Aeronautical Booklet - BIA Preparation

This book is an indispensable tool for preparation for the Brevet d'Initiation à l'Aéronautique (BIA) and the Certificat à l'Enseignement de l'Aéronautique (CAEA).
The main theme of this book is the AIRBUS A320, but we will also illustrate the knowledge to be acquired through other mythical aircraft such as the Concorde, the DC3, the P51 Mustang, etc. The aim is to provide the best possible preparation for the exam, in a captivating and most effective way. The aim is to provide the best possible preparation for the exam, in a captivating and most effective way.
You can also prepare for the English option of the BIA.
You can also access online practice exercises accessible via QR-Codes.

Chapter 1: STUDY OF AIRCRAFT AND SPACE MACHINES
1 Classification
2 General aircraft vocabulary
3 Aircraft wings
4 Calculation of the wing area of the Airbus A320
5 Tailplanes
6 Study of an aircraft model
7 Landing gear landing gear
8 Axes of inertia
9 Controls
10 Types of construction
11 Combustion engines
12 Jet engines
13 Propellers
14 On-board instruments
15 Instruments on the A320 : PFD
16 Instruments on the A320: ND
17 Je révise mon BIA 1
18 Correction QCM BIA 1

Chapter 2 : AERODYNAMICS, AERODYNAMICS AND THE PRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT
1 The principle of flight
2 Forces
3 Lift and drag formulas
4 Load factor
5 Elongation
6 Stall
7 Polar
8 Glide ratio
9 Understanding the effect of control surfaces
10 Parabolic trajectory in Airbus Zero G flight
11 Revising my BIA 2
12 Correction QCM BIA 2

Chapter 3 : NAVIGATION, REGULATION, FLIGHT SAFETY
1 Longitude and latitude
2 Heading, course and drift
3 Magnetic declination
4 Converting nautical miles to kilometers
5 Converting km/h to m/s
6 Converting knots to kilometers per hour
7 Converting feet to meters
8 Speed, Distance and Time
9 Concorde speed
10 Sunrise and sunset
11 Fuel consumption of an A320
12 Maps and scales
13 Runway numbering
14 Laps
15 Takeoff and landing
16 QFE / QNH
17 VFR and IFR flights
18 Flight levels
19 Semi-circular rulecircular
20 Minimum overflight heights
21 Flight priority rules
22 Space classes
23 Determining the Top Of Descent (TOD)
24 TOD demonstration formula
25 Slope in degrees and percentages
26 Approach chart : VAC chart
27 TEMSI charts
28 Wind and temperature charts
29 METAR / TAF
30 Aeronautical alphabet and registrations
31 I'm revising my BIA 3
32 Correction QCM BIA 3

Chapter 4: METEOROLOGY AND AEROLOGY
1 The atmosphere
2 Atmospheric pressure
3 Temperature evolution
4 Winds and breezes
5 High and low pressure systems
6 Fronts
7 Clouds
8 Precipitation and icing
9 Revision of my BIA 4
10 Correction QCM BIA 4

Chapter 5 : HISTORY AND CULTURE OF AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
1 Balloons and airships
2 Pioneers
3 World War I
4 Major air raids
5 Development of commercial aviation
6 Aeropostale
7 The Second World War
8 Jet aircraft
9 The conquest of space
10 I'm revising my BIA 5
11 Correction QCM BIA 5

I'm revising my English option
Correction table