The Airplane- Pt. IIO/Cdt. Joseph Darcel

Control Systems

Control Systems-Ailerons

Control Systems - Ailerons

Control Systems - Elevators

Control Systems - Stabilator

Control Systems - Rudder

Control Systems – Trim Tabs

Dead Load – How much the a/c weighs on the ground

Live Load – How heavy the plane ‘feels’

Load Factor – Ratio live load/dead load◦ Expressed in “gees”

Manoeuvring Speed (Va) – The speed beyond which you may not exercise full control surface deflection. ◦ Typically the elevator

Loads and Load Factors

Loads and Load Factors

Each a/c will have three logs

◦ Journey Log◦ Technical Log◦ Pilot’s Logbook

Logbooks

Logs details of each flight◦ Time, location, duration

Technical logs are separate for each installed ◦ Engine◦ Airframe◦ Variable pitch propeller

Journey log is carried on any flight unless:◦ You are landing/taking off from the same aerodrome◦ The pilot has access to it prior to and immediately after the flight

You never take the technical log on board an a/c (why?)

All journey log entries must be maintained for at least 1 year.

NB Gliders can keep all the info of the technical log in the journey log

Journey Log/Technical Log

Occasionally, a pilot may encounter a ‘snag’- something which prevents the normal completion of the flight.

◦ It may be recorded in the journey and technical logs

Any recorded snag will ground the a/c until a certified AME signs off on it.

Maintenance Release

Do not use whiteout

You must be able to see all the info that was initially written down, even if it is incorrect

Logbook Corrections