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Soft-Field Approach and Landing:
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Knowledge:
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A stabilized
approach, to include energy management concepts
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Effects of atmospheric
conditions, including wind, on approach and
landing performance
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Wind correction
techniques on approach and landing
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Risk Management:
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Selection of
runway based on pilot capability, airplane performance
and limitations,
available distance, and wind
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Effects of:
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Crosswind
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Windshear
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Tailwind
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Wake turbulence
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Runway surface/condition
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Planning for:
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Go-around and
rejected landing
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Land and hold
short operations (LAHSO)
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Collision hazards,
to include aircraft, terrain, obstacles, wires,
vehicles, persons, and
wildlife
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Low altitude
maneuvering including stall, spin, or CFIT
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Distractions,
loss of situational awareness, and/or improper
task management
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Skills:
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Complete the
appropriate checklist
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Make radio calls
as appropriate
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Ensure the airplane
is aligned with the correct/assigned runway
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Scan the landing
runway and adjoining area for traffic and obstructions
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Select and aim
for a suitable touchdown point considering the
wind, landing surface, and
obstructions
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Establish the
recommended approach and landing configuration
and airspeed, and adjust pitch attitude and
power as required to maintain a stabilized approach.
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Maintain manufacturer’s
published airspeed or in its absence not more
than 1.3 VSO, +10/-5 knots
with gust factor applied
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Maintain directional
control and appropriate crosswind correction
throughout the approach
and landing
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Make smooth,
timely, and correct control inputs during the
round out and touchdown, and, for tricycle gear
airplanes, keep the nose wheel off the surface
until loss of elevator effectiveness
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Touch down at
a proper pitch attitude with minimum sink rate,
no side drift, and with the airplane’s
longitudinal axis aligned with the center of
the runway
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Maintain elevator
as recommended by manufacturer during rollout
and exit the “soft” area at a speed
that would preclude sinking into the surface
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Execute a timely
go-around if the approach cannot be made within
the tolerances specified above or for any other
condition that may result in an unsafe approach
or landing
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Maintain proper
position of the flight controls and sufficient
speed to taxi while on the soft surface
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