Last seen: Jan 21, 2026
Indeed. The use of fudge factors in certification and operational requirements has a long and illustrious history. 15%, certainly, figures in...
Slopes are problematic as the values quoted are not really relevant to performance analyses. Refer to AIP ERSA Intro 9 at para 21.2for the way ASA ...
Not wishing to engage in argument at all, but a critical reading of the two cited references indicates - (a) [color=blue][i][b]Reading through thi...
[color=blue][i][b]For similar reasons that power required increases with height, wouldn't that mean that thrust required would increase aswell accordi...
Carello has given the usual story from the pilot text books but let's have a look at some real world numbers to get a check on all this theory stuff. ...
Welcome to the world of learning about things aeronautical. Speeds probably give more student engineers and pilots more headaches than anything ATC o...
[color=blue][i][b]I was told by testing officer that 15% factor is added for each unknown component on the take off charts[/b][/i][/color] Utter no...
Slope data is included in ERSA. See, for example,
[color=blue][i][b]Alternate is not included in variable calculation. However, the CPL Performance Supplement states company policy requires it to incl...
I think you've headed off up a blind valley. In effect, you have applied the variable reserve to your fixed reserve .. admirably conservative but no...
Same as an anti-servo tab. See here or here, for example,
Perhaps you might have a read through this FAA link It probably shouldn't have much more than your textbook but it might explain in a way you can re...
Rate of climb for a piston prop combination relates to how much spare power you have up your sleeve. This relates, in turn to the shape of the power...
You are asking a lot of questions which suggest that you should re-read your text book before posting. The answers generally are straightforward an...
Static stability in any axis relates to the tendency of the aircraft to want to return to the previous undisturbed condition. In respect of directio...