CA.X.B.S1a
SkillConfigure the airplane in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations, in the absence of the manufacturer’s recommendations, then at safe single-engine speed (VSSE/VYSE), as appropriate, and:
Landing gear retracted
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- Chapter 12: Transition to Complex Airplanes › Retractable Landing Gear › Approach and Landing
runway before any levers or switches are operated. This technique greatly reduces the chance of inadvertently retracting the landing gear while on the ground. Wait until after rollout and clearing the runway to focus attention on the after-landing checklist ... These include pilots that have: ⦁ Neglected to extend landing gear ⦁ Inadvertently retracted landing gear ⦁ Activated gear but failed to check gear position ⦁ Misused emergency gear system ⦁ Retracted gear prematurely on takeoff ⦁ Extended gear too late These mistakes are not only…
- Chapter 12: Transition to Complex Airplanes › Retractable Landing Gear
soon as practicable. It is very important to ensure that corrective maintenance is undertaken following any turbocharger malfunction. Retractable Landing Gear The primary benefits of being able to retract ... landing gear are increased climb performance and higher cruise airspeeds due to a decrease in drag after gear retraction. Retractable landing gear systems may be operated either hydraulically or electrically or may employ a combination of the two systems. Warning…
- Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Engine Inoperative Flight Principles › ⦁ All propeller controls in the recommended takeoff position throughout VMC determination
increases as weight is reduced. [Figure 13-13] Figure 13-13. Effect of CG location on yaw. ⦁ Landing gear retracted (section 23.149(b)(4)). VMC increases when the landing gear is retracted. Extended landing gear aids directional stability, which tends…
- Chapter 7: Aircraft Systems › Hydraulic Systems › Fixed and Retractable Landing Gear
Fixed and Retractable Landing Gear Landing gear can also be classified as either fixed or retractable. Fixed landing gear always remains extended and has the advantage of simplicity combined with low maintenance. Retractable landing gear is designed to streamline ... differential braking. During ground operations, differential braking can supplement nosewheel/tailwheel steering. Figure 7-38. Tailwheel landing gear. Figure 7-39. Fixed (left) and retractable (right) gear airplanes. Pressurized Aircraft Aircraft are flown at high altitudes for two reasons. First…
- Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual
operating speed. The maximum speed for extending or retracting the landing gear if using an airplane equipped with retractable landing gear. VMC. Minimum control airspeed. This is the minimum flight speed at which a light, twin-engine airplane…
- Chapter 18: Emergency Procedures › Flight Control Malfunction/Failure › Landing Gear Malfunction
extend, the pilot has the option of landing on the available gear legs or landing with all the gear legs retracted. Landing on only one main gear usually causes the airplane to veer strongly in the direction of the faulty ... course of action. If the pilot elects to land with one main gear retracted (and the other main gear and nose gear down and locked), the landing should be made in a nose-high attitude with the wings level…