What is the purpose of a locator?
What is the purpose of a locator?
To notify the crew of the aircraft of a particular position on the IAP.
Locators have been largely replaced with Distance Measuring Equipment (DME), but they can sometimes be found associated with Outer or Middle Markers where they are referred to as Locator Outer Marker (LOM) or Locator Middle Marker (LMM).
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.
You need to uplift four tonnes of fuel, how many litres would you ask for if the SG is 0.8?
You need to uplift four tonnes of fuel, how many litres would you ask for if the SG is 0.8?
5000 litres
(4 tonnes / 0.8 = 5000 litters)
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.
Are swept wings effective?
Are swept wings effective?
Swept wings are designed to be the most effective at high speeds. At low speeds, a swept wing produces less lift than its straight counterpart.
Why don’t you use carburetor heat on the ground for long periods?
Why don’t you use carburetor heat on the ground for long periods?
Battery power to the starter motors.
What setting would you set the trim to for long range cruise?
What setting would you set the trim to for long range cruise?
Nose up
What is anhedral?
What is anhedral?
Downward inclination of a wing from the root to the tip.
What is the height of the tropopause according to ISA?
What is the height of the tropopause according to ISA?
36,090ft in ISA
What are the lift qualities of a swept wing?
What are the lift qualities of a swept wing?
Poor, because the sweep-back design has the effect of reducing the lift capabilities of the wing.