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  • Chapter 11: Aircraft Performance › Performance Charts

    Performance Charts Performance charts allow a pilot to predict the takeoff, climb, cruise, and landing performance of an aircraft. These charts, provided by the manufacturer, are included in the AFM/POH. Information the manufacturer provides on these charts has been gathered ... while using average piloting skills, and with the aircraft and engine in good working order. Engineers record the flight data and create performance charts based on the behavior of the aircraft during the test flights. By using these performance charts…

  • Chapter 9: Techniques of Flight Instruction › Demonstration-Performance Training Delivery Method › Learner Performance and Instruction Supervision Phases

    Demonstration Phase The instructor demonstrates the actions necessary to perform a skill and may describe the actions simultaneously. The instructor avoids extraneous activity as much as possible so that learners get a clear understanding of the task ... closely conform to the explanation, this deviation should be immediately acknowledged and explained. Figure 9-6. The demonstration-performance method of teaching has four essential phases. Learner Performance and Instruction Supervision Phases As discussed in Chapter 5, The Teaching Process…

  • Appendix B: Acronyms, Abbreviations, and NOTAM Contractions

    navigational aids ENG—engine ENRT—en route ENTR—entire EOF—emergency Operating Facility EPA—Environmental Protection Agency EPS—Engineered Performance Standards EPSS—enhanced packet switched service ERAD—en route broadband radar ESEC—en route broadband secondary radar ESF—extended superframe ... Communications Commission FCLT—freeze calculated landing time FCOM—FSS radio voice communications FCPU—Facility Central Processing Unit FDAT—flight data entry and printout (FDEP) and flight data service FDC—flight data center FDE—flight data entry FDEP—flight data entry…

  • Chapter 9: Flight Manuals and Other Documents › Placards › Performance (Section 5)

    appropriate checklists when available. Consistent adherence to approved checklists is a sign of a disciplined and competent pilot. Performance (Section 5) The Performance section contains all the information required by the aircraft certification regulations and any additional performance information ... manufacturer deems important to pilot ability to safely operate the aircraft. Performance charts, tables, and graphs vary in style, but all contain the same basic information. Examples of the performance information found in most flight manuals include a graph…

  • Chapter 9: Techniques of Flight Instruction › Demonstration-Performance Training Delivery Method › Explanation Phase

    Demonstration-Performance Training Delivery Method The demonstration-performance training delivery method was discussed briefly in Chapter 5, The Teaching Process, but the following in-depth discussion is geared to the flight instructor. This training method has been ... very effective in teaching kinesthetic skills so flight instructors find it valuable in teaching procedures and maneuvers. The demonstration-performance method is divided into four phases: explanation, demonstration, learner performance with instructor supervision, and evaluation. [Figure 9-6] Explanation Phase…

  • Chapter 5: The Teaching Process › Demonstration-Performance Method

    group, as necessary, to keep it on track or to encourage everyone in the group to participate. Demonstration-Performance Method Best used for the mastery of mental or physical skills that require practice, the demonstration-performance method is based ... flight instructor who uses it in teaching piloting skills. Every instructor should recognize the importance of learner performance in the process. Early in demonstration and performance lesson, the instructor should identify the most important learning outcomes. Next, explain and demonstrate…