Flight Instructor for Airplane Category › VII. Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds › Task M. Slip to a Landing (ASEL, ASES)

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Risk management

Unstable approach.

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Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-20
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Turbulent Air Approach and Landing
overshooting the turn from base leg to final approach. 3. Inadequate compensation for wind drift on final approach. 4. Unstable approach. 5. Excessive sink rate or too low an airspeed from increased drag and reduced vertical lift during sideslip…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-24
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Soft-Field Approach and Landing › Common Errors
field approaches and landings are: 1. Excessive descent rate on final approach. 2. Excessive airspeed on final approach. 3. Unstable approach. 4. Round out too high above the runway surface. 5. Poor power management during round out and touchdown…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-10
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Normal Approach and Landing › Common Errors
result of overshooting/inadequate wind drift correction. 5. Poor coordination during turn from base to final approach. 6. Unstable approach. 7. Failure to adequately compensate for flap extension. 8. Poor trim technique on final approach. 9. Attempting to maintain altitude…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 10-9
Chapter 10: Teaching Practical Risk Management during Flight Instruction › Notes on Instructional Risk Management in the Flight Deck › Managing Risk while Teaching Landings
learner to be ill-equipped to identify or manage constantly changing conditions. This teaching method may result in unstable approaches and faulty landings. The instructor should prompt the learner on the current conditions and how to correct the situation…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-23
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Short-Field Approach and Landing › Common Errors
approaches and landings are: 1. A final approach that necessitates an overly steep approach and high sink rate. 2. Unstable approach. 3. Undue delay in initiating glide path corrections. 4. Too low an airspeed on final resulting in inability…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-10
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Go-Arounds (Rejected Landings)
Arounds (Rejected Landings) A go-around is a normal maneuver that is used when approach and landing parameters deviate from expectations or when it is hazardous to continue. Situations such as air traffic control ... requirements, unexpected appearance of hazards on the runway, overtaking another airplane, wind shear, wake turbulence, mechanical failure, or an unstable approach are all reasons to discontinue a landing approach. Like any other normal maneuver, the go-around should be practiced…