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.S12

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Climb at the recommended airspeed or in its absence at best angle-of-climb speed (VX), +5/-0 knots until the obstacle is cleared, or until the airplane is 50 feet above the surface. In multiengine airplanes with VX values within 5 knots of minimum control speed (VMC), the use of best rate of climb speed (VY) or the manufacturer's recommendation is acceptable.

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Airplane Flying Handbook p. 6-5
Chapter 6: Takeoffs and Departure Climbs › Normal Takeoff › Initial Climb
airspeed indicator should be used only as a check to determine if the attitude is correct. After the recommended climb airspeed has been established and a safe maneuvering altitude has been reached, the pilot ... should adjust the power to the recommended climb setting and trim the airplane to relieve the control pressures. This makes it easier to hold a constant attitude and airspeed. During initial climb…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 3-17
Chapter 3: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Climbs and Climbing Turns
performed at an airspeed recommended by the airplane manufacturer. Normal climb speed is generally higher than the airplane’s best rate of climb. The additional airspeed provides for better engine…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 6-11
Chapter 6: Takeoffs and Departure Climbs › Ground Effect on Takeoff
effect, the airplane may seem to be able to take off below the recommended airspeed. However, as the airplane climbs out of ground effect below the recommended climb speed, initial ... lift off but will be unable to climb out of ground effect. Consequently, the airplane may not be able to clear obstructions. Lift-off before attaining recommended flight airspeed incurs more drag, which requires more power…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 13-17
Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Short-Field Takeoff and Climb
airspeeds. Other AFM/POHs do not provide separate short-field procedures. In the absence of such specific procedures, the airplane should be operated only as recommended in the AFM/POH. No operations should be conducted contrary to the recommendations ... Short-field takeoff and climb When partial flaps are recommended for short-field takeoffs, many light-twins have a strong tendency to become airborne prior to VMC plus 5 knots. Attempting to prevent premature lift…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 6-1
Chapter 6: Takeoffs and Departure Climbs › Introduction
airplanes with tricycle landing gear (nose-wheel). Procedures for conventional gear airplanes (tail-wheel) are discussed in Chapter 14: Transition to Tailwheel Airplanes. The manufacturer’s recommended procedures pertaining to airplane configuration, airspeeds, and other ... Flight Manual and/or Pilot’s Operating Handbook (AFM/POH) for that airplane. If any of the information in this chapter differs from the airplane manufacturer’s recommendations as contained in the AFM/POH, the airplane manufacturer’s recommendations…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 13-16
Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Normal and Crosswind Takeoff and Climb
that raising the landing gear as early as possible after liftoff drastically decreases the drag profile and significantly increases climb performance should an engine failure occur. An equally important point to remember is that leaving the gear down ... with the gear retracted. A general recommendation is to raise the landing gear not later than VYSE airspeed, and once the gear is up, consider it a GO commitment if climb performance is available. Some AFM/POHs direct…