CA.IX.A.K2
KnowledgeImmediate action items and emergency procedures.
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- Chapter 17: Transition to Light Sport Airplanes (LSA) › Flight Environment › Emergencies
electric trim runaway, or control system failure. The pilot should be able to respond to immediate action items from memory and locate emergency procedures quickly. In the example of trim runaway, the pilot needs to quickly assess the trim runaway…
- Chapter 9: Flight Manuals and Other Documents › Placards › Emergency Procedures (Section 3)
sequence of action. Amplified checklists that provide additional information on the procedures follow the abbreviated checklist. To be prepared for emergency situations, memorize the immediate action items and, after completion, refer to the appropriate checklist. Figure 9-5. Placards ... include an optional subsection entitled Abnormal Procedures. This subsection describes recommended procedures for handling malfunctions that are not considered emergencies…
- Chapter 18: Emergency Procedures › Emergency Descents
Emergency Descents An emergency descent is a maneuver for descending as rapidly as possible to a lower altitude or to the ground for an emergency landing. [Figure 18-6] The need for this maneuver may result from an uncontrollable fire ... sudden loss of cabin pressurization, or any other situation demanding an immediate and rapid descent. The objective is to descend the airplane as soon and as rapidly as possible while not exceeding any structural limitations of the airplane. Simulated emergency…
- Chapter 18: Emergency Procedures › Emergency Landings › Types of Emergency Landings
Emergency Landings This section contains information on emergency landing techniques in small fixed-wing airplanes. The guidelines that are presented apply to the more adverse terrain conditions for which no practical training is possible. The objective is to instill ... pilot knows how to use the airplane structure for self-protection and the protection of passengers. Types of Emergency Landings The different types of emergency landings are defined as follows: ⦁ Forced landing—an immediate landing, on or off an airport…
- Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Emergency Approaches and Landings (Simulated)
where it is known that the approach cannot be salvaged), a pilot should also receive instruction on certain emergency flight deck procedures. The habit of performing these procedures should be developed to such an extent that, if an engine failure ... actually occurs, a pilot checks the critical items that might get the engine operating again while selecting a field and planning an approach. Combining the two operations—accomplishing emergency procedures and planning and flying the approach—is difficult during…
- Chapter 18: Emergency Procedures › Emergency Landings › Psychological Hazards
pilot should be aware that too many situations calling for a precautionary landing are allowed to develop into immediate forced landings, when the pilot uses wishful thinking instead of reason, especially when dealing with a self-inflicted predicament ... several factors that may interfere with a pilot’s ability to act promptly and properly when faced with an emergency. Some of these factors are listed below. ⦁ Reluctance to accept the emergency situation—a pilot who allows the mind…