Lecture 12: Aircraft Performance

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MIT 16.687 Private Pilot Ground School, IAP 2019 Instructor: Philip Greenspun, Tina Srivastava View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/16-687IAP19 YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP63cUdAG3v311Vl72ozOiK25 This lecture discussed various factors affecting aircraft performance and how to predict performance for all flight phases. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at https://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at https://ocw.mit.edu 0:00 Introduction 1:09 Importance of Performance 1:56 Reminder: Thrust and Drag 2:38 Climb Performance 5:06 Climb Thrust and Power 5:33 Best Glide Ratio 6:50 Effects of Wind on Performance 7:23 Center of Gravity 10:05 Effect of Atmospheric Pressure 12:11 Determining Pressure Altitude 14:25 Determining Density Altitude 16:54 Humidity: Another Enemy 18:58 Max Convenience: ForeFlight 19:37 Computing Density Altitude Pilot Operating Manual 21:32 Other Factors affecting Performance 26:23 Runway Condition 28:39 Ceiling 29:46 Range vs. Endurance 33:45 Landing and Takeoff Performance 36:06 Landing Performance Additional Factors 40:57 Takeoff/Landing Performance Charts 41:37 Wind Components 43:37 Wind 26040KT; Rwy 29 47:04 Pilatus PC-12, Flaps 15 48:03 Why Cirrus is the best seller 48:31 Rate of Climb? 48:43 POH Table 49:02 Maximum Rate of Climb 50:21 Cruise Charts - Tabular Example 50:46 Landing Performance Example 53:03 The Easy Way 53:52 Gyronimo (not free) 55:02 Questions?
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Chapters (33)

Introduction
1:09 Importance of Performance
1:56 Reminder: Thrust and Drag
2:38 Climb Performance
5:06 Climb Thrust and Power
5:33 Best Glide Ratio
6:50 Effects of Wind on Performance
7:23 Center of Gravity
10:05 Effect of Atmospheric Pressure
12:11 Determining Pressure Altitude
14:25 Determining Density Altitude
16:54 Humidity: Another Enemy
18:58 Max Convenience: ForeFlight
19:37 Computing Density Altitude Pilot Operating Manual
21:32 Other Factors affecting Performance
26:23 Runway Condition
28:39 Ceiling
29:46 Range vs. Endurance
33:45 Landing and Takeoff Performance
36:06 Landing Performance Additional Factors
40:57 Takeoff/Landing Performance Charts
41:37 Wind Components
43:37 Wind 26040KT; Rwy 29
47:04 Pilatus PC-12, Flaps 15
48:03 Why Cirrus is the best seller
48:31 Rate of Climb?
48:43 POH Table
49:02 Maximum Rate of Climb
50:21 Cruise Charts - Tabular Example
50:46 Landing Performance Example
53:03 The Easy Way
53:52 Gyronimo (not free)
55:02 Questions?
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