Takeoff Performance Quiz

Aug 31, 2019

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Dan Simpson

in Almat News, Example FW Quiz

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Take this quick quiz to test your knowledge or learn more about flying.

Question 1) What % above stall speed is VR?

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For safety reasons VR is 20% above stall speed, which gives safe margin for error ( VR is usually determined as being 1.2 × VSTALL )

Question 2) What margin would you add to your take off performance calculations for a dry grass runway with a 2% upslope?

63% or 1.63

30% or 1.30

33% or 1.33

no correction needed

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correct answer is 63% or 1.63 1.33 or 33% recommended additional safety factor for take off, plus 10% or 1.10 for a 2% upslope and 20% or 1.20 for dry grass.

Question 3) You have a fully loaded aircraft with enough fuel to perform your trip and have a reserve. However your mass and balance calculations have shown the aircraft is just beyond the forward CG limit. What should your actions be?

You can continue as long as the aircraft is below the Maximum take off weight

Not take off

Use 10 degree of flap

Set full nose up trim for take off

lean backwards on take off

Correct! Wrong!

If the aircraft is outside of the CG envelope you should not take off regardless of the take off weight

Take-off Performance

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