Airline Transport Pilot and Type Rating for Airplane Category › VII. Emergency Operations › Task C. Powerplant Failure (Simulated) (ASEL, ASES)

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Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 8-9
Chapter 8: Flight Instruments › Airspeed Indicator Markings
marked on the face of the ASI, but are found on placards and in the AFM/ POH. These airspeeds include: Design maneuvering speed (VA)—the maximum speed at which the structural design’s limit load can be imposed (either ... which an aircraft can be safely flown with the landing gear extended. • Best angle-of-climb speed (VX)—the airspeed at which an aircraft gains the greatest amount of altitude in a given distance. It is used during a short…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 5-1
Chapter 5: Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training › Introduction › Defining an Airplane Upset
above parameters, but flying at airspeeds inappropriate for the conditions The reference to inappropriate airspeeds describes a number of undesired aircraft states, including stalls. However, stalls are directly related to angle of attack (AOA), not airspeed. To develop the crucial…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 3-21
Chapter 3: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Glides
power to idle, propellers forward, landing gear extended, and flaps retracted), and a specific emergency descent airspeed. Emergency descent maneuvers often include turns. Glides A glide is a basic maneuver in which the airplane loses altitude in a controlled descent ... desired level-off altitude to begin raising the nose and adding power to stop the descent and maintain airspeed…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 4-17
Chapter 4: Energy Management: Mastering Altitude and Airspeed Control › Mitigating Risks from Mismanagement of Energy › Preventing Irreversible Deceleration and/or Sink Rate
Figure 4-16. The energy loss scenario recovery viewed in the energy…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 7-25
Chapter 7: Aircraft Systems › Flameout › Performance Comparison
Figure 7-29 shows how four types of engines compare in net thrust as airspeed is increased. This figure is for explanatory Figure 7-29. Engine net thrust versus aircraft speed and drag. Points A through F are explained ... graph is only a means of comparison, numerical values for net thrust, aircraft speed, and drag are not included. Comparison of the four powerplants on the basis of net thrust makes certain performance capabilities evident. In the speed range shown…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 16-11
Chapter 16: Transition to Jet-Powered Airplanes › Pilot Sensations in Jet Flying
Other changes the transitioning pilot should notice include the lack of effective slipstream over the lifting and control surfaces, and the lack of propeller torque effect. Even though moving the power levers has less effect at low power settings ... fuel is consumed. Therefore, the pilot needs to use a variety of cues to achieve desired performance. For example, airspeed trend information provides feedback for power required. Power changes may result in a pitching tendency. These characteristics should be noticed…