Element: A stabilized approach, including energy management concepts
Linked questions
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When performing a rough water approach and landing in a seaplane, the airplane should be aligned
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You are on short final for a rough water landing in your seaplane (ASES). The surface has 2- to 3-foot chop with swells aligned parallel to your approach path. A 12-knot quartering headwind from the left is present. At 50 feet above the water, you have excess altitude and airspeed. Which action will best ensure a proper rough water touchdown?
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(ASES) During a rough water approach and landing, the surface wind is 24 knots from 150°. The desired ground track over the water is 090°. True airspeed on approach is 50 knots. To maintain the desired ground track using a crab, the required wind correction angle is approximately
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For a rough water approach and landing in an ASES, a stabilized approach uses a shallow glidepath of 200 feet per nautical mile. At a groundspeed of 75 knots, what descent rate maintains this glidepath as part of energy management?
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During a rough water approach and landing in a seaplane, to maintain a stabilized approach using proper energy management concepts, a pilot should
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You are preparing to land your seaplane on a coastal bay where 18-knot winds are producing 2- to 3-foot choppy waves with occasional whitecaps. The primary purpose of employing rough water landing techniques is to
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When performing a rough water approach and landing in a seaplane with a crosswind, the recommended wind correction technique is to
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A rule of thumb for seaplane operations states that rough water landing techniques must be used when the wave height exceeds 10 percent of the straight float length. For an airplane with 20-foot straight floats, what is the minimum wave height that requires the use of rough water techniques?