Flight Instructor for Airplane Category › II. Technical Subject Areas › Task F. Performance and Limitations

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Factors affecting performance, including:

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Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 11-1
Chapter 11: Aircraft Performance
Chapter 11: Aircraft Performance This chapter discusses the factors that affect aircraft performance, which include the aircraft weight, atmospheric conditions, runway environment, and the fundamental physical laws governing the forces acting on an aircraft. The performance or operational information section ... performance data, as well as the meanings of the various terms used in expressing performance capabilities and limitations. Since the characteristics of the atmosphere have a major effect on performance, it is necessary to review two dominant factors—pressure…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 8-5
Chapter 8: Aviation Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism › Flight Instructor Responsibilities › Ensuring Learner Skill Set
feeling in the stomach. To teach effectively, instructors cannot ignore the existence of these negative factors, nor should they ridicule learners who are adversely affected. These negative sensations can usually be overcome by understanding the nature of their causes. Remember ... assistance or help from the ATC system when needed. Mastery of the skill set includes consistent use as well as increased accuracy of performance. The decision to determine when a learner is ready for solo flight should be a joint…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 10-7
Chapter 10: Teaching Practical Risk Management during Flight Instruction › Best Practices for Managing Risk during Flight Instruction › Environmental Risks
accidents. These notably include risks generated by weather, terrain, and night operation hazards and additionally include airports, airspace, and other environmental factors. All these hazards and risks will likely come into play at some point during the instruction process. Accordingly ... professional and personal lives. Instructors should be conscious of each learner’s schedule limitations and other external factors that could affect their performance. Instructors should also emphasize the ability to make schedule changes as needed, change training from an airplane…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 11-9
Chapter 11: Aircraft Performance › Climb Performance Factors › Range Performance
This is the point of maximum endurance. Beyond this point, increases in…
Risk Management Handbook p. 3-5
Chapter 3: Identifying Hazards & Associated Risks › Pilot Hazards › Aeromedical
affects thinking, behavior, and health. • Alcohol–Has the pilot consumed alcohol recently? The CFRs include a time limit (no consumption within eight hours before a flight), a quantity limit (blood alcohol must be below 0.04 percent), and a performance limit ... pilot? Fatigue may result from insufficient sleep. However, sufficient sleep only corrects acute fatigue. Chronic fatigue may involve multiple factors and requires additional analysis and remedy. Fatigue can be intensified by hypoxia as well as emotional state. While fatigued pilots…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 11-4
Chapter 11: Night Operations › Night Vision › Factors Affecting Vision
The smoker is thus more susceptible to hypoxia at lower altitudes than…