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• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 2-13
  Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › The Decision-Making Process › The 5 Ps Check

  first decision point is preflight in the flight planning room, where all the information is readily available to make a sound decision, and where communication and Fixed Base Operator (FBO) services are readily available to make alternate travel plans ... second easiest point in the flight to make a critical safety decision is just prior to takeoff. Few pilots have ever had to make an “emergency takeoff.” While the point of the 5P check is to help the pilot…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 5-37
  Chapter 5: Aerodynamics of Flight › Load Factors › Vg Diagram

  damage is incurred. Operation above the limit load factor must be avoided in normal operation. There are two other points of importance on the Vg diagram. One point is the intersection of the positive limit load factor and the line ... maximum positive lift capability. The airspeed at this point is the minimum airspeed at which the limit load can be developed aerodynamically. Any airspeed greater than this provides a positive lift capability sufficient to damage the aircraft. Conversely, any airspeed…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 10-5
  Chapter 10: Weight and Balance › Control › Principles of Weight and Balance Computations

  distributing this weight in such a manner that the entire mass of the loaded aircraft is balanced around a point (CG) that must be located within specified limits. The point at which an aircraft balances can be determined by locating ... which is, as stated in the definitions of terms, the imaginary point at which all the weight is concentrated. To provide the necessary balance between longitudinal stability and elevator control, the CG is usually located slightly forward of the center…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 12-14
  Chapter 12: Weather Theory › Atmospheric Stability › Methods by Which Air Reaches the Saturation Point

  Methods by Which Air Reaches the Saturation Point If air reaches the saturation point while temperature and dew point are close together, it is highly likely that fog, low clouds, and precipitation will form. There are four methods by which ... reach the saturation point. First, when warm air moves over a cold surface, the air temperature drops and reaches the saturation point. Second, the saturation point may be reached when cold air and warm air mix. Third, when air cools…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 10-4
  Chapter 10: Weight and Balance › Control › Terms and Definitions

  empty weight plus the weight of optional and special equipment that have been installed. • Center of gravity (CG)—the point about which an aircraft would balance if it were possible to suspend it at that point. It is the mass ... center of the aircraft or the theoretical point at which the entire weight of the aircraft is assumed to be concentrated. It may be expressed in inches from the reference datum or in percent…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. G-33
  Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual

  approach to the runway. A pilot on the correct glideslope will see red lights over white lights. Visual descent point (VDP). A defined point on the final approach course of a nonprecision straight-in approach procedure from which normal descent ... from the MDA to the runway touchdown point may be commenced, provided the runway environment is clearly visible to the pilot. Visual flight rules (VFR). Flight rules adopted by the FAA governing aircraft flight using visual references. VFR operations…