Airline Transport Pilot and Type Rating for Airplane Category › III. Takeoffs and Landings › Task G. Confined Area Takeoff and Maximum Performance Climb (ASES, AMES)

AA.III.G.S10

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Establish and maintain an appropriate planing attitude, directional control, and correct for porpoising, skipping, and increase in water drag.

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Airplane Flying Handbook p. 3-19
Chapter 3: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Climbs and Climbing Turns › Establishing a Climb
Establishing a Climb A straight climb is entered by gently increasing back pressure on the elevator flight control to the pitch attitude referencing the airplane’s nose to the natural horizon while simultaneously increasing engine power to the climb power ... setting. The wingtips should be referenced in maintaining the climb attitude while cross-checking the flight instruments to verify performance. In many airplanes, as power is increased, an increase in slipstream over the horizontal stabilizer causes the airplane’s pitch…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 13-31
Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Low Altitude Engine Failure Scenarios › Control
Landing Gear Control Selected Up, Single-Engine Climb Performance Adequate If the single-engine rate of climb is adequate, the procedures for continued flight should be followed. [Figure 13-20] There are four areas of concern: control, configuration, climb ... checklist. Figure 13-20. Landing gear up—adequate climb performance. Control The first consideration following engine failure during takeoff is to maintain control of the airplane. Maintaining directional control with prompt and often aggressive rudder application and STOPPING…
Seaplane, Skiplane, and Float/Ski Equipped Helicopter Operations Handbook p. 4-15
SKIPPING › GLASSY WATER TAKEOFFS
GLASSY WATER TAKEOFFS Glassy water makes takeoff more difficult in two ways. The smoothness of the surface has the effect of increasing drag, making acceleration and lift-off more difficult. This can feel as if there is suction between ... water and the floats. A little surface roughness actually helps break the contact between the floats and the water by introducing turbulence and air bubbles between water and the float bottoms. The intermittent contact between floats and water…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 3-20
Chapter 3: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Climbs and Climbing Turns › Climbing Turns
pitch attitude should be decreased smoothly and slowly to allow for the airspeed to increase. A loss of altitude may result if the pitch attitude is changed too rapidly without allowing the airspeed to increase proportionately. After the airplane ... established in level flight at a constant altitude, climb power should be retained temporarily so that the airplane accelerates to the cruise airspeed. When the airspeed reaches the desired cruise airspeed, the throttle setting and the propeller control, if equipped…
Seaplane, Skiplane, and Float/Ski Equipped Helicopter Operations Handbook p. 4-12
SKIPPING
Right rudder pressure helps to maintain a straight takeoff path. In some cases, left aileron may also help to counter the tendency to turn left at low speeds, by increasing drag on the right side of the seaplane. Density altitude ... High, hot, and humid conditions reduce engine power and propeller efficiency, and the seaplane must also attain a higher water speed in order to generate the lift required for takeoff. This increase in water speed means overcoming additional water drag…