Commercial Pilot for Airplane Category › I. Preflight Preparation › Task F. Performance and Limitations

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Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 11-1
Chapter 11: Aircraft Performance
Chapter 11: Aircraft Performance This chapter discusses the factors that affect aircraft performance, which include the aircraft weight, atmospheric conditions, runway environment, and the fundamental physical laws governing the forces acting on an aircraft. The performance or operational information section ... performance data, as well as the meanings of the various terms used in expressing performance capabilities and limitations. Since the characteristics of the atmosphere have a major effect on performance, it is necessary to review two dominant factors—pressure…
Risk Management Handbook p. 3-5
Chapter 3: Identifying Hazards & Associated Risks › Pilot Hazards › Aeromedical
affects thinking, behavior, and health. • Alcohol–Has the pilot consumed alcohol recently? The CFRs include a time limit (no consumption within eight hours before a flight), a quantity limit (blood alcohol must be below 0.04 percent), and a performance limit ... pilot? Fatigue may result from insufficient sleep. However, sufficient sleep only corrects acute fatigue. Chronic fatigue may involve multiple factors and requires additional analysis and remedy. Fatigue can be intensified by hypoxia as well as emotional state. While fatigued pilots…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 17-4
Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Health and Physiological Factors Affecting Pilot Performance › Treatment of Hypoxia
Treatment of Hypoxia Treatment for hypoxia includes flying at lower altitudes and…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 11-9
Chapter 11: Aircraft Performance › Climb Performance Factors › Range Performance
This is the point of maximum endurance. Beyond this point, increases in…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 10-2
Chapter 10: Weight and Balance › Effects of Weight
include a check of performance charts to determine if the aircraft’s weight may contribute to hazardous flight operations. Excessive weight in itself reduces the safety margins available to the pilot and becomes even more hazardous when other performance-reducing ... becomes lighter and performance is improved. Changes of fixed equipment have a major effect upon the weight of an aircraft. The installation of extra radios or instruments, as well as repairs or modifications, may also affect the weight…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 17-3
Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Health and Physiological Factors Affecting Pilot Performance › Hypoxic Hypoxia
Hypoxia Hypoxia means “reduced oxygen” or “not enough oxygen.” Although any tissue…