UPSET PREVENTION & RECOVERY Flashcards
PREDOMINANT NUMBER OF AIRPLANE UPSETS ARE CAUSED BY
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
MOST MULTIENGINE TURBORJET LOSS-OF-CONTROL INCIDENTS THAT ARE
CAUSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ARE BECAUSE OF:
WAKE TURBULENCE
WHEN INITIATING RECOMMENED AIRPLANE UPSET RECOVERY TECHNIQUES, THE FIRST TWO TECHNIQUES ARE:
RECOGNIZE & CONFIRM THE SITUATION AND
DISENGAGE AUTOPILOT AND AUTO-THROTTLES
NOSE-HIGH, WINGS LEVEL AIRPLANE UPSET, AFTER ACCOMPLISHING THE
FIRST TWO RECOMMENED TECHNIQUES:
APPLY UP TO FULL NOSE-DOWN ELEVATOR & CONSIDER TRIMMING OFF
SOME CONTROL FORCE
DURING RECOVERY FROM A NOSE-LOW, HIGH-BANK ANGLE AIRPLANE UPSET:
IT MAY BE NECCESARY TO UNLOAD THE AIRPLANE BY DECREASNG BACKPRESSURE
WHEN SHOULD AN UPSET RECOVERY BE INITIATED:
WHENEVER AN UNITENTIONAL EXCESSIVE DIVERGENCE FROM THE
INTENDED FLIGHT PATH AND/OR AIRSPEED OCCURES
DURING RECOVERY FROM AN AIRPLANE UPSET:
PILOT MUST BE PREPARED TO USE FULL CONTROL AUTHORITY