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• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. G-33
  Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual

  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 ... 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 can be satisfactorily controlled when…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 8-22
  Chapter 8: Flight Instruments › Angle of Attack Indicators

  Angle of Attack Indicators The purpose of an AOA indicator is to give the pilot better situational awareness pertaining to the aerodynamic health of the airfoil. This can also be referred to as stall margin awareness. More simply explained ... current AOA that the airfoil is operating at, and the AOA at which the airfoil will stall (critical AOA). Speed by itself is not a reliable parameter to avoid a stall. An airplane can stall at any speed. Angle…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 8-9
  Chapter 8: Flight Instruments › Airspeed Indicator Markings

  White arc—commonly referred to as the flap operating range since its lower limit represents the full flap stall speed and its upper limit provides the maximum flap speed. Approaches and landings are usually flown at speeds within the white ... Figure 8-8. Single engine airspeed indicator (ASI). • Lower limit of white arc (VS0)—the stalling speed or the minimum steady flight speed in the landing configuration. In small aircraft, this is the power-off stall speed at the maximum…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 5-35
  Chapter 5: Aerodynamics of Flight › Load Factors › Load Factors and Stalling Speeds

  airplane with a normal stalling speed of 60 knots stalled at 102 knots undergoes a load factor equal to the square of the increase in speed, or 2.89 Gs (1.7 × 1.7 = 2.89 Gs). (The above figures are approximations ... considered as a guide, and are not the exact answers to any set of problems. The design maneuvering speed should be determined from the particular airplane’s operating limitations provided by the manufacturer.) Operating at or below design maneuvering speed…

• Instrument Flying Handbookp. 4-11
  Chapter 4: Aerodynamic Factors › Turns › Rate of Turn

  Rate of Turn The rate of turn, normally measured in degrees per second, is based upon a set bank angle at a set speed. If either one of these elements changes, the rate of turn changes. If the aircraft increases ... speed without changing the bank angle, the rate of turn decreases. Likewise, if the speed decreases without changing the bank angle, the rate of turn increases. Changing the bank angle without changing speed also causes the rate of turn…

• Pilot Guide: Flight in Icing Conditionsp. 25
  Chapter 3. ICING EFFECTS, PROTECTION, AND DETECTION › 3-11. EFFECTS OF ICING ON CRITICAL SYSTEMS › c. Stall Warning Systems

  Stall Warning Systems (1) Stall warning systems provide essential information to pilots. A loss of these systems can exacerbate an already hazardous situation. These systems range from a sophisticated stall warning vane to a simple airflow-activated stall warning switch ... stall warning vane (also called an “AOA sensor” since it is a part of the stall warning system) has a wedge-like shape, has freedom to rotate about a horizontal axis, and is connected to a transducer that converts…