AP.IV.D.S2
SkillEstablish the takeoff, departure, or wing-borne configuration, as specified by the evaluator, and maintain coordinated flight throughout the maneuver in simulated or actual instrument meteorological conditions (IMC).
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- Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Traffic Patterns › Example: Key to Traffic Pattern Operations— Single Runway
After takeoff or go-around, continue straight ahead until beyond departure end of runway. [Figure 14-39] 5. If remaining in the traffic pattern, commence turn to crosswind leg beyond the departure end of the runway within 300 feet ... right-hand traffic pattern) beyond the departure end of the runway, after reaching pattern altitude. [Figure 14-39] Example: Key to Traffic Pattern Operations— Parallel Runways 1. Enter pattern in level flight, abeam the midpoint of the runway, at pattern…
- Chapter 8: Flight Instruments › Gyroscopic Flight Instruments › Turn Coordinator
Turn Coordinator The gimbal in the turn coordinator is canted; therefore, its gyro can sense both rate of roll and rate of turn. Since turn coordinators are more prevalent in training aircraft, this discussion concentrates on that instrument. When rolling ... rapid roll rate causes the miniature aircraft to bank more steeply than a slow roll rate. The turn coordinator can be used to establish and maintain a standard-rate turn by aligning the wing of the miniature aircraft with…
- Chapter 5: Aerodynamics of Flight › Stalls
This peak is called the CL-MAX. The amount of lift the wing produces drops dramatically after exceeding the CL-MAX or critical AOA, but as stated above, it does not completely stop producing lift. In most straight-wing aircraft ... wing is designed to stall the wing root first. The wing root reaches its critical AOA first making the stall progress outward toward the wingtip. By having the wing root stall first, aileron effectiveness is maintained at the wingtips, maintaining…
- Chapter 1: Introduction To Flying › Becoming a Pilot
source of study materials, especially for aircraft categories where government materials are limited. A student pilot should follow the flight instructor’s advice on what and when to study. Planning a definite study program and following it as closely ... study habits usually result in an unsatisfactory score. In addition to learning aeronautical knowledge, such as the principles of flight, a student pilot is also required to gain skill in flight maneuvers. The selected category and class of aircraft determines…
- Chapter 5: Aerodynamics of Flight › Boundary Layer Separation › Sweepback
lift, or moment coefficients. In other words, the use of sweepback “softens” the force divergence. A disadvantage of swept wings is that they tend to stall at the wingtips rather than at the wing roots. [Figure 5-69] This ... flow spanwise toward the tips and to separate near the leading edges. Because the tips of a swept wing are on the aft part of the wing (behind the CL), a wingtip stall causes the CL to move forward…
- Chapter 3: Aircraft Construction › Major Components › Alternate Types of Wings
Figure 3-6. Monoplane (left) and biplane (right). Attached to the rear, or trailing edges, of the wings are two types of control surfaces referred to as ailerons and flaps. Ailerons extend from about the midpoint of each wing outward ... forces that cause the airplane to roll. Flaps extend outward from the fuselage to near the midpoint of each wing. The flaps are normally flush with the wing’s surface during cruising flight. When extended, the flaps move simultaneously downward…