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[i]This post is a copy of that in the other threadwith a bit tacked on at the end relating to the trimsheet considerations.[/i] I guess we should...
I guess we should satisfy folks that the POH presentation you have cited is just a rework of the typical CG envelope (as weight x moment or IU) that e...
[color=blue][i][b] For the Ansett and TAA trimsheets, why are the starting line IU values so different ?[/b][/i][/color] The generic formula for a ...
The confusion probably arises from my plotting the second graphic overlaying the first when, in fact, the two are independent. If I separate them, i...
I guess we all thought about this sort of thing as students .. (a) CAO 20.7.4 definitions - take-off distance available means the distance specifie...
[i][b]First, this thread goes way beyond what the PPL/CPL student needs to know.[/b][/i] It is only here to answer some questions raised by the OP. ...
Short answer is "no, you can't be innovative with clearway". [color=blue][i][b]However...at one end of the strip it is essentially flat for miles, ...
[color=blue][i][b]How do you get this degree of accuracy ?[/b][/i][/color] First trick is to have a look at the trimsheet and compare the loading l...
Indeed, the B727, [i]per se[/i], has little relevance to PPL/CPL. However, on this occasion, it is only the vehicle for a discussion which has a mor...
A lengthy post, I’m afraid, but there’s no super short way to cover the problem you have raised. It would be far better to do this across the table ...
Suggest you post scans of the relevant sheets and we can go from there.
We certainly can explain this for you. The short (but, probably, unhelpful) answer is that your mate is correct. The nature of the long answer ...
Two considerations to add to Bob's comments .. (a) CASA's exams, especially at the higher levels, sometimes make an artform of distractors. The ...
INS is a legacy independent style system which I doubt you will find on any of the newer aircraft Types and Models. For instance, I flew the Carouse...
A little background to Bob's reply which may provide some perspective for the EOS requirement.. CAAP 92-1(1) presents a much more complex (and sens...