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• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 11-17
  Chapter 11: Aircraft Performance › Takeoff and Landing Performance › Landing Performance

  item that alters the landing speed or deceleration rate during the landing roll affects the landing distance. The effect of gross weight on landing distance is one of the principal items determining the landing distance. One effect of an increased ... gross weight is that a greater speed is required to support the aircraft at the landing AOA and lift coefficient. For an example of the effect of a change in gross weight, a 21 percent increase in landing weight requires…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. G-17
  Glossary › Domestic Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum

  delay that occurs before an instrument needle attains a stable indication. Land breeze. A coastal breeze flowing from land to sea caused by temperature differences when the sea surface is warmer than the adjacent land. The land breeze usually occurs ... night and alternates with the sea breeze that blows in the opposite direction by day. Land as soon as possible. Land without delay at the nearest suitable area, such as an open field, at which a safe approach and landing…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 17-10
  Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Ground Lighting Illusions › How To Prevent Landing Errors Due to Optical Illusions

  Ground Lighting Illusions Lights along a straight path, such as a road or lights on moving trains, can be mistaken for runway and approach lights. Bright runway and approach lighting systems, especially where few lights illuminate the surrounding terrain ... less distance to the runway. The pilot who does not recognize this illusion will often fly a higher approach. How To Prevent Landing Errors Due to Optical Illusions To prevent these illusions and their potentially hazardous consequences, pilots…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 13-11
  Chapter 13: Effective Aeronautical Decision-Making › Risk Management › Using the 3P Model to Form Good Safety Habits

  landing site. Mud, dust, and snow can be extreme hazards if the pilot is not properly trained to land in those particular conditions. The pilot reviews the 3P process for each hazard. The pilot has perceived the risk associated ... departure. The pilot estimates that the highest obstacles along the approach path are 70–80 feet in height. With the size of the confined area, a normal approach angle can be maintained to clear these obstacles, giving this…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 10-10
  Chapter 10: Advanced Flight Maneuvers › Confined Area Operations › Approach

  confined area operations, with the exception of a pinnacle operation (see next section, Takeoff), the angle of descent should be no steeper than necessary to clear any barrier with the tail rotor in the approach path and still land ... selected spot. The angle of climb on takeoff should be normal, or not steeper than necessary to clear any barrier. Clearing a barrier by a few feet and maintaining normal operating rpm, with perhaps a reserve of power, is better…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 12-9
  Chapter 12: Night Operations › Night Flight › En Route Procedures

  suitable landing sites and well-lit areas, only adds a little more time and distance to an otherwise straight course. In the event of a forced landing at night, use the same procedure recommended for day time emergency landings ... available, turn on the landing light during the final descent to help in avoiding obstacles along the approach path…