Takeoff and Landing Variations

Question 1

What direction should the control wheel be relative to a crosswind? As speed increases on takeoff roll?

Answer 1

Full into the wind / Reduce aileron pressure slowly from full

Question 2

What direction should the rudder be relative to a crosswind?

Answer 2

Against the crosswind to prevent the tail from weathervaning or turning into the wind

Question 3

What difference in airspeed should be done with takeoffs in a crosswind?

Answer 3

Higher than normal takeoff speed

Question 4

What should be done with the aircraft after crosswind takeoff?

Answer 4

Keep the aircraft in a side slip

Question 5

What flap settings need to happen on crosswind landings for downwind, base, and final?

Answer 5

10 / 10 / 20

Question 6

What should be done on a crosswind approach?

Answer 6

Wind into the wing lowered, opposite rudder applied

Question 7

In a side slip, what is controlled with the aileron? What is controlled with the rudder?

Answer 7

Drift is controlled with aileron
Heading is controlled with rudder

Question 8

What landing gear is touchdown in a crosswind landing?

Answer 8

Upwind landing gear

Question 9

When using a crab for approach, when is a sideslip used?

Answer 9

Right before touchdown

Question 10

When would a no flaps landing be used?

Answer 10

High wind speed or flap lowering problem

Question 11

What should be done on the base leg if you appear too high? Too low? (no flaps)

Answer 11

Too high - turn away from the runway
Too low - turn in to the runway

Question 12

What happens to airspeed and descent angle with a no flaps approach? Landing roll length?

Answer 12

Airspeed is higher
Descent angle lower
Longer landing roll

Question 13

What is a forward slip used for? Why does it work?

Answer 13

If you are high and need to lose altitude on approach / final
Why - It increase the cross section of the aircraft, increase drag, and increases rate of descent

Question 14

How is a forward slip made?

Answer 14

Lower the wing into the direction of the slip, and apply opposite rudder. The nose should be raised to keep the airspeed from increasing

Question 15

How should a forward slip be made with a crosswind?

Answer 15

With the upwind wing pointed down

Question 16

What should be done if the landing is in doubt?

Answer 16

Go around for another approach

Question 17

How should a go around be done?

Answer 17

Full power, nose up or level, flaps up to 20 degrees, with the rate of descent stopped, raise flaps to takeoff position

Question 18

Why is it important to raise the flaps slowly and in small increments during a go around?

Answer 18

You could lose too much lift at once and settle on the ground

Question 19

What should be done if the round out is done too high?

Answer 19

Release back pressure on elevator, hold pitch constant, allow airspeed to reduce to the point or altitude descent, continue rollout adding power if needed to avoid too rapid of a descent

Question 20

How do you deal with a late or rapid round out?

Answer 20

Add power and land normally if there is enough runway

Question 21

What should you do if you see you cannot land in the first third of the runway?

Answer 21

Go around