Commercial Pilot for Airplane Category › II. Preflight Procedures › Task F. Before Takeoff Check

CA.II.F.S3

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Position the airplane appropriately considering wind direction and the presence of any aircraft, vessels, or buildings as applicable.

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Airplane Flying Handbook p. 10-1
Chapter 10: Performance Maneuvers › Introduction
application, maneuver planning, situational awareness, and division of attention. To further that intent, performance maneuver design allows for the application of flight control pressures, attitudes, airspeeds, and orientations that constantly change throughout the maneuver. Deficiencies during execution of performance maneuvers ... understands the technicalities prior to flight. In addition, performance maneuver training should use segmented building blocks of instruction so as to allow the pilot an appropriate level of repetition necessary to develop the required skills. Performance maneuvers, once grasped…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 5-20
Chapter 5: Aerodynamics of Flight › Directional Stability (Yawing) › Spiral Instability
more fatalities in general aviation aircraft than any other factor. Since the airspeed in the spiral condition builds up rapidly, the application of back elevator force to reduce this speed and to pull the nose up only “tightens the turn…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 1-7
Chapter 1: Introduction to Flight Training › Role of the Flight Instructor
from the beginning of training so that the learner will develop proper habit patterns. The syllabus should embody the “building block” method of instruction in which the learner systematically progresses from the known to the unknown. The course of instruction ... through each new subject introduced, the learner not only learns a new principle or technique, but also broadens their application of those previously learned and has their deficiencies in the previous maneuvers emphasized and made obvious. [Figure 1-7] Figure…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 7-40
Chapter 7: Aircraft Systems › Anti-Ice and Deice Systems › Airfoil Anti-Ice and Deice
applied to the leading edge of the wing and horizontal stabilizer. ThermaWing systems typically have two zones of heat application. One zone on the leading edge receives continuous heat; the second zone further aft receives heat in cycles to dislodge ... build-up of ice. An antifreeze solution is pumped to the leading edge and weeps out through the holes. Additionally, the weeping wing is capable of deicing an aircraft. When ice has accumulated on the leading edges, application…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 5-20
Chapter 5: Aerodynamics of Flight › Directional Stability (Yawing) › Free Directional Oscillations (Dutch Roll)
building sweepback into the wings, however, the designers can move the center of pressure toward the rear. The amount of sweepback and the position of the wings then place the center of pressure in the correct location. When turbulence ... rudder application causes the aircraft to yaw to one side, the opposite wing presents a longer leading edge perpendicular to the relative airflow. The airspeed of the forward wing increases and it acquires more drag than the back wing…
Small Unmanned Aircraft System (Small UAS)p. 8-11
CHAPTER 8. SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT OVER PEOPLE › 8.4 Applicant
example, someone may purchase the parts of a small unmanned aircraft separately, and build the small unmanned aircraft. An applicant is required to submit a DOC in order to conduct Category 2 or 3 operations. 8.4.3 An applicant…