Private Pilot for Airplane Category › IV. Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds › Task J. Glassy Water Approach and Landing (ASES, AMES)

PA.IV.J.S9

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Maintain directional control throughout the approach and landing.

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Airplane Flying Handbook p. 13-34
Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Engine Inoperative Approach and Landing
minimum airspeed to maintain. On final approach, a normal 3° glidepath to a landing is desirable. Visual approach slope indicator (VASI) or other vertical path lighting aids should be utilized if available. Slightly steeper approaches may be acceptable. However ... long, flat, low approach should be avoided. Large, sudden power applications or reductions should also be avoided. Maintain VYSE until the landing is assured, then slow to 1.3 VSO or the AFM/POH recommended speed. The final flap setting…
Seaplane, Skiplane, and Float/Ski Equipped Helicopter Operations Handbook p. 6-10
LANDING › RAMPING
Concrete boat ramps are generally not suitable for seaplanes. Water rudders should…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-15
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Crosswind Approach and Landing
Common Errors Common errors with forward slips to a landing: 1. Incorrect pitch adjustments that result in poor airspeed control. 2. Reacting to erroneous airspeed indications. 3. Using excess power while trying to lose altitude. 4. A slip ... same direction as any crosswind. 5. Poor glidepath control. 6. Late transition to a sideslip during landing with crosswinds. 7. Landing without the longitudinal axis parallel to runway. 8. Landing off the centerline. Crosswind Approach and Landing Most runways…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-26
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Power-Off Accuracy Approaches › 180° Power-Off Approach
Full flaps should be delayed until it is clear that adding them will not cause the landing to be short of the point. The pilot should never try to stretch the glide or retract the flaps to reach the desired ... landing spot. On short final, full attention is given to making a good, safe landing rather than concentrating on the selected landing spot. The approach angle used and final approach airspeed determine the probability of landing on the spot…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-20
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Turbulent Air Approach and Landing
Attempted landing in crosswinds that exceed the airplane’s maximum demonstrated crosswind component. 2. Undershooting or overshooting the turn from base leg to final approach. 3. Inadequate compensation for wind drift on final approach. 4. Unstable approach. 5. Excessive sink ... with the runway. 7. Touching down while drifting. 8. Excessive airspeed on touchdown. 9. Failure to apply appropriate flight control inputs during rollout. 10. Failure to maintain direction control on rollout. 11. Excessive braking. 12. Loss of aircraft control. Turbulent…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-3
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Normal Approach and Landing › Final Approach
drift correction is established and maintained to follow a ground track perpendicular to the extension of the landing runway centerline. This requires that the airplane be angled sufficiently into the wind to prevent drifting farther away from the intended landing ... spot. Figure 9-3. Base leg and final approach. Final Approach After the base-to-final approach turn is completed, the pilot aligns the longitudinal axis of the airplane with the centerline of the runway or landing surface…