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  • Chapter 18: Emergency Procedures › Basic Safety Concepts › Terrain Selection

    Terrain Selection A pilot’s choice of emergency landing sites is governed…

  • Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Low Altitude Engine Failure Scenarios › Checklist

    landing gear the moment the airplane lifts off the surface on takeoff as a normal procedure. The landing gear should remain selected down as long as there is usable runway or overrun available to land on. The use of wing…

  • Chapter 18: Emergency Procedures › Engine Failure After Takeoff (Single-Engine)

    Engine Failure After Takeoff (Single-Engine) A number of variables and pilot…

  • Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Performance and Limitations

    pilot should promptly execute the appropriate engine failure procedure and continue the climb, assuming the performance capability exists. As a general recommendation, if the landing gear has not been selected up, the takeoff should be rejected, even if airborne…

  • Chapter 18: Emergency Procedures › Emergency Landings › Psychological Hazards

    ⦁ Ditching—a forced or precautionary landing on water. A precautionary landing, generally…

  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Flight Training › Role of the Pilot Examiner

    certification activities. The FAA selects highly qualified individuals to be DPEs. These individuals have good industry reputations for professionalism, high integrity, a demonstrated willingness to serve the public, and adhere to FAA policies and procedures in certification matters…