What are the problems associated with icing?
What are the problems associated with icing?
Drag penalties (additional weight)
Less controllability
Where does a swept wing stall first?
Where does a swept wing stall first?
At the tip
The tailplane of a Seneca has an elevator and a trim tab, what does a Boeing 737 have?
The tailplane of a Seneca has an elevator and a trim tab, what does a Boeing 737 have?
The Boeing 737 has an all moving horizontal stabilizer.
What is tire creep, and is it important?
What is tire creep, and is it important?
Tire creep is the tendency of the tire to rotate slowly around the wheel hub as a result of a millisecond landing friction on the tire before wheel spin occurs.
Yes, it is important because if there is too much creep the tire can tear out the inflation valve and cause the tire to burst.
What are wing tip vortices?
What are wing tip vortices?
Wingtip vortices are tubes of circulating air that are left behind a wing as it generates lift.
They are caused by the difference in pressure above and below the wing causing the air to 'escape' from the high pressure area below the wing to the low pressure area above the wing, by rolling around the tip of the wing. This creates a vortex that trails behind the wing.
What would you do in the event of an engine failure below V1, and what would your initial actions be?
What would you do in the event of an engine failure below V1, and what would your initial actions be?
Assuming I'm performing single pilot operations:
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power idle,
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max brakes (and reversers if available),
-maintain directional control using rudder input,
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After coming to a full stop set parking break.
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Inform ATC 'Stopping'.
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Initiate the appropriate process to diagnose the problem (ECAM, NITS DODAR, checklists....).
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When performing multi pilot operations the actions performed by me will depend with my current role: PF, PM and/or CM1 CM2.
What is radiation fog?
What is radiation fog?
Radiation fog forms on cloudless nights with only very light winds and high relative humidity when the cold ground cools the air above it to its dew point causing condensation (fog).
Usually occurs inland in valleys and low lying areas (as these areas tend to have more moisture) and usually occurs in a high pressure system.
What is ACA/H? What ACA/H did you use? Why do we have an ACA/H?
What is ACA/H? What ACA/H did you use? Why do we have an ACA/H?
Asymmetric Committal Altitude/Height is the minimum height needed to establish a positive climb whilst maintaining adequate speed for control and removal of drag during an approach to a landing.
In the Seneca at Oxford we used 200ft AGL. At this altitude when continuing for landing you selected the landing flaps (check clear runway, on speed, on altitude, landing clearance received).
You now are committed to land, single engine G/A with flaps 40 and gear down is not possible in a Seneca.
What do airplanes have to guard against reaching Mcrit?
What do airplanes have to guard against reaching Mcrit?
Barber pole on the ASI, flying at a Mach number at altitude and audible warnings.
What is an NDB?
What is an NDB?
Non Directional Beacon, a medium range radio navigation aid that sends out a signal in all directions for an aircraft to home to.