MIT 16.687 Private Pilot Ground School, IAP 2019 - Lecture 12: Aircraft Performance

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?