Being an excellent pilot, if I can fly at VMCA, do I need a V2 speed?

Being an excellent pilot, if I can fly at VMCA, do I need a V2 speed?

Yes, for safety you will need a V2 speed.

What is windshear?

What is windshear?

Windshear is a change of wind speed and/or direction from place to place, including updraughts and down draughts.

It is ussualy characterized by a strong change over a short distance. Windshear can effect the flight path and airspeed and can be hazardous.

How does a stall strip work?

How does a stall strip work?

A stall strip, usually located close to the wing root, causes the airflow to separate at a lower angle of attack and ensures that the wing root stalls before the wing tips.

What are the G-limits of the Boeing 737-800?

What are the G-limits of the Boeing 737-800?

+2.5G / -1.0G

What are the problems associated with icing?

What are the problems associated with icing?

Drag penalties (additional weight)

Less controllability

Why is there an over boost protection on the Piper PA34 Seneca?

Why is there an over boost protection on the Piper PA34 Seneca?

To protect the engine from blowing up as it is easy to open the throttles to far during take off at sea level.

What is drag?

What is drag?

Drag is the component of the total aerodynamic force parallel to the relative airflow.

Drag is generated by any body placed in a flow and it's composed of friction, form, and pressure drag.

What systems protect against a stall?

What systems protect against a stall?

Stall warning, stick shaker, stick pusher, etc...

Generically we can destinguish between systems that alert the pilot of the impeding stall, like stall the stall warning or stick shaker, and systems that try to correct the situation, like a stick pusher.

What is a moment arm?

What is a moment arm?

The distance from the datum to the point at which the weight of a component acts.

What is an orographic cloud?

What is an orographic cloud?

An orographic cloud is formed as the air rises up the slope and will often envelope the summit.

When the air is humid, some of the moisture will fall on the windward slope and on the summit of the mountain.

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