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Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 11-1
Chapter 11: Aircraft Performance
Chapter 11: Aircraft Performance This chapter discusses the factors that affect aircraft performance, which include the aircraft weight, atmospheric conditions, runway environment, and the fundamental physical laws governing the forces acting on an aircraft. The performance or operational information section ... performance data, as well as the meanings of the various terms used in expressing performance capabilities and limitations. Since the characteristics of the atmosphere have a major effect on performance, it is necessary to review two dominant factors—pressure…
Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 6-2
Chapter 6: Weight and Balance › Weight › Weight Limitations
require off-loading of fuel, passengers, or baggage to some weight less than the published maximum. Factors that can affect performance include high altitude, high temperature, and high humidity conditions, which result in a high-density altitude. In-depth performance…
Risk Management Handbook p. 3-5
Chapter 3: Identifying Hazards & Associated Risks › Pilot Hazards › Aeromedical
affects thinking, behavior, and health. • Alcohol–Has the pilot consumed alcohol recently? The CFRs include a time limit (no consumption within eight hours before a flight), a quantity limit (blood alcohol must be below 0.04 percent), and a performance limit ... pilot? Fatigue may result from insufficient sleep. However, sufficient sleep only corrects acute fatigue. Chronic fatigue may involve multiple factors and requires additional analysis and remedy. Fatigue can be intensified by hypoxia as well as emotional state. While fatigued pilots…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 17-4
Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Health and Physiological Factors Affecting Pilot Performance › Treatment of Hypoxia
Treatment of Hypoxia Treatment for hypoxia includes flying at lower altitudes and…
Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 7-2
Chapter 7: Helicopter Performance › Factors Affecting Performance › Moisture (Humidity)
that affect performance are density altitude, weight, and wind. The Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, FAA-H-8083-25 (as revised), discusses these factors in great detail. Moisture (Humidity) Humidity alone is usually not considered an important factor ... calculating density altitude and helicopter performance; however, it does contribute. There are no rules of thumb used to compute the effects of humidity on density altitude, but some manufacturers include charts with 80 percent relative humidity columns as additional information…
Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 7-2
Chapter 7: Helicopter Performance › Factors Affecting Performance › Weight
Weight Weight is one of the most important factors because the pilot…