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• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 9-10
  Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Normal Approach and Landing › After-Landing Roll

  wheels after touchdown is an important factor in obtaining optimum braking performance. During the early part of rollout, some lift continues to be generated by the wing. After touchdown, the nose-wheel is lowered to the runway to maintain directional ... control. During deceleration, applying brakes may cause the nose to pitch down and some weight to transfer to the nose-wheel from the main wheels. This does not aid in braking action, so back pressure is applied to the controls…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 13-13
  Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Weight and Balance

  Maximum takeoff weight 5,200 lbs Zero fuel weight –4,400 lbs Fuel allowed 800 lbs Assuming maximum payload, the only weight permitted in excess of the zero fuel weight should consist of usable fuel. In this case, 133.3 gallons ... Calculate the payload at maximum fuel capacity (180 gal): Basic empty weight 3,200 lbs Maximum usable fuel +1,080 lbs Weight with max. fuel 4,280 lbs Maximum takeoff weight 5,200 lbs Weight with max. fuel…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 5-42
  Chapter 5: Aerodynamics of Flight › Weight and Balance › Effect of Weight on Flight Performance

  Effect of Weight on Flight Performance The takeoff/climb and landing performance of an aircraft are determined on the basis of its maximum allowable takeoff and landing weights. A heavier gross weight results in a longer takeoff run and shallower climb ... wear on engine parts, increased fuel consumption, slower cruising speeds, and reduced range. The manufacturers of modern aircraft furnish weight and balance data with each aircraft produced. Generally, this information may be found in the FAA-approved AFM/POH and easy…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 9-24
  Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Soft-Field Approach and Landing

  field is made at the lowest possible airspeed with the airplane in a nose-high pitch attitude. In nose-wheel type airplanes, after the main wheels touch the surface, the pilot should hold sufficient back-elevator pressure to keep ... nose-wheel off the surface. Using back-elevator pressure and engine power, the pilot can control the rate at which the weight of the airplane is transferred from the wings to the wheels. Field conditions may warrant that the pilot…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 11-15
  Chapter 11: Aircraft Performance › Takeoff and Landing Performance › Takeoff Performance

  Increased retarding force (drag and ground friction) If the gross weight increases, a greater speed is necessary to produce the greater lift necessary to get the aircraft airborne at the takeoff lift coefficient. As an example of the effect ... change in gross weight, a 21 percent increase in takeoff weight requires a 10 percent increase in lift-off speed to support the greater weight. A change in gross weight changes the net accelerating force and changes the mass that…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 6-13
  Chapter 6: Takeoffs and Departure Climbs › Soft/Rough-Field Takeoff and Climb

  with firm, smooth surfaces. To minimize the hazards associated with takeoffs from soft or rough fields, the pilot should transfer the support of the airplane’s weight as rapidly as possible from the wheels to the wings as the takeoff ... maintaining a relatively high AOA or nose-high pitch attitude as early as possible. The pilot should lower the wing flaps prior to starting the takeoff (if recommended by the manufacturer) to provide additional lift and to transfer the airplane…