AP.III.B.R1
Risk managementSelection of a runway, or runway intersection, aircraft limitations, available distance, surface conditions, wind, and takeoff and landing distance.
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- Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual
lights, or the visual contrast of other objects. RVR. See runway visual range. RVV. See runway visibility value. SA. See selective availability. St. Elmo’s Fire. A corona discharge which lights up the aircraft surface areas where maximum…
- Chapter 14: Airport Operations › In-Runway Lighting › Control of Airport Lighting
selecting a specified frequency and clicking the radio microphone. [Figure 14-34] For information on pilot controlled lighting at various airports, refer to the Chart Supplement U.S. (formerly Airport/Facility Directory). Figure 14-34. Radio controlled runway lighting. Taxiway Lights…
- Chapter 5: Aerodynamics of Flight › Wingtip Vortices › Avoiding Wake Turbulence
direction when selecting an intended takeoff or landing point. If a pilot is unsure of the other aircraft’s takeoff or landing point, approximately 3 minutes provides a margin of Figure 5-13. Avoid following another aircraft at an altitude ... lateral movement of the upwind vortex and increase the movement of the downwind vortex. Thus a light wind with a cross runway component of 1 to 5 knots could result in the upwind vortex remaining in the touchdown zone…
- Chapter 3: Identifying Hazards & Associated Risks › Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis › Environment
overrun or stall after takeoff. Her personal minimums include a 20 percent additional margin over calculated runway takeoff distance. Environment • The weather system moving in from northwest Colorado is the main environmental hazard affecting the flight to Santa ... relatively high cruising altitudes which may approach the performance limits of her airplane. • The departure airport has no ATC services, although fuel is available. ATC may limit the altitude selection en route, which could limit an escape from icing conditions…
- Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Nontowered Airport
other traffic in the area. The key to communicating at an airport without an operating control tower is selection of the correct common frequency. The acronym CTAF, which stands for Common Traffic Advisory Frequency, is synonymous with this program ... there is no tower or FSS. On pilot request, UNICOM stations may provide pilots with weather information, wind direction, the recommended runway, or other necessary information. If the UNICOM frequency is designated as the CTAF, it is identified…
- Glossary › Domestic Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
selected VORs, available only in the conterminous 48 states. Head-up display (HUD). A special type of flight viewing screen that allows the pilot to watch the flight instruments and other data while looking through the windshield of the aircraft ... other traffic, the approach lights, or the runway. Heading. The direction in which the nose of the aircraft is pointing during flight. Heading indicator. An instrument which senses airplane movement and displays heading based on a 360° azimuth, with…