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  • Chapter 5: Flight Instruments › Flight Management Systems (FMS)

    approaches. Today, an FMS provides not only real-time navigation capability but typically interfaces with other aircraft systems providing fuel management, control of cabin briefing and display systems, display of uplinked text and graphic weather data and air/ground data link…

  • Chapter 7: Automation & Flight Path Management › Introduction

    with an autopilot. [Figure 7-1] 20573 • Aircraft pressurization systems that operate without pilot adjustment during flight. 12275 • Automated fuel management systems that operate without pilot intervention during normal operations. 12276 • Auto-throttles and digital engine controls. 12277 • Avionics systems…

  • Chapter 16: Navigation › Distance D = GS X T › Fuel Consumption

    fuel. Preflight planning should be supported by proper monitoring of past fuel consumption as well as use of specified fuel management and mixture adjustment procedures in flight. For simple aircraft with reciprocating engines, the Aircraft Flight Manual/Pilot’s Operating Handbook…

  • Glossary › Domestic Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum

    turbine engine in which the fire in the engine goes out due to either too much or too little fuel sprayed into the combustors. Flaps. Hinged portion of the trailing edge between the ailerons and fuselage. In some aircraft ailerons ... hundreds of feet) used by aircraft flying above 18,000 feet with the altimeter set at 29.92 "Hg. Flight management system (FMS). Provides pilot and crew with highly accurate and automatic long-range navigation capability, blending available inputs from long…

  • Chapter 3: Identifying Hazards & Associated Risks › Leading Accident Causes

    powerplant (SCF-PP), and fuel-related issues. These causes often signify the final result of a chain of events. However, an in-depth analysis of these accidents will often reveal inadequate risk management as a common thread. To begin with ... with an engine run-up or experiences an engine issue after maintenance, a significant hazard may exist. 11805 4. Fuel-Related–Pilots still experience fuel starvation or fuel exhaustion. Misunderstanding or mishandling the aircraft's fuel system, a lack…

  • Chapter 10: Teaching Practical Risk Management during Flight Instruction › Common Flight Instruction Risks › Environmental Risks

    Aircraft Risks Aircraft used in flight instruction may not always be under…