Airline Transport Pilot and Type Rating for Airplane Category › VII. Emergency Operations › Task F. Precision Approach (Manually Flown) with a Powerplant Failure (Simulated) (AMEL, AMES)

AA.VII.F.S3

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Use flight controls and configure the aircraft as required to maintain best performance or as recommended by the manufacturer.

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Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-1
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Use of Flaps
manufacturer’s recommended procedures, including airplane configuration and airspeeds, and other information relevant to approaches and landings in a specific make and model airplane are contained in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-approved Airplane Flight Manual and/or Pilot’s Operating ... Handbook (AFM/POH) for that airplane. If any of the information in this chapter differs from the airplane manufacturer’s recommendations as contained in the AFM/POH, the airplane manufacturer’s recommendations take precedence. Use of Flaps The following general discussion applies…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-3
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Normal Approach and Landing › Final Approach
pilot should use the manufacturer's recommended airspeed or 1.3 VSO if there is no manufacturer's recommendation. As the pitch attitude and airspeed stabilize, the airplane is re-trimmed to relieve any control pressure. The descent angle is controlled…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 6-1
Chapter 6: Takeoffs and Departure Climbs › Introduction
manufacturer’s recommended procedures pertaining to airplane configuration, airspeeds, and other information relevant to takeoffs and departure climbs in a specific make and model airplane are contained in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-approved Airplane Flight Manual and/or Pilot ... Operating Handbook (AFM/POH) for that airplane. If any of the information in this chapter differs from the airplane manufacturer’s recommendations as contained in the AFM/POH, the airplane manufacturer’s recommendations take precedence…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 17-15
Chapter 18: Emergency Procedures › Introduction
developed by the airplane manufacturer. The following guidelines are generic and are not meant to replace the airplane manufacturer’s recommended procedures contained in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved Airplane Flight Manual and/or Pilot’s Operating Handbook (AFM/POH). Rather ... abnormal and emergency operations. If any of the guidance in this chapter conflicts in any way with the manufacturer’s recommended procedures for a particular make and model airplane, the manufacturer’s recommended procedures take precedence…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. G-11
Glossary › Numbers and Symbols
recommends, or a condition in which the actual engine speed is higher than the desired engine speed as set on the propeller control. Overtemp. A condition in which a device has reached a temperature above that approved by the manufacturer ... internal damage to an engine. Overtorque. A condition in which an engine has produced more torque (power) than the manufacturer recommends, or a condition in a turboprop or turboshaft engine where the engine power has exceeded the maximum allowable…