Pilot Training : Pilot Ratings : commercial

Flying High Performance
Singles & Twins

by John Eckalbar

ISBN:

0961854422

Published Date:

1994

Pages:

416

Weight:

1.8lbs

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Flying High Performance Singles and Twins is written for serious pilots who wish to learn more about flying than the minimum required to pass an FAA exam. It is written for pilots who have moved beyond the simple airplanes and easy flights they were trained for, and who now find themselves in command of elaborately equipped high performance airplanes and engines that they were not specifically trained to fly.

Two comprehensive chapters on multi-engine flying. One dealing with the aerodynamics of engine-out flight, including performance, the meaning of the "ball" when an engine is out, and the importance of zero sideslip. The other offering practical advice for multi-engine survival, including special considerations regarding takeoff technique and the handling of an engine failure in all phases of flight.

2. THE NORMALLY ASPIRATED ENGINE
Determining Engine Power Output; Manifold Pressure and Power; RPM and Power;
Induction Air Temperature and Power; Altitude and Power; Reading the Power Charts;
Humidity and Power; Mixture; Detonation and Preignition; RPM and MP; Limits;
Shock Cooling; Measures of Efficiency

3. TURBOCHARGING
How the Turbo Works; Controlling the Turbocharged Engine; Intercoolers;
Emergency Procedures

4. MIXTURE
Mixture Management; Considerations for Running Lean of Peak; Spotting Engine
Problems with EGT

5. TURBINE ENGINES
The Layout of the PT6A; Engine Controls; Engine Instruments; Engine Start
and Normal Operations

6. THE PROPELLER
Propeller Efficiency; Advance Ratio; Variable Pitch Propellers; Propeller Efficiency
Maps; Thrust Horsepower Available Curves; Constant Speed Propellers; Propeller
Overspeed

7. DRAG
Why the "U" Shape for Drag?; Parasite Drag; Induced Drag; Total Drag;
using THPr Curves

8. PERFORMANCE, PART I: TAKEOFF AND CLIMB
Normal Takeoff; Soft Field Takeoff; Short Field Takeoff; Obstacles; Climb;
Cruise Climb

9. PERFORMANCE, PART II: CRUISE AND LANDING
Cruising for Maximum MPG; Rules of Thumb for Maximum Range;
Landing Performance; Balked Landing; The Pure Theory of Maximum Range

10. INSTRUMENT FLYING BY THE NUMBERS
Flying a Trip; Partial Panel

11. LIMITATIONS: AIRSPEED AND G-LOAD FACTOR
"G" Loads; Limit and Ultimate Loads; The Maneuvering Speed; Airspeed Limitations;
Gust Loads; The Combined Maneuver-Gust Envelope

12. STRENGTH, STABILITY, AND CONTROL
Weight; CG Limits; Longitudinal Stability; Control; Stick Force versus Velocity;
Stick Force versus G; Complications

13. WRITING YOUR OWN WEIGHT AND BALANCE PROGRAMS
Spreadsheet; Basic; Complications

14. MULTIENGINE AERODYNAMICS
Engine-out Climb Performance; Zero Sideslip; Attaining Zero Sideslip; Vmca;
Single Engine Stalls

15. MULTIENGINE OPERATIONS
Takeoff Planning; The Takeoff; The Initial Climb; Cruise and Cruise Climb;
Instrument Approaches and Traffic Patterns; Landing with One Engine; Single
Engine Go-Around

16. ENGINE FAILURE IN SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANES
Engine Failure on Takeoff

17. PRESSURIZATION
Typical Pressurization Layout; Controlling Cabin Altitude; Emergency Procedures;

18. AUTOPILOTS AND FLIGHT DIRECTORS
Sensors; Pilot Inputs; Display Output; Servos; Preflight; Limitations; Normal
Operations; Emergencies

19. STORM AVOIDANCE HARDWARE
Radar; Stabilization; Resolution; Tilt Management; Attenuation and Radar Shadow;
Gain; Looking at the Ground; Stormscopes and Strikefinders

20. ICING
What Does Ice Do to the Airplane?; Where are You Likely to Find Ice?; Should
You Launch into Forecast Ice?; What Should You Do When You Start to Pick
Up Ice?; To Be Legal in Ice