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Readings in the sources

6 short readings for AF-C, a topic at a time: what the test asks, and the sections that cover it. Sign in to tick them off as you read.

  • FAA-H-8083-31B Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook — Airframe

  1. Cable construction, terminals, swaging, fairleads, pulleys K1–K4, S5, S6, S12

    For the test: Control cables and maintenance; connectors; guides

    • FAA-H-8083-31B Ch. 2: Cable Systems · Cable Inspection · Cable System Installation · Cable Drums

  2. Component types and adjustment K5–K8, S7, S9

    For the test: Control stops; push-pull tubes; torque tubes; bellcranks

    • FAA-H-8083-31B Ch. 2: Control Operating Systems · Push Rods (Control Rods) · Control Surfaces · Mechanical Control

  3. Balancing procedure K9, S8, S11

    For the test: Flutter and flight control balance

    • FAA-H-8083-31B Ch. 2: Rebalancing of Control Surfaces · Static Balance · Dynamic Balance

  4. Rigging procedure, rig pins, travel boards K10, S1, S13, R2

    For the test: Rigging; adjustment locations; travel limits

    • FAA-H-8083-31B Ch. 2: Aircraft Rigging · Rigging Checks · Rigging Specifications · Control Surface Travel

  5. Types and function K11–K13, S2, S3, S10

    For the test: Flight control and stabilizer systems; other aerodynamic features; secondary and auxiliary surfaces

    • FAA-H-8083-31B Ch. 2: Primary Flight Controls · Trim Controls · Flight Controls · Control Systems for Large Aircraft · Fly-By-Wire Control

  6. Chart use and temperature correction R1, R5

    For the test: Cable tension charts; tensiometer use

    • FAA-H-8083-31B Ch. 2: Cable Tension

Source: FAA-H-8083-31B, flight controls and rigging chapters. Public domain. Pointers only.

Chapter and section verified against FAA-H-8083-31B, 2023 edition, on 28 August 2026. Page numbers are deliberately not cited: they move between printings, and a citation that rots silently is worse than a coarser one that stays true. Checked by our handbook citation check against our index of the handbook's chapters and sections.

Elements The ACS asks for In the handbook Where in FAA-H-8083-31B What it does not give you
K1–K4, S5, S6, S12 Control cables and maintenance; connectors; guides Cable construction, terminals, swaging, fairleads, pulleys Ch. 2 — Cable Systems; Cable Inspection; Cable System Installation; Cable Drums Cable fabrication is taught in GEN-E — §2 below
K5–K8, S7, S9 Control stops; push-pull tubes; torque tubes; bellcranks Component types and adjustment Ch. 2 — Control Operating Systems; Push Rods (Control Rods); Control Surfaces; Mechanical Control Levers as mechanical advantage — GEN-J Concepts §3
K9, S8, S11 Flutter and flight control balance Balancing procedure Ch. 2 — Rebalancing of Control Surfaces; Static Balance; Dynamic Balance Why flutter is the reason for the unit. AF-C Concepts §1
K10, S1, S13, R2 Rigging; adjustment locations; travel limits Rigging procedure, rig pins, travel boards Ch. 2 — Aircraft Rigging; Rigging Checks; Rigging Specifications; Control Surface Travel The aircraft's own figures govern
K11–K13, S2, S3, S10 Flight control and stabilizer systems; other aerodynamic features; secondary and auxiliary surfaces Types and function Ch. 2 — Primary Flight Controls; Trim Controls; Flight Controls; Control Systems for Large Aircraft; Fly-By-Wire Control GEN-J Concepts §2
R1, R5 Cable tension charts; tensiometer use Chart use and temperature correction Ch. 2 — Cable Tension Why the correction exists. AF-C Concepts §3
R3 Lifting equipment for moving components Not covered for airframe parts Not in this handbook The engine hoisting procedure is the nearest FAA source. AF-C Concepts §6
R4 Maintaining a calibration schedule for tensiometers and rigging tools — — AF-C Concepts §4

The operative sources

  • The aircraft maintenance manual for rigging procedure, cable tensions, travel limits, balance limits and allowable freeplay. Every number in this unit is aircraft-specific.
  • The tensiometer's own calibration record and its correction table — a tensiometer reads through a calibration specific to that instrument and that cable size.

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