Monday, 15 September 2014

Take-off, Approach & Landing Circuits

Circuits are where all your preparatory work from exercises 1-11 come together, and where you will learn to land your aircraft, drawing on and honing the skills you have learned to date. This will include climbing, climbing and descending turns, medium turns, straight and level, descending, and stalling. We will begin with an outline of what circuits are, and then fill in all the details. Initially, as with almost every new exercise in flying, it can seem a little intimidating with everything that has to be learned, but just give it a little focused attention, and sooner than you may...
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Saturday, 13 September 2014

AIRSPEED INDICATOR OR TRUE AIRSPEED INDICATOR MARKINGS

AIRSPEED INDICATOR OR TRUE AIRSPEED INDICATOR MARKINGS   Airspeed indicator or true airspeed indicator markings and their color code significance White Arc- 50 - 95 - Full Flap Operating Range                                  Lower limit is maximum weight Vso in landing configuration.                                ...
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SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMINOLOGY IN AVIATION

GENERAL AIRSPEED TERMINOLOGY AND SYMBOLS KCAS-- Knots Calibrated Airspeed is indicated airspeed correctedfor position and instrument error and expressed in knots.Knots calibrated airspeed is equal to KTAS in standardatmosphere at sea level. MPH CAS-- Miles per Hour Calibrated Airspeed KIAS Knots Indicated Airspeed is the speed shown on theairspeed indicator and expressed in knots. MPH lAS-- Miles per Hour Indicated Airspeed KTAS-- Knots True Airspeed is the airspeed expressed in knotsrelative...
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