What are the problems associated with icing?
What are the problems associated with icing?
Drag penalties (additional weight)
Less controllability
What is the environmental lapse rate according to ISA?
What is the environmental lapse rate according to ISA?
1.98°C per 1000ft
If you are outside the range of any VOR’s/NDB's, how does the aircraft know where it is?
If you are outside the range of any VOR’s/NDB's, how does the aircraft know where it is?
Via INS/IRS/GPS
How can you calculate Vref?
How can you calculate Vref?
Vref = 1.3 x Vs0 (stall speed in the landing configuration).
Can VMCG be lower than V1? Explain.
Can VMCG be lower than V1? Explain.
Yes, VMCG has to be equal to or less than V1 to ensure the aircraft could maintain runway heading having suffered an engine failure at or above V1 when the aircraft is committed to takeoff.
What is an NDB?
What is an NDB?
Non Directional Beacon, a medium range radio navigation aid that sends out a signal in all directions for an aircraft to home to.
If you are at the locator, on glide-scope, on localiser, but your altimeter is reading 500ft high what could be the cause of this?
If you are at the locator, on glide-scope, on localiser, but your altimeter is reading 500ft high what could be the cause of this?
False glide slope.
How do you get out of a spiral dive on a Cessna?
How do you get out of a spiral dive on a Cessna?
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Unload. Make sure you are no longer 'pulling G's'
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Roll wings level
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Power Reduce the power to avoid overspeeding.
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gently pull back on the control wheel to ease out of the dive.
When slowed down to a safe airspeed apply throttle as needed.
(N.b.: Do not confuse a spiral dive with a spin)
What do the abbreviations TSRA and MIFG mean?
What do the abbreviations TSRA and MIFG mean?
TSRA: Thunderstorm with rain
- MIFG: Shallow fog
Why is anhedral used instead on some aircraft?
Why is anhedral used instead on some aircraft?
Anhedral:
compensates for the wing sweep improves roll maneuverability