Flight Instructor for Airplane Category › XIII. Multiengine Operations › Task C. Demonstration of Effects of Various Airspeeds and Configurations during Engine Inoperative Performance (AMEL and AMES)

AI.XIII.C.K5a

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Effects on performance of various configurations including:

Landing gear extended

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Airplane Flying Handbook p. G-17
Glossary › Numbers and Symbols
Flight Rules (VFR). Code of Federal Regulations that govern the procedures for conducting flight under visual conditions. VLE. Landing gear extended speed. The maximum speed at which an airplane can be safely flown with the landing gear extended. VLO. Landing ... gear operating speed. The maximum speed for extending or retracting the landing gear if using an airplane equipped with retractable landing gear. VLOF. Lift-off speed. The speed at which the aircraft departs the runway during takeoff. VMC. Minimum control…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. G-33
Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual
terms of visibility, distance from cloud, and ceiling meeting or exceeding the minimums specified for VFR. VLE. Landing gear extended speed. The maximum speed at which an airplane can be safely flown with the landing gear extended. VLO. Landing gear ... operating speed. The maximum speed for extending or retracting the landing gear if using an airplane equipped with retractable landing gear. VMC. Minimum control airspeed. This is the minimum flight speed at which a light, twin-engine airplane…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 8-9
Chapter 8: Flight Instruments › Airspeed Indicator Markings
maximum speed for extending or retracting the landing gear if flying an aircraft with retractable landing gear. • Landing gear extended speed (VLE)—the maximum speed at which an aircraft can be safely flown with the landing gear extended. • Best angle…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 12-17
Chapter 12: Transition to Complex Airplanes › Retractable Landing Gear › Approach and Landing
Placarded gear speeds in the flight deck. The landing gear is extended by placing the gear selector switch in the GEAR DOWN position. As the landing gear extends, the airspeed decreases and the pitch attitude may change. During the several ... takes for the gear to extend, be attentive to any abnormal sounds or feel. Confirm that the landing gear has extended and locked by the normal sound and feel of the system operation, as well as by the gear position…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 13-24
Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Engine Inoperative Flight Principles › ⦁ All propeller controls in the recommended takeoff position throughout VMC determination
location on yaw. ⦁ Landing gear retracted (section 23.149(b)(4)). VMC increases when the landing gear is retracted. Extended landing gear aids directional stability, which tends to decrease VMC. ⦁ Flaps in the takeoff position (section 23.149(b)(3)). This normally…