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Another couple of points, following on from the previous post - (a) if you look carefully at the upper forward envelope line (especially on the red...
Following on from the previous post, I made a comment that the OEM datum is not always the best option. This comment only applies to graphical load...
[i][b]Q1 The greatest amount of induced drag would be produced by applying: (a) high angles of attack at high speed[/b][/i][color=blue][b] – what’...
As part of one's studies, one really needs to read ALL the AIP documentation lest you be caught out by the bits and pieces which are hidden here and t...
[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.