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  • Chapter 9: Flight Manuals and Other Documents › Placards › Emergency Procedures (Section 3)

    Checklists describing the recommended procedures and airspeeds for coping with various types of emergencies or critical situations are located in the Emergency Procedures section. Some of the emergencies covered include: engine failure, fire, and system failure. The procedures ... inflight engine restarting and ditching may also be included. Manufacturers may first show an emergency checklist in an abbreviated form with the order of items reflecting the sequence of action. Amplified checklists that provide additional information on the procedures follow…

  • Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual

    surface, brought on by exceeding the critical angle of attack. A stall can occur at any pitch attitude or airspeed. Standard atmosphere. At sea level, the standard atmosphere consists of a barometric pressure of 29.92 inches of mercury ... airframe, engines, and all items of operating equipment that have fixed locations and are permanently installed in the airplane including fixed ballast, hydraulic fluid, unusable fuel, and full engine oil. Standard holding pattern. A holding pattern in which all turns…

  • Glossary › Chart Supplement U.S. (formerly Airport/Facility

    with the flight crew who are involved in decisions required to operate a flight safely. These groups include, but are not limited to pilots, dispatchers, cabin crewmembers, maintenance personnel, and air traffic controllers. CRM is one way of addressing ... produce its rated horsepower. Critical angle of attack. The angle of attack at which a wing stalls regardless of airspeed, flight attitude, or weight. Critical areas. Areas where disturbances to the ILS localizer and glideslope courses may occur when…

  • Chapter 6: Flight Controls › Flight Control Systems › Spoilers

    aircraft can be operated throughout a wide range of attitudes, airspeeds, and power settings, it can be designed to fly hands-off within only a very limited combination of these variables. Trim systems are used to relieve the pilot ... assist movement and position of the flight control surface to which they are attached. Common types of trim systems include trim tabs, balance tabs, antiservo tabs, ground adjustable tabs, and an adjustable stabilizer…

  • Chapter 9: Flight Manuals and Other Documents › General (Section 1)

    safe operation of the aircraft, powerplant, systems, and equipment. It includes operating limitations, instrument markings, color-coding, and basic placards. Some of the limitation areas are airspeed, powerplant, weight and loading distribution, and flight…

  • Chapter 8: Flight Instruments › Airspeed Indicator Markings

    determine at a glance certain airspeed limitations that are important to the safe operation of the aircraft. For example, if during the execution of a maneuver, it is noted that the airspeed needle is in the yellow ... single-engine small aircraft include the following standard color-coded markings: • White arc—commonly referred to as the flap operating range since its lower limit represents the full flap stall speed and its upper limit provides the maximum flap speed…