Landing

Question 1

Should a normal 2 bar VASI be trusted?

Answer 1

No, it can provide reference initially, but will result in your main wheels being too low over the threshold if you follow a 2 bar VASI. Use a visual aiming point instead.

Question 2

With a 3 bar VASI, what is the indication when you are on glidepath?

Answer 2

1 red 2 white.

Top bar: red
Middle bar: white
Bottom bar: white

Question 3

Can a PAPI be trusted?

Answer 3

Yes. Normal use of a PAPI (2 white 2 red) will be a normal glidepath.

Question 4

What is the simplified “stable approach criteria”?

Answer 4

-On flight path
-On speed
-Configured for landing

Question 5

For a non-ILS, what is the stable criteria regarding the glide path?

Answer 5

+/- 75’

Question 6

What is a good pitch attitude to be at on final?

Answer 6

2 degrees for flaps 25

1 degree for flaps 30

Question 7

What is a good N1 for final approach?

Answer 7

Flaps 25: 58-62%

Flaps 30: 65-70%

Question 8

What does the airspeed trend arrow indicate?

Answer 8

10 seconds prediction

Question 9

When should you disconnect the autopilot on an approach to establish manual control prior to the flare?

Answer 9

300-600’ AFE

Question 10

When should you initiate the flare?

Answer 10

Full flare at 30’

However initiate slight backpressure at 50’

Question 11

When should you focus your sight to all the way down the runway?

Answer 11

When the threshold disappears under the nose (about the “50” callout)

Question 12

When do you smoothly retard the thrust to idle?

Answer 12

At 30’, initiation of the flare

Question 13

What do you do regarding the nose wheel after main gear touchdown?

Answer 13

Do not hold the nose off, smoothly relax backpressure and fly it to the ground. Do not push forward, but let it go and fly it to the ground. Then apply light forward pressure.

Question 14

When do you deploy reverse thrust?

Answer 14

Upon main gear touchdown

Question 15

After minimums, primary glideslope should be maintained by:

Answer 15

The visual indicator (VASI/PAPI)

Question 16

When do you enter ground effect? What does this require?

Answer 16

About 100’. Requires a slight nose down pitching moment

Question 17

Should you ever use aerodynamic braking?

Answer 17

NO. You will tail strike. Fly that nose down right away.

Question 18

Sideslip only (zero crab touchdown) landings should not be done with crosswinds in excess of ____.

Answer 18

20 knots

Question 19

Pod strike occurs at about ___

Answer 19

5 degrees bank

Question 20

During a crosswind, when should you decrab? When should you land in a slight crab?

Answer 20

Decrab during flare, about 30’. Land in a partial crab when crosswind over 20 knots

Question 21

When do you close the reverse thrust levers?

Answer 21

IT DEPENDS. DO NOT BE IN A RUSH. It is far better to keep them deployed at reverse idle for too long, than to close them too early. Closing them too early will create excessive forward thrust if the N1 has not spooled down to 35-40%. Generally, once at taxi speed and N1 is stable, close them.

Question 22

Is there any advantage to kicking off the autobrakes early?

Answer 22

NO. Unless you need to override them, let them decelerate you to taxi speed.