Airline Transport Pilot and Type Rating for Airplane Category › III. Takeoffs and Landings › Task H. Confined Area Approach and Landing (ASES, AMES)

AA.III.H.R1

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Selection of the approach path and touchdown area based on aircraft limitations, available distance, surface conditions, and wind.

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Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-25
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Power-Off Accuracy Approaches › 90° Power-Off Approach
Power-Off Approach The 90° power-off approach is made from a base leg and requires an approximate 90° turn onto the final approach. The approach path may be varied by positioning the base leg closer to or farther ... from the approach end of the runway according to wind conditions. [Figure 9-25] The glide from the key position on the base leg through the 90° turn to the final approach is the final part of all accuracy landing…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-2
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Normal Approach and Landing › Base Leg
Base Leg The placement of the base leg is one of the important judgments made by the pilot to set up for a good landing. [Figure 9-3] The pilot accurately judges the height, distance from the approach ... runway, and rate of descent to allow a stabilized approach, round out, and touchdown at the desired spot. The distance depends on the altitude of the base leg, the current winds, and the amount of wing flaps used. When there…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-6
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Final Approach › Stabilized Approach Concept
unnecessary risk. It may cause a sudden decrease in lift, an excessive sink rate, and an aggravated unstable condition. If the approach is too high or too low, it may not be possible to establish a stabilized approach ... pilot should execute a go-around. Typically, pilots go-around if unable to establish a stabilized approach by 500 ft above airport elevation in visual meteorological conditions (VMC) or 1,000 ft above airport elevation in instrument conditions…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-21
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Short-Field Approach and Landing
When safety and conditions permit, a wider-than-normal pattern with a longer final approach may be used. This allows the pilot ample opportunity to adjust and stabilize the descent angle after the airplane is configured and trimmed. A stabilized ... approach is essential. The procedures for landing on a short field or for landing approaches over obstacles as recommended in the AFM/POH should be used. [Figure 9-22 and Figure 9-23] These procedures generally involve a final approach started…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-26
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Power-Off Accuracy Approaches › 180° Power-Off Approach
spot. On short final, full attention is given to making a good, safe landing rather than concentrating on the selected landing spot. The approach angle used and final approach airspeed determine the probability of landing on the spot, and late ... from the spot than to make a poor landing precisely on or just past the spot. 180° Power-Off Approach The 180° power-off approach is executed by gliding with idle power from a given point on a downwind…
Instrument Procedures Handbook p. 4-69
Chapter 4: Approaches › NDB Approach
Additionally, the final approach course and the extended runway centerline angle of convergence cannot exceed 30° for straight-in approaches. This type of NDB approach is afforded a minimum of 350 feet obstacle clearance. When a FAF is established ... approach, the approach design criteria changes. It also takes into account whether or not the NDB is located on or off the airport. Additionally, this type of approach can be made both moving toward or away from the NDB facility…