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• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 9-3
  Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Normal Approach and Landing › Final Approach

  flaps or forward slip). However, wind may affect the gliding distance over the ground [Figure 9-4]; the pilot does not have control over the wind, but corrects for its effect on the airplane’s descent by adjusting pitch…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 7-2
  Chapter 7: Ground Reference Maneuvers › Drift and Ground Track Control › Correcting Drift During Straight-and-Level Flight

  event of an engine failure, lower altitudes equate to less time to configure the airplane and reduced gliding distance before a forced landing. ⦁ What specific altitude or altitude range does the testing standard call for? Correcting Drift During Straight ... selected straight-line direct ground track, the preferred method of correcting for wind drift is to angle the airplane sufficiently into the wind to cancel the effect of the sideways drift caused by the wind. The wind’s speed…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 9-28
  Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Emergency Approaches and Landings (Simulated)

  landing may be given with the airplane in any configuration. If the simulated power failure occurs while above best glide speed, the pilot allows the airplane to slow (or may even bleed off speed by climbing) until reaching best glide ... lowered and the airplane trimmed to maintain that speed. If the failure occurs at or below best glide speed, the nose should be lowered immediately to maintain or accelerate to best glide speed. The pilot should ensure that the flaps…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 3-21
  Chapter 3: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Glides

  pilot should use 10 percent (100 feet in this example) as the distance above the desired level-off altitude to begin raising the nose and adding power to stop the descent and maintain airspeed. Although glides are directly related ... execution, the pilot will be giving full attention to details other than the mechanics of performing the maneuver. Since glides are usually performed relatively close to the ground, accuracy of their execution and the formation of proper technique and habits…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 14-20
  Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Wind Direction Indicators

  Wind Direction Indicators It is important for a pilot to know the direction of the wind. At facilities with an operating control tower, this information is provided by ATC. Information may also be provided by FSS personnel either located ... receive and broadcast on this frequency. When none of these services is available, it is possible to determine wind direction and runway in use by visual wind indicators. A pilot should check these wind indicators even when information is provided…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 3-24
  Chapter 3: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Glides › Gliding Turns

  Failure to adequately clear for aircraft traffic in the turn direction or descent. 2. Inadequate elevator back pressure during glide entry resulting in an overly steep glide. 3. Failure to slow the airplane to approximate glide speed prior to lowering ... pitch attitude. 4. Attempting to establish/maintain a normal glide solely by reference to flight instruments. 5. Inability to sense changes in airspeed through sound and feel. 6. Inability to stabilize the glide (chasing the airspeed indicator). 7. Attempting to “stretch…