Professional Pilot

John Lowery

Description

Professional Pilot is about decision making: that is, the element that sets the captain apart from the rest of the crew. It is filled with the kind of insightful tips, stories, facts and mythbusting that will change how you operate as PIC. Far from your typical textbook on aerodynamics and systems, Professional Pilot takes you right up front to learn from a master turbine pilot who's been there.John Lowery combines 50 years of experience as a corporate pilot and pilot examiner with fluid discussions that probe the details all career aviators must understand. Along the way you will find a new level of understanding about day-to-day, real-world flying you thought you long understood, and gain a full indoctrination into the topics that matter when flying heavy, high, and fast.This third edition includes up-to-date cockpit and airport procedures and recent upgrades in communications and navigation equipment. FITS (FAA/Industry Training Standards) are now included, and information has been added to prepare pilots for today's state-of-the-art "TAA" (technically-advanced aircraft) and VLJs (very-light jets).Within this collection of impressive know-how, you'll uncover the vital story behind such topics as:Takeoff V-speeds, runway length requirements, and the real physics of takeoff performanceHandling runway contaminationCruising speed and fuel control in turbine aircraftDynamics of high altitude flightManaging icing conditionsSurviving emergencies such as rapid decompression and in-flight fires

Informations

• Publié par: Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.
• Date de parution: 01 décembre 2007
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781644251300
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 86 Mo

Extrait

PROFESSIONAL PILOT Thîrd Edîtîon

PROFESSIONAL PILOT Proven Tactîcs and PIC Strategîes

Thîrd Edîtîon JOHN LOWERY

Avîatîon Suppîes & Academîcs, Inc. Newcaste, Washîngton

JOHN LOWERY is a retired U.S. Air Force and commercial pilot wit more tan 13,500 ours of flying a wide variety of bot ligt and ig performance large aircraft. He taugt for ten years as an adjunct assistant professor of aeronautical science for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at te McClellan AFB campus. Currently e resides in Folsom, California.

Professional Pilot, hird Edition by Jon Lowery

Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. 7005 132nd Place SE Newcastle, WA 98059 www.asa2fly.com / asa@asa2fly.com

© 2008 Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. All rigts reserved. his book, or any portions tereof, may not be reproduced in any form witout written permission of te publiser. None of te information in tis manual supersedes operational documents or procedures issued by te Federal Aviation Administration, or aircraft and avionics manufacturers’ manuals.

hird Edition publised 2008 by Aviation Supplies & Academics. First edition 2001, Iowa State University Press.

Potograpy © Jon Lowery unless oterwise noted. Potos p. 74–76, 291, courtesy National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); p. 80, 288 and 308, courtesy Paul Bowen; p. 112, Jon Fendly; p. 176, te Raisback Group; p. 182, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); p.183, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); p. 201, Perkins & Rieke; p. 236, Alese and Morton Pecter; p. 256, 259, and 261, te National Center for Atmosperic Researc (NCAR).

Printed in te United States of America 2011 2010 2009 2008 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

ASAPROPILOT3 ISBN 1-56027-709-2  978-1-56027-709-5

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lowery, Jon. Professional pilot / Jon Lowery. p. cm. Includes bibliograpical references and index. 1. Aeronautics—Safety measures. 2. Airplanes—Piloting. I. Title. TL553.5.L69 2001 629.132'52—dc21 00-053840

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CONTENTS

Dedîcatîon.................................................................................................................. vîî Preace ............................................................................................................................îx

PART ONE:INTRODUCTION  1 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Usîng Everythîng Avaîabe ............................................................................... 3

PART TWO:THE TAKEOFF PHASE  2TWINS LIGHT Unraveîng Lîght Twîn Perormance...........................................................15  3 COMMUTER CATEGORY PERFORMANCE Evoutîonary Requîrements.............................................................................29  4CATEGORY AIRPLANES TRANSPORT Perormance Consîderatîons..........................................................................41  5TAKEOFF REJECTED The Crîtîca Importance o Decîsîon Speed...........................................57  6 SLUSH DRAG DECELERATION Can Prevent Takeof..............................................................................................69

PART THREE:THE ENROUTE PHASE  7 FLYING WITHIN THE ENVELOPE Understandîng Aîrcrat Lîmîtatîons ............................................................81  8 HIGH ALTITUDE AND HIGH MACH FLIGHT The Hazards Invoved..........................................................................................93  9UPSET TURBULENCE Hazards o Severe Turbuence.....................................................................105  10 CRUISE CONTROL Obtaînîng Best Speed and Fue Economy în Lîght Panes and Jets...................................................................................119  11ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLS JET When Your Engîne Coughs...........................................................................141

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 12 FIRE IN FLIGHT The Cock îs Tîckîng............................................................................................155  13AND DEEPSTALL PHENOMENA DEPARTURE An InDepth Look ...............................................................................................167  14ACCIDENTAL SPIN THE Avoîdance and Recovery .............................................................................. 181  15 THE ICING DILEMMA Lîmîtatîons o Icîng Certîicatîon...............................................................195  16HIGH ALTITUDE ENVIRONMENT THAT Knowîng How to Survîve...............................................................................213  17 FLYING AFTER SCUBA DIVING Scuba Do’s and Don’ts .....................................................................................229

PART FOUR:THE LANDING PHASE  18 LANDING CONSIDERATIONS More Than Meets the Eye..............................................................................241  19LANDINGS UNDERSHOOT A Persîstent Cause o Accîdents ................................................................255  20CROSSWIND TRAP THAT Avoîdîng Latera Drît........................................................................................273  21NEGLECTED TIRES THOSE The Crîtîca Importance o Tîre Care........................................................281  22STOPPED GETTING Usîng Everythîng that’s Avaîabe..............................................................289 Appendîx One Captaîn’s Prelîght Brîeing ............................................................................309 Appendîx Two Crew Coordînatîon: Sampe Standard Caouts................................311

BIBLIOGRAPHY......................................................................................................315 INDEX..........................................................................................................................317

DEDICATION

To te memory of Captain Jack Lee Isaac, Western Airlines, Inc. He started in te early 1940s as a 21-year-old fligt instructor in te World War II Civil Pilot Training program at Auburn University in Alabama. From tere e signed up wit te Navy were e first instructed, ten went to sea flying Corsairs from carriers. After a brief post-war career as a bus pilot, flying out of Ely, Minnesota, e began a lasting career wit Western Airlines. It was Jack wo gave te autor is first flying lesson at age 13. his lit te fire tat set te course to a lifetime in aviation. He was my idol trougout is lifetime.

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Lîvîng to Fy

Eartly encumbered; living to fly: Taking to wing; coming alive.

Abode in blue; furnised in wite: Carpet in terra; effortless fligt.

Gliding on sunligt; igways of air: Hum to te winds’ song; little to care.

Soar above eagles; te zepyr a foe: Casing te evening; miles quickly flow.

Talons are readied; sleekness at cost. Once more ungainly; a dimension is lost.

As te awk wit wings clipped, sooner would die: Not meant to be eartbound; living to fly.

Ricard J. Harkness

PREFACE

Wen serious pilots begin searcing for information beyond te aircraft systems training provided at most fligt scools, tey are immediately stymied by te lack of resources. Consequently, some important aeronautical information is not readily available. Yet te National Aeronautics and Space Administration; te U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force; and te manufacturers ave a wealt of information tat, to operate safely, pilots of sopisticated aircraft simply must know. A basic reference isAerodynamics for Naval Aviators, by H. H. Hurt of te University of Soutern California (available from ASA). Two oter excellent references areFly te Wingby te late Jim Webb (EAL) andHandling te Big Jets by former Britis test pilot D.P. Davies. hese too are books every serious pilot sould own. he Boeing Commercial Airplane Company as provided some outstanding studies on aircraft performance. A case in point is teirLanding on Slippery Runways, publised in te mid-1960s but still a valuable reference in te 21st century. heir study and video tape on rejected takeoffs was exceptional. Oter valuable sources are listed in te bibliograpy. National Transportation Safety Board statistics reflect a consistent accident pattern tat varies little from year to year. Takeoffs and landings are most frequently involved. In fact, tese pases of fligt are so problematic tat tey’re referred to as te critical eigt minutes of fligt — two minutes during takeoff and six minutes during approac and landing. For ligt aircraft (gross weigt 12,500 pounds or less), neiter accelerate-stop nor accelerate-go information is required by 14 CFR §91.103, Prefligt Action. In fact, ligt twins are not required to ave an accelerate-go capability, yet some of tem do. Using transport category rules as a baseline for safety, it seems obvious tat tese distances sould be te basic criterion for acceptable runway lengt. Accelerate-stop is especially important.

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