Landings Flashcards
What is best way to use your peripheral vision?
Moving your eyes only, not your head!
Have an aimpoint far-off in distance at end of Runway on each side!
It is ok to bleed off 5kts once below 25’ in calm conditions? true/false?
True
Your ‘over’ the fence!
What is main reference for the flare?
Look at where the Horizon intersects the side of the nose cowling
-Similar to climb PA
-Wings and Horizon= Aoa
What is a good altitude to start a flare?
10’
Go to level flight, then Tail-low touchdown
What are my priorities after touchdown?
Keep tailwheel between main gear
Keep wings level (aileron)
Stick back
Partial Flap Retraction
Keep looking outside!
In a crosswind landing should I use more aileron into wind as the speed decreases on landing rollout?
Yes
End with full aileron into wind
What helps you float?
Ground Effect
Ground is killing some induced drag at your High Aoa, by not letting wing vortices reach top of wing, i.e. more laminar flow.
When operating on backside of Drag Curve, what controls ROD?
…Power..
and Elevator controls ias via Aoa changes
What percentage of induced drag is reduced by flying at 2’?
48%
At 18’ above ground how is my induced drag reduced?
8%!
At 30’ Ground Effect vanishes…
How long should I accel in Ground effect?
Until Vx or Vy
When is ‘Spot’ landing technique most useful?
Sloping terrain or visual illusions
What are components of a ‘Spot’ Landing technique?
Constant ias
Constant aimpoint
Use throttle to control aimpoint
What is the difference between Vapp and over the Fence?
about 5 kts less
1.25 Vs to 1.15 Vs
under stable conditions
+1/2 Gusts when present!
What is the range of acceptable approach Paths?
F3 slope 3-5deg
F4 slope 2-4deg
60kts and 6deg gives XX Rod
600ft per nm
60kts is 1nm per min
600 FPM
60kts and 2deg gives XX Rod
200fpm
At 60kts groundspeed your ROD in FPM= ?
Glideslope Angle
Due to 1/60 Rule
What does my GroundspeedX5 as a ROD give?
3 deg path
What does my GrounspeedX8 as a ROD give?
=4.5deg slope, which is close to a max elevator authority flare at 1.2Vs to avoid a hard landing.
Post it note 1” above Dash is helpful as…
Aimpoint! That will be a higher PA than cruise flight, any corrections in 1/2” increments only!
Where do you put your aimpoint on short Runways?
100’ prior to Rwy (i.e. desired touchdown point) Always plan to land 100’ past aimpoint, be consistent!
What is acceptable size of my Touchdown box?
Minus 0 & +200’
When doint a short-field landing, additional briefing item?
Select a Go-Around Point
Point after which safe landing is not assured!
How much runway do I probably need beyond my touchdown point?
500’
Pitch vs. Power?
Controversy…
What controls IAS?
Pitch for ias
Power for Glide Path
When ias < L/D max <75kts
What three energy sources do I manage?
Kinetic, Potential, and Chemical
ias, alt, fuel
When you power back on approach what happens to your Pitch attitude?
Nose falls because your trimmed to an ias!
So powering back will increase your ROD when aimpoint is drifting high!
True or False? Power changes ROD on final approach?
True, Power changes will adjust my flight path with regards to aimpoint deviations.
What does using an aimpoint on surface for Pattern entry allow?
Descent to Pattern altitude prior to Pattern entry
When do you know you’ll cross a ridge?
90kts stable and ridge line is dissappearing under your nose!
Can you use the Aimpoint technique (maybe with Flaps as well) to cloud break through a small vmc hole?
Yes
What is good over the Fence Target Speed?
1.2 Vso
In calm conditions
Why must longitudinal axis be II with the movement of the airplane?
To no create a moment force that pivots the aircraft!
True or False? When the inertia of the directional of travel II the direction of motion there is a swerve Tendency?
False
So always eliminate sideward drift and or mis-alignement on landing.
True or False? Divergent centrifugal forces tend to accellerate?
True
Nip them in the Bud!
What is the kinetic energy formula?
1/2MassVelocity square
Landing fast increases likelyhood of ground loop!
What factors unrelated to the pilot can swerve an aircraft?
Uneven terrain
Bumps
Holes
Cracks
Snow Ridges
Will a taildragger minimize a develloping swerve?
As taildraggers are unstable in yaw, they will always make any yaw deviations worse unless corrected promptly.
Three likely damaged areas during a ground loop? Mags off…
Wing tip
Collapsed Gear
Prop Strike
What’s the logical limit of a Tail first landings?
Main wheels must be less than 10” off the ground, or too large a smashing motion and bounce
Why do we raise some flap after landing?
Without going heads-down? Improves WOW, better tailwheel steering and more effective Braking.
Advantages of Three-Point Landing?
Minimum Kinetic Ek
Prevents Bounce
Advantages of Tail low Landing?
Seeing better over Cowling
Save my Tailwheel
More WOW for braking
Disadvantages of a Three-Point Landing?
- Your are more exposed to Crosswinds and Gusts
- Poor Vis over the Nose
- Likely bounce if speed not dissipated prior to touchdown.
Can be a Tail Low or Tail High Landing ?
Yes
Advantages of Wheel landing?
1.Better control response to counter drift
2. Easier to Go-Around
3. Better Vis
4. More weight on wheels
What Consideration for downind checks if landing above 3000’ msl?
Don’t put mixture full rich
What caution is there when braking following a wheel landing?
Aggressive braking can flip taildragger on its back.
When do you begin to flare?
15’