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• 14 CFR Part 91 — General Operating and Flight RulesOpen
  14 CFR § 91.1037 Large transport category airplanes: Turbine engine powered; Limitations; Destination and alternate airports.

  select an airport as an alternate airport for a turbine engine powered large transport category airplane unless (based on the assumptions in paragraph (b) of this section) that airplane, at the weight expected at the time of arrival ... brought to a full stop landing within 80 percent of the effective length of the runway from a point 50 feet above the intersection of the obstruction clearance plane and the runway. (e) Unless, based on a showing of actual…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 16-34
  Chapter 16: Navigation › Flight Diversion

  typically easier to navigate to an alternate airport that has a VOR or NDB facility on the field. After selecting the most appropriate alternate destination, approximate the magnetic course to the alternate using a compass rose or airway ... time, and then use the winds aloft nearest to your diversion point to calculate a heading and GS. Once a GS has been calculated, determine a new arrival time and fuel consumption. Give priority to flying the aircraft while dividing…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 12-14
  Chapter 12: Weather Theory › Atmospheric Stability › Temperature/Dew Point Relationship

  humidity, temperature, and dewpoint. As moist, unstable air rises, clouds often form at the altitude where temperature and dew point reach the same value. When lifted, unsaturated air cools at a rate of 5.4 °F per 1,000 feet ... point temperature decreases at a rate of 1 °F per 1,000 feet. This results in a convergence of temperature and dew point at a rate of 4.4 °F. Apply the convergence rate to the reported temperature and dew point…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 14-28
  Chapter 14: Airport Operations › En Route › Vortex Avoidance Procedures

  same runway— stay at or above the larger aircraft’s approach flight path and land beyond its touchdown point. [Figure 14-47A] • Landing behind a larger aircraft on a parallel runway closer than 2,500 feet—consider the possibility ... drift and stay at or above the larger aircraft’s final approach flight path and note its touchdown point. [Figure 14-47B] • Landing behind a larger aircraft on crossing runway— cross above the larger aircraft’s flight path. • Landing…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 1-20
  Chapter 1: Introduction To Flying › Selecting a Flight School › Basic Requirements

  Provide continuous review of student learning Should a student pilot find the selected CFI is not training in a manner conducive for learning, or the student and CFI do not have compatible schedules, the student pilot should find another ... student pilot’s entire flying career. The Student Pilot The first step in becoming a pilot is to select a type of aircraft. FAA rules for obtaining a pilot’s certificate differ depending on the type of aircraft flown. Individuals…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 2-13
  Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › The Decision-Making Process › The 5 Ps Check

  first decision point is preflight in the flight planning room, where all the information is readily available to make a sound decision, and where communication and Fixed Base Operator (FBO) services are readily available to make alternate travel plans ... second easiest point in the flight to make a critical safety decision is just prior to takeoff. Few pilots have ever had to make an “emergency takeoff.” While the point of the 5P check is to help the pilot…