Last seen: Jan 21, 2026
Standard conundrum and a regular question. If you have a small island suitable for an emergency landing, say, then you can either look 25nm ahead ...
Good question and one which arises periodically. First, the quick answer. For trim sheets, (a) the loading lines for constant arm positio...
This sort of thread gives me great concern as an engineer and, in this case, a very experienced practising weights engineer - my WCA (AV1), as a sidel...
Think of ground effect as the inability of the wing/aircraft airflow downwash to descend any further than the ground surface (stands to reason - the g...
Commonsense risk management approach - Now, consider if your fuel tank is contaminated with a significant quantity of water. You drain a sa...
[b]Empty weight and oil[/b] This is an historical artefact. First, the definition of empty weight is in CAO 100.7 at The present definition ...
700m sounds good. 12m obstacle requires 240m clear space to make the 5% gradient required. With the 80m to the obstacle, we need to lose 240-80=...
[color=blue][i][b]I sat the exam this morning, 56 out of 56![/b][/i][/color] Well done, indeed, Meade [color=blue][i][b]I am trying to find a co...
Good to see it's now under control. Stjepan - glad we have that minor point of confusion resolved, now. Meade - for this aircraft and thi...
I'm giving you a hint but you are not seeing it .... 1030kg is fine but it is only half of the answer to be considered. You must ALWAYS check f...
What was your climb weight limit, again ? I don't recall seeing it mentioned in your first post .....
First off, what is the ignition all about ? You guessed it - providing a spark at the right time to get the combustible mixture in the chamber b...
Just a terminology thing. "Upper deck" refers to the supercharger/turbocharger discharge or output. Hence upper deck pressure is the discharge pre...
First point is that a sketch provides useful visual reasoning input. Second - you are almost there. Take a moment to consider the temperature devi...
An additional comment to Bob's observations, if I may. If the charts have been drawn with a bit of care, then the bottom line of the density altitu...