Takeoff and Landing Performance Discussion

ASCI 309

Discussion 1

For this module week’s discussion, compare and contrast environmental factors and weight and balance factors that affect takeoff and landing performance. Discuss one accident caused by one of those factors and how it could have been mitigated. Ensure the factor was a direct cause of the incident and not just a side issue. Try to stay away from a total “pilot error issue.”

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For this assignment, first, review the following video, which is a good example of the difference between POH calculated takeoff and landing performance data versus the actual takeoff and landing performance data.

Reality Check: ForeFlight’s Takeoff and Landing Performance (4:14/YouTube)Links to an external site.

Write a paper in which you consider why we would see a difference between POH calculated takeoff and landing performance data versus the actual takeoff and landing performance data. Show examples from Chapters 8 and 9 of your text using the takeoff and landing graphs/performance tables. Discuss and support numerically (where appropriate) takeoff and landing performance and data.

These areas from the textbook may guide you:

• Takeoff Considerations
  • Environmental change of conditions
  • Obstacles
  • Slopes
  • Runway Condition
  • Surface Contamination
• Landing Considerations – You can use the equations for the following performance factors using equations from our course text to help to support your paper:
  • Approach speed for a selected landing weight
  • Drag during landing
    • Total drag at touchdown (stall speed)
    • Average drag during landing roll (based on total drag at stall speed – Resources and Inputs)
  • Residual thrust
    • Residual power based on the rated power of the aircraft
    • Thrust at touchdown
    • Average thrust during the landing roll
  • Average deceleration during the landing roll
  • Length of the landing roll

These points may be explained numerically where appropriate:

• Influence of altitude on landings
  • Influence on landing speeds
  • Influence on landing distances
• Difference between landing roll length (as calculated above) and landing distance (as published in a POH)
• Influence of landing conditions such as runway material and surface condition, runway slope, wind conditions
• Influence of weight on landings
  • Influence on landing speeds
  • Influence on landing distances

Conduct research using the Hunt Library. Your paper should be a minimum of 500 words and in APA format. Ensure that you cite your references.

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