If you take off on a two engine airplane with no engine failure and are below VMCA, will you have directional control?
If you take off on a two engine airplane with no engine failure and are below VMCA, will you have directional control?
Yes, some directional control as we still have two functioning engines.
What does the abbreviation PAPI mean?
What does the abbreviation PAPI mean?
Precision Approach Path Indicator
At high altitudes, what speed do aircrafts climb on?
At high altitudes, what speed do aircrafts climb on?
Mach number
What would you do in the event of an engine failure below V1, and what would your initial actions be?
What would you do in the event of an engine failure below V1, and what would your initial actions be?
Assuming I'm performing single pilot operations:
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power idle,
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max brakes (and reversers if available),
-maintain directional control using rudder input,
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After coming to a full stop set parking break.
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Inform ATC 'Stopping'.
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Initiate the appropriate process to diagnose the problem (ECAM, NITS DODAR, checklists....).
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When performing multi pilot operations the actions performed by me will depend with my current role: PF, PM and/or CM1 CM2.
What is ACA/H? What ACA/H did you use? Why do we have an ACA/H?
What is ACA/H? What ACA/H did you use? Why do we have an ACA/H?
Asymmetric Committal Altitude/Height is the minimum height needed to establish a positive climb whilst maintaining adequate speed for control and removal of drag during an approach to a landing.
In the Seneca at Oxford we used 200ft AGL. At this altitude when continuing for landing you selected the landing flaps (check clear runway, on speed, on altitude, landing clearance received).
You now are committed to land, single engine G/A with flaps 40 and gear down is not possible in a Seneca.
What are wing tip vortices?
What are wing tip vortices?
Wingtip vortices are tubes of circulating air that are left behind a wing as it generates lift.
They are caused by the difference in pressure above and below the wing causing the air to 'escape' from the high pressure area below the wing to the low pressure area above the wing, by rolling around the tip of the wing. This creates a vortex that trails behind the wing.
How would you load an aircraft for max range?
How would you load an aircraft for max range?
The position of the CG directly influences the fuel consumption of an aircraft. An aft position of the CG makes the aircraft less stable, requiring less lift to be generated in both the horizontal stabilizer and wings, reducing the overall drag of the aircraft, and increasing the max range.
You want to load the the aircraft so that the CG is at, or as close as possible, to the aft limit (Without exceeding it).
What are the advantages of fuel injection vs a carburetor?
What are the advantages of fuel injection vs a carburetor?
Fuel injection provides:
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Fuel free from vaporization ice
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Better economy through metered delivery
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More responsive and efficient engine
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Less maintenance
What effect does a wet runway have on V1?
What effect does a wet runway have on V1?
V1 is lower when the runway is wet than when the runway is dry, because of the longer ASDR on a wet runway.
What clearance do MSA values give?
What clearance do MSA values give?
They provide at least 1000ft clearance over obstacles within 25NM of the homing facility.