Actual Calculated Landing Time - ACLT
A flight's frozen calculated landing time.
Landing Tips
Everyone who flies Flight Simulator--including commercial air-line pilots when they first encounter it--has difficulty landing well, due largely to the absence of vertical and/or dimensional references, the absence of natural, ...
Landing The act of bringing an aeroplane under full control into contact with the ground
Landing Run The distance between the first point of contact with the ground and the point at which the aeroplane comes to rest ...
For landing thrust must be less than drag, and lift must be less than weight.
the four forces acting on an aeroplane ...
During landing the same effects apply. A heavier aircraft has a higher approach speed (stall speed is higher) and therefore needs more runway to stop. Rule of thumb: 10% more weight means 10% more runway needed when landing.
CALCULATED LANDING TIME- A term that may be used in place of tentative or actual calculated landing time, whichever applies.
The French had difficulty landing them due to lack of proper familiarization and several were wrecked. This was said to have amused the Japanese immensely as they considered it a piece of cake to handle in the air or on the ground.
The most difficult part of the learning process, which happens to every student, is landing the Cub - every wrong way possible - before you start landing it the right way.
For CAT IIIc, the flight control computer will continue to accept deviations from the localizer and use the rudder to maintain the aircraft on the localizer (which is aligned with the runway centerline.) On landing the spoilers will deploy (these are ...
To counteract crosswinds, pilots often perform a crosswind landing to land the aircraft safely in dangerous crosswind conditions.
3. If at the moment of landing the rudder turned causing machine to swerve, or if the machine is not level, a side strain will be placed upon landing gear and the wheels will buckle (Fig. 36).
For me, it's make a note of the landing time, put fuel in the helicopter and note the gallons (it was 11.2 gallons of gas and 1 quart of oil at Van Horn), ...
Approach Gate: That point on the final approach course which is one mile from the approach fix on the side away from the airport or five miles from the landing threshold, whichever is farther from the landing threshold.
A landing with a strong crosswind is one of the most technically difficult and dangerous maneuvers in aviation, and the crab-landing technique combined with elements of other techniques is widely considered one of the best ways of handling such a ...
Insurance costs will be slightly higher for the four-seat Cherokee than for the two-seat Cessna, and definitely higher for the ground-loop-prone Cessna 140 taildragger. Any tailwheel airplane requires finesse and skill on landing to avoid a ground ...
The cords provide the necessary give and are easy and inexpensive to replace. Because of the design, a rough landing that damages the nose gear will break the bungee, sparing the firewall and engine mount provided, of course, ...
The traditional (but not the best) way to learn about landing the airplane is try it again and again until it comes out right.
FLAPS Hinged surfaces on the inboard rear of wings, deployed to increase wing curvature (and thus, lift), primarily used to control angle of descent and to decrease landing touchdown speeds.
Flaps and Slats Flaps and Slats are parts of the wing which are used during take off and landing to increase lift and drag.
Elevators Elevators are control surfaces connected to the horizontal stabilizer and are used to pitch the aircraft.
They are used on sail-planes because they can steepen the very flat glide of the aircraft, which makes landings much easier. On full-size aircraft, spoilers are also used to kill lift on landing to make sure the airplane is firmly on the ground.
Landing "T". A large symbol shaped like a letter T which is the standard indicator used on landing areas to show the direction of the wind. The cross stroke of the T is up wind. Landing T indicators may be illuminated for use at night.
 See also: Landing, Aircraft, Flight, Pilot, Speed
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