of Plymouth Municipal. While not "technical" in nature, photos like this are extremely useful to pilots in addition to standard FAA materials in that they can show congested areas, hazards around runway approach areas, and…

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Used by pilots in case of an emergency in flight or on the ground

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Used by pilots through every phase of flight to ensure safety and not forget anything

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Used to select what fuel tank the engine is running off of.

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Used to lock the controls from moving when aircraft not in use.

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This photo depicts two sectional charts put together to show the northeast. To put the chart in perspective: Cape Cod can be seen in the center, right-hand side of the chart, while Lake Ontario can be seen in the top left corner of the chart.

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A card used in aircraft to define errors in the compass and the correction needed.

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sign used to have vehicles stop for moving aircraft on taxiway

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Picture of a Garmin 430 GPS displaying aircraft information and navigation

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This form is a template used by pilots when filing a flight plan. On the bottom there are also boxes to input current and forecasted weather conditions obtained from a weather briefer to make a go/no go decision on the flight.

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This page is found at the begining of the FAR/AIM book. It lists all regulations specific to each type of pilot and/or job in aviation.

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This page lists FAR 91.21 & 91.23. Pilots reference these regulations in order to maintain safety of flight.

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This is an example of a navigation log used by pilots. Pilots calculate and record various information such as: wind speed, aircraft speed, weather, heading, total miles, time enroute, and fuel required.
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