AVIA101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Wind Shear, Visual Flight Rules, Indicated Airspeed
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Increase rotation speed by ~5kts to get a proper takeoff (otherwise plane will crab: if you come back down by accident, the plane will settle sideways. Overshoot full power, carb heat cold, flaps up in stages, pitch for climb. When raindrops appear to bounce on the runway/ depressions in runway during heavy rain: if hydroplaning is suspected. Apply a little back more backpressure to get the wheels to breakthrough the film of water on flare. Only increase brake pressure as aircraft slows down. Sand, gravel, clay or mud: lengthens takeoff roll and shortens the landing roll, never hold brakes with high engine rpm and keep rpm as low as possible during taxi. Grass: absorbs shock of landing, much more tolerant to errors, offers more resistance (longer takeoff and shorter landing, if grass is wet it becomes very slippery. Increases takeoff roll: stopping distance increased significantly.
