Flight Instructor for Airplane Category › XIII. Multiengine Operations › Task B. VMC Demonstration (AMEL, AMES)

AI.XIII.B.S1b

Skill

Configure the airplane in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations, in the absence of the manufacturer’s recommendations, then at safe single-engine speed (VSSE/VYSE), as appropriate, and:

Flaps set for takeoff

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Airplane Flying Handbook p. 13-26
Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Engine Inoperative Flight Principles › VMC Demo
counter-rotating engines, where the left engine is critical. With the landing gear retracted and the flaps set to the takeoff position, the pilot slows the airplane to approximately 10 knots above VSSE or VYSE (whichever is higher) and trims…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 5-49
Chapter 5: Aerodynamics of Flight › Boundary Layer Separation › High Speed Flight Controls
roll control. Some jet transports have two sets of ailerons, a pair of outboard low-speed ailerons and a pair of high-speed inboard ailerons. When the flaps are fully retracted after takeoff, the outboard ailerons are automatically locked…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 5-10
Chapter 5: Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training › Slow Flight › Performing the Slow Flight Maneuver
altitude or heading, while increasing the angle of attack and setting the required power and trim. ⦁ Configuration changes, such as extending the landing gear and adding flaps, while maintaining heading and altitude. ⦁ Turning while maintaining altitude. ⦁ Straight-ahead climbs ... medium-banked (approximately 20 degrees) turns, and straight-ahead power-off gliding descents and descending turns, which represent the takeoff and landing phases of flight. Slow flight in a single-engine airplane should be conducted so the maneuver…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 5-20
Chapter 5: Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training › Stalls › Elevator Trim Stall
around procedure from a normal landing approach or a simulated, forced-landing approach, or immediately after a takeoff, with the trim set for a normal landing approach glide at idle power. The demonstration shows the importance of making smooth power ... extend the landing gear (if the airplane is equipped with retractable gear). The next step is to extend the flaps to the one-half or full position, close the throttle, and maintain altitude until the airspeed approaches the normal glide…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 1-6
Index
Secondary stall Setting power Short-field approach and landing Short-field landing Short-field takeoff Short-field takeoff and climb Short-field takeoff and maximum performance climb 6-8 Initial Climb 6-12 Lift-off 6-12 Takeoff roll Sideslip ... Single-engine service ceiling Slotted flap Slow acceleration of the jet engine Slow final approach Slow flight Maneuvering in slow flight Soft-field approach and landing Soft-field landing Soft/rough-field takeoff and climb…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 16-25
Chapter 16: Transition to Jet-Powered Airplanes › Jet Airplane Systems and Maintenance › Minimum Equipment List
flight crew of any limitations. The MEL only applies while the aircraft sits on the ground awaiting departure or takeoff. It is essentially a dispatching reference tool used in support of all applicable Federal Aviation Regulations. If dispatchers ... before dispatching themselves to ensure that the flight is planned and conducted within the operating limits set forth in the MEL. Once the aircraft leaves the ground, any mechanical failures should be addressed using the appropriate checklists and approved…