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

    control column and/or rudder pedals may be limited. The purpose of these design limits is to prevent the pilot from inadvertently overcontrolling and overstressing the aircraft during normal maneuvers…

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

    such a breakdown. Uncaging. Unlocking the gimbals of a gyroscopic instrument, making it susceptible to damage by abrupt flight maneuvers or rough handling. Uncontrolled airspace. Class G airspace that has not been designated as Class ... should remember there are VFR minimums which apply to this airspace. Underpower. Using less power than required for the purpose of achieving a faster rate of airspeed change. United States Terminal Procedures Publication (TPP). Booklets published in regional format…

  • Glossary › Domestic Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum

    opening near the leading edge of a wing that ducts air onto the top surface of the wing. Its purpose is to increase lift at higher angles of attack. FL. See flight level. Flameout. A condition in the operation ... Basic maneuvers, flown by reference to the instruments rather than outside visual cues, for the purpose of practicing basic attitude flying. The patterns simulate maneuvers encountered on instrument flights such as holding patterns, procedure turns, and approaches…

  • Chapter 5: Aerodynamics of Flight › Aircraft Design Characteristics

    pressures more slowly. These features can be designed into an aircraft to facilitate the particular purpose of the aircraft by considering certain stability and maneuvering requirements. The following discussion summarizes the more important aspects of an aircraft’s stability, maneuverability…

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

    purpose of these design limits is to prevent the pilot from inadvertently overcontrolling and overstressing the aircraft during normal maneuvers. A properly designed aircraft is stable and easily controlled during normal maneuvering. Control surface inputs cause movement about the three…

  • Chapter 10: Weight and Balance › Balance, Stability, and Center of Gravity › Control

    beyond the forward limit may result in nose heaviness, making it difficult or impossible to flare for landing. Manufacturers purposely place the forward CG limit as far rearward as possible to aid pilots in avoiding damage when landing. In addition ... limit is the most rearward position at which the CG can be located for the most critical maneuver or operation. As the CG moves aft, a less stable condition occurs, which decreases the ability of the aircraft to right itself…