Last seen: Jan 21, 2026
Some observations. Initial pilot PoF training is a bit unfortunate in that it tends to look at this area too simplistically. Generally, for a co...
Some observations .. (a) the lift curve slope changes and, IGE, one sees more lift than OGE. In addition the stall speed is reduced somewhat IGE. ...
Indeed. (a) headwind will see a better glide distance with an increased speed. (b) tailwind will see a slight improvement in glide distance with a...
With my eyes rolled up .. (c) is the option they are after. However .. "none of the above" is the better answer .. none of the options is likely to...
I don't know of any civil aviation rules, [i]per se[/i], although I have no doubt that the military will have plenty. There are a few papers on the F...
50+ years in the aero game and the term has never been seen. Either - (a) the question was a typo, or (b) the informants' memories were deficie...
I suspect the answer sought is (d) clock .. for which a pilot may carry a watch in lieu. MELs and like documents can muddy the answer for simplistic ...
I don't have the reference to look at but the calculation appears straightforward - (in minutes), (a) (85+38) will be flight fuel for two planned ...
The LHS certainly wants support. For the question, as stated, (a) is what they would be looking for. However, I guess the correct answer was lef...
Not my guidance .. I just happened to see your thread and recognised it as being the same as this one.
The answer you got on PPRuNe probably is the key ...
A bit hard to be precise without the numbers and envelope. The 172's forward limit, like the majority of light aircraft, has a constant CG at lo...