Special Emphasis Flashcards
What does positive aircraft control mean?
Positive Control means you are undeniably the sole controller of the aircraft. You know you are in control because of PIC designation at the beginning of the flight , or the Three point exchange.
How do you practice positive exchange of flight controls?
“Your controls, My controls, Your controls”, “My controls, Your Controls, My controls” This is important so it is always known exactly who is flying the plane.
What is Situational Awareness (SA)?
Knowing exactly what the circumstances of the flight are, both inside and outside the aircraft.
Why is loss of SA dangerous?
Loss of Situational Awareness is dangerous because this means you are ignorant of vital information needed to keep the flight safe.
What problems might occur if a pilot were to fixate on one source for information and ignore other sources?
Fixation will result in loss of SA because you are not scanning and could miss possible indications from other instruments that are important to flight.
What resources are available to maintain SA?
Resources available: Instruments, Visual Scan, GPS,iPad, Charts, ATC…
What does collision avoidance mean?
Remaining vigilant in scanning so that you are never so close to another airplane/vehicle/object/etc as to make a collision hazard.
Who is responsible for collision avoidance?
The PIC is responsible for collision avoidance.
What measures can you take to to reduce the risk of collision?
Adhere to all rules and ATC instructions, maintain a good scan, ATC assistance, copilots, good communication.
What is wake turbulence?
Air vortices that spiral off of a wing as a byproduct of lift.
Where might wake turbulence be encountered?
Can be encountered anywhere behind another aircraft, but most commonly experienced on approach and departure and airport environment.
Explain how wake turbulence occurs and the effect of other aircraft.
Air vortices spiral up and around wing tip edges, rotating inwards towards the plane. They drift with the wind, and a light quartering tailwind is when they are most likely to remain on runway.
When is wake turbulence at its greatest?
When an aircraft is Heavy, Clean, and slow.
How do you avoid wake turbulence?
On Approach, stay above preceding aircraft’s flight path and land beyond its touchdown point.On Departure, lift off before preceding aircraft’s rotation point, and stay above flight path( or ask atc for an early turn). Or ask ATC if you can wait 3 minutes before departing to let it clear.
What is a LAHSO?
Land And Hold Short Operations: When an aircraft is to land on a runway, and stop prior to reaching an intersecting runway. They can be issued whenever there are intersecting runways. PIC always has final authority in accepting LAHSO, but once accepted, PIC MUST follow it.
