In this lesson you'll learn to take off and land on a short runway.

ESTIMATED TIME TO COMPLETE

20 minutes

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

You should complete all of the Student, Private Pilot, and the first Commercial Pilot lessons before beginning this lesson. Reading the Ground School material before starting this lesson will help you better understand the skills being taught.

THE WEATHER

The sky is clear and there is a 15 knots wind blowing straight down the runway.

RECOMMENDED CHARTS

None

ABOUT THE FLIGHT

In this lesson, you'll begin on the ground, ready for takeoff at Cashmere-Dryden airport in Washington. After making a short field takeoff on Runway 7, you'll fly a left traffic pattern and return to runway 7 for a short field landing.

Note: Even though flying a twin-engine aircraft should require you to calculate the safe distance for takeoff if an engine fails during your departure, you can operate this aircraft on this flight with the assurance that both engines will operate normally.

KEY COMMANDS TO REMEMBER

F7 to operate flaps
G key to operate landing gear
Shift + 3 to display the GPS
Shift + 4 to display the throttle quadrant

FLIGHT CRITERIA

You'll be asked to maintain:

• Airspeed within 10 knots as assigned except on takeoff, where you need to hold a precise airspeed assignment within 3 knots, and on approach to landing where you need to remain within 5 knots of the 97-knot approach speed.
• Altitude within 100 feet as assigned.
• Headings within 10 degrees as assigned
• Bank within 10 degrees as assigned
• Propeller RPM within 100 RPM as assigned