AP.VI.D.S5
SkillEnsure the aircraft is aligned with the correct/assigned runway or landing surface.
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- Chapter 11: Aircraft Performance › Takeoff and Landing Performance › Runway Surface and Gradient
Runway Surface and Gradient Runway conditions affect takeoff and landing performance. Typically, performance chart information assumes paved, level, smooth, and dry runway surfaces. Since no two runways are alike, the runway surface differs from one runway to another, as does ... surface affects the braking ability of the aircraft. The amount of power that is applied to the brakes without skidding the tires is referred to as braking effectiveness. Ensure that runways are adequate in length for takeoff acceleration and landing…
- Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual
runway visibility value. SA. See selective availability. St. Elmo’s Fire. A corona discharge which lights up the aircraft surface areas where maximum static discharge occurs. Satellite ephemeris data. Data broadcast by the GPS satellite containing very accurate orbital data ... error data. Sea breeze. A coastal breeze blowing from sea to land caused by the temperature difference when the land surface is warmer than the sea surface. The sea breeze usually occurs during the day and alternates with the land…
- Glossary › Domestic Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
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 at night and alternates with the sea breeze that blows…
- Chapter 7: Aircraft Systems › Hydraulic Systems
manufacturer. Refer to the AFM/POH or the Maintenance Manual. Landing Gear The landing gear forms the principal support of an aircraft on the surface. The most common type of landing gear consists of wheels, but aircraft can also be equipped…
- Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Final Approach › Wrong Surface Landing Avoidance
excessive rate of descent or a low altitude stall. It is possible for either or both to occur. Wrong Surface Landing Avoidance A wrong surface landing occurs when an aircraft lands or tries to land on the wrong runway ... pilot should verify correct runway alignment and runway number. Pilots often refer to moving map displays driven by GPS, and these devices should increase situational awareness and safety. If there is a doubt over the landing surface, the pilot should…
- 14 CFR § 91.176 Straight-in landing operations below DA/DH or MDA using an enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) under IFR.
identify the runway threshold using at least one of the following visual references— (1) The beginning of the runway landing surface; (2) The threshold lights; or (3) The runway end identifier lights. (B) The pilot must identify the touchdown zone ... runway touchdown zone landing surface; (2) The touchdown zone lights; (3) The touchdown zone markings; or (4) The runway lights. (iii) At 100 feet above the touchdown zone elevation of the runway of intended landing and below that altitude…