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  • Chapter 18: Emergency Procedures › Introduction

    needs to develop the appropriate knowledge, risk management, and skill, to effectively and safely pilot an LSA. Chapter 18: Emergency Procedures Introduction This chapter describes certain abnormal and emergency situations that may occur in flight. The key to successful management ... emergency situation, and/or preventing an abnormal situation from progressing into a true emergency, is a thorough familiarity with, and adherence to, the procedures developed by the airplane manufacturer. The following guidelines are generic and are not meant to replace…

  • Chapter 10: Teaching Practical Risk Management during Flight Instruction › Notes on Instructional Risk Management in the Flight Deck › Managing Risk while Teaching Landings

    control or aircraft in the pattern. To avoid this, the instructor should only use concise prompting on approach to landings with the learner. Certain landings present unique risks. The instructor teaches the appropriate pre-landing reconnaissance for unfamiliar landing areas ... uncontrolled fields. During landings in strong winds, the instructor should have the skill sufficient to deal with the wind conditions. During a short-field or confined area landing, certain aircraft may fly at a slower approach speed. The instructor should…

  • Index

    Defining an airplane upset 5-1 Descents and descending turns Descent at minimum safe airspeed 3-21 Emergency descent Partial power descent Detonation Directional control Door opening in-flight Drag devices Drift and ground track control 7-2 E Effect ... Elementary eights Eights across a road Eights along a road Eights around pylons Eights-on-pylons Elevator trim stall Emergencies Emergency approaches and landings (simulated) Emergency descents Emergency landings Psychological hazards 18-1 Types of emergency landings Ditching Forced landing…

  • Chapter 18: Emergency Procedures › In-Flight Fire › Engine Fire

    This provides increased drag and a high rate of descent. The recovery from an emergency descent should be initiated at a high enough altitude to ensure a safe recovery back to level flight or a precautionary landing. Figure ... Emergency descent. When the descent is established and stabilized during training and practice, the descent should be terminated. In airplanes with piston engines, prolonged practice of emergency descents should be avoided to prevent excessive cooling of the engine cylinders…

  • Chapter 18: Emergency Procedures › Flight Control Malfunction/Failure › Landing Gear Malfunction

    pressure to lower the nose and increasing back pressure to raise the nose ⦁ Increasing back pressure to flare for landing Trim mechanisms can be useful in the event of an in-flight primary control failure. For example, if the linkage ... conditions such as low airspeed, but they do have some positive effect—usually enough to bring about a safe landing. If an elevator becomes jammed, resulting in a total loss of elevator control movement, various combinations of power and flap…

  • Glossary

    excessive amount of current flows, regardless of the position of the circuit breaker’s operating handle. Troubleshooting. A procedure used in aircraft maintenance in which the operation of a malfunctioning system is analyzed to find the reason for the malfunction ... airspeed) corrected for position error and nonstandard air temperature and pressure. Trunnion. Projections from the cylinder of a retractable landing gear strut about which the strut pivots retract. Truss-type structure. A type of structure made up of longitudinal beams…