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AA.V.C.S4

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Either manually or with the autopilot engaged, smoothly adjust pitch attitude, bank angle (15°-30°), and power setting in accordance with evaluator’s instructions to an impending stall.

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  • Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Low Altitude Engine Failure Scenarios › Landing Gear Control Selected Up, Single-Engine Climb Performance Inadequate

    mean a loss of hundreds of feet of altitude as the pilot either windmills the engine to provide hydraulic pressure to raise the gear or raises it manually with a backup pump…

  • Chapter 9: Flight Manuals and Other Documents › Preventive Maintenance › Examples of Preventive Maintenance

    of the unit is required and pertinent instructions are provided; prior to…

  • Chapter 7: Aircraft Systems › Hydraulic Systems

    aircraft must be serviced with the type specified by the manufacturer. Refer to the AFM/POH or the Maintenance Manual. Landing Gear The landing gear forms the principal support of an aircraft on the surface. The most common type of landing ... three wheels: two main wheels (one located on each side of the fuselage) and a third wheel positioned either at the front or rear of the airplane. Landing gear employing a rear-mounted wheel is called conventional landing gear. Airplanes…

  • Glossary › Numbers and Symbols

    typically between 95 percent to 100 percent of the engine operating speed. Alternate air. A device which opens, either automatically or manually, to allow induction airflow to continue should the primary induction air opening become blocked. Alternate static source…

  • Chapter 12: Transition to Complex Airplanes › Retractable Landing Gear › Emergency Gear Extension Systems

    forceful gear extension in an emergency. Some installations are designed so that either hydraulic fluid or compressed gas provides the necessary pressure, while others use a manual system, such as a hand crank for emergency gear extension. [Figure…

  • Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual

    A component of the runway lighting system that is used to outline…