Jep Pilot Handbook - Chapters 1-3

You know that I haven't started ground school yet and don't know when I will. Flight lesson #2 is scheduled for Monday, and the syllabus says that it should be preceded by ground school lessons 1-3.

I decided I'd at least do the reading assignments for those lessons and not be "behind the curve."

And I do intend to finish that reading. I read/skimmed Chapter 1, which is about the history of aviation, what is the FAA, why do people start training, etc. I'm on Chapter 2 and it kinda bogged me down this afternoon.

Ch. 2 covers aircraft and equipment. What does it mean to be monocoque v. semimonocoque? How does a float-type carburetor work and why does it ice? I was able to explain the carburetor to Husband, so I take that as a token of understanding, although it feels just like a matter of acceptance, similar to 1+1=2, that increased speed of air flow through a venturi results in lower pressure -- if air is like fluid, then how come when you put your thumb across a hose opening to restict flow the pressure builds up and it sprays out faster?

Anyway, this afternoon I hit a saturation point and had to walk away. I just don't care (at this point) how a supercharger works!

Chapter 3 is what I really want to get to and through -- Fundamentals of flight. The four forces. Surfaces and principles. But tomorrow I intend to finish up the section on why the instruments work and then digest the fundamentals. I can always come back later to the chaff that doesn't apply to my plane or immediate training...