Commercial Pilot for Airplane Category › IV. Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds › Task F. Short-Field Approach and Landing (ASEL, AMEL)

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Wind correction techniques on approach and landing.

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Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-15
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Crosswind Approach and Landing › Crosswind Final Approach
establish a heading (crab) toward the wind. The selected heading should align the airplane’s wings-level ground track with the centerline of the runway. The pilot makes small heading corrections, if needed, to maintain alignment with the runway. [Figure ... final approach, round out, touchdown, and after-landing roll. This prevents the airplane from touching down in a sideward motion and imposing damaging side loads on the landing gear. When first experienced, it may seem odd to land while holding…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-10
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Normal Approach and Landing › Common Errors
landing checklist in a timely manner. 2. Inadequate wind drift correction on the base leg. 3. An overshooting, undershooting, too steep, or too shallow a turn onto final approach. 4. A skidding turn from base leg to final approach ... result of overshooting/inadequate wind drift correction. 5. Poor coordination during turn from base to final approach. 6. Unstable approach. 7. Failure to adequately compensate for flap extension. 8. Poor trim technique on final approach. 9. Attempting to maintain altitude…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-35
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Faulty Approaches and Landings › Touchdown in a Drift or Crab
Touchdown in a Drift or Crab At times, it is necessary to correct for wind drift by crabbing on the final approach. If the round out and touchdown are made while the airplane is drifting or in a crab ... touchdown: drifting, crabbing, or a combination of both. If the pilot does not take adequate corrective action to avoid drift during a crosswind landing, the main wheels’ tire tread offers resistance to the airplane’s sideward movement with respect…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 13-20
Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Normal Approach and Landing
Absent unusual flight conditions, only minor corrections are required to maintain this approach to the round out and touchdown. The final approach should be made with power and at a speed recommended by the manufacturer; if a recommended speed ... allowing touchdown of the main wheels prior to a full stall. Figure 13-10. Normal two-engine approach and landing. Under favorable wind and runway conditions, the nose-wheel can be held off for best aerodynamic braking. Even…