CH.V.B.S3
SkillDetermine wind direction with or without visible wind direction indicators.
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- Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Wind Direction Indicators
Wind Direction Indicators It is important for a pilot to know the direction of the wind. At facilities with an operating control tower, this information is provided by ATC. Information may also be provided ... receive and broadcast on this frequency. When none of these services is available, it is possible to determine wind direction and runway in use by visual wind indicators. A pilot should check these wind indicators even…
- Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual
system (DGPS) that improves the accuracy of the system by determining position error from the GPS satellites, then transmitting the error, or corrective factors, to the airborne GPS receiver. Wind correction angle (WCA). The angle between the desired track ... keep the aircraft tracking over the desired track. Wind direction indicators. Indicators that include a wind sock, wind tee, or tetrahedron. Visual reference will determine wind direction and runway in use. Zone of confusion…
- Chapter 13: Effective Aeronautical Decision-Making › Single-Pilot Resource Management
access to a current wind report, should that pilot pick an approach path based on the direction of wind information received from an earlier weather brief? Making an approach into a confined area with a tailwind ... resources such a smoke, trees, and water on a pond to help him or her accurately determine which direction the winds are coming from. Pilots should never leave flying up to chance and hope for the best. Many…
- Chapter 6. Emergency Procedures › Section 3. Distress and Urgency Procedures › 6-3-3. Ditching Procedures
water. These appear as long streaks up and down wind. Some persons may have difficulty determining wind direction after seeing the streaks on the water. Whitecaps fall forward with the wind but are overrun ... foam is sliding backward. Knowing this, and by observing the direction of the streaks, the wind direction is easily determined. Wind velocity can be estimated by noting the appearance of the whitecaps, foam and wind…
- Chapter 10. Helicopter Operations › Section 2. Special Operations › 10-2-3. Landing Zone Safety
referred to as the “high reconnaissance” maneuver. f. Wind Direction and Touchdown Area 1. Determine from which direction the wind is blowing. Helicopters normally land and takeoff into the wind. 2. If contact…
- LANDING AREA RECONNAISSANCE AND PLANNING
judgments about the safety and suitability of the landing area, evaluate the characteristics of the water surface, determine wind direction and speed, and choose a landing direction. It is rare for active airport runways to be used…