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

CA.IV.F.S3

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Ensure the airplane is aligned with the correct/assigned runway.

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Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-16
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Crosswind Approach and Landing › Crosswind Final Approach
Pilots using this technique use precise airplane control as changes in control pressure occur near the ground, on short final, and while over the runway. To use the wing-low method, the pilot first uses rudder to align and maintain ... airplane’s heading with the runway direction. Since the airplane is now exposed to an uncorrected crosswind, the airplane will begin to drift. Note the rate and direction of drift, and oppose it using ailerons resulting in just enough bank…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. PCG O-1
Pilot/Controller Glossary › O
runway OFZ is the airspace above a surface whose elevation at any point is the same as the elevation of the nearest point on the runway centerline. The runway OFZ extends 200 feet beyond each end of the runway ... width is as follows: 1. For runways serving large airplanes, the greater of: (a) 400 feet, or (b) 180 feet, plus the wingspan of the most demanding airplane, plus 20 feet per 1,000 feet of airport elevation…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-3
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Normal Approach and Landing › Final Approach
drift correction is established and maintained to follow a ground track perpendicular to the extension of the landing runway centerline. This requires that the airplane be angled sufficiently into the wind to prevent drifting farther away from the intended landing ... Base leg and final approach. Final Approach After the base-to-final approach turn is completed, the pilot aligns the longitudinal axis of the airplane with the centerline of the runway or landing surface. On a final approach, with…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 2-22
Chapter 2: Ground Operations › After-Landing
Takeoff Checks The pilot should ensure that runway numbers on paved runways agree with magnetic compass and heading indicators before beginning takeoff roll. The last check as power is brought to full takeoff power includes: 1. Doors latched and windows ... closed as required? 2. Controls positioned to account for any crosswind? 3. Power correct? 4. Engine rpm normal? 5. Engine smooth? 6. Engine instruments normal and in green ranges? After-Landing During the after-landing roll, while maintaining airplane track…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 7-3-3
Chapter 7. Safety of Flight › Section 2. Barometric Altimeter Errors and Setting Procedures › 7-3-5. Cold Temperature Airport Procedures
Cold Temperature Airport Procedures a. PILOTS MUST NOT MAKE AN ALTIMETER CHANGE to accomplish an altitude correction. Pilots must ensure that the altimeter is set to the current altimeter setting provided by ATC in accordance with ... Actions on when and where to make corrections: Pilots will make an altitude correction to the published, “at”, “at or above”, and “at or below” altitudes on all designated segment(s) to all runways for all published instrument approach procedures…