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GEN-B General

Aircraft Drawings · FAA readings

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

  1. Detail, assembly and installation drawings; title blocks; the vocabulary K1, K4

    For the test: Types of drawing and their terminology

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 4: Types of Drawings · Title Blocks · Universal Numbering System

  2. How each drawing type is used; what the TCDS is K2, K3

    For the test: Using drawings for repair, alteration and inspection, and to determine conformity to type design

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 4: Purpose & Function of Aircraft Drawings · Care & Use of Drawings · Reading and Interpreting Drawings
    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 2: Type Certificate Data Sheets (TCDS)

  3. Line conventions, symbols, dimensioning practice S2, S3

    For the test: Lines, symbols and dimensions

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 4: Lines and Their Meanings · Drawing Symbols

  4. Bills of material and notes S5

    For the test: Material requirements from a drawing

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 4: Bill of Material

  5. Reading and interpolating S6

    For the test: Graphs and charts

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 4: Graphs & Charts · Reading & Interpreting Graphs & Charts

  6. Sketching conventions S1

    For the test: Sketch a repair or alteration

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 4: Drawing Sketches · Sketching Techniques · Repair Sketches

  7. The notation R1

    For the test: Plus or minus tolerances

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 4: Allowances & Tolerances

  8. Revision blocks, briefly R3, R4

    For the test: Applicability by model and serial number; the current version

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 4: Revision Block · Other Drawing Data