Flight Profile
For this exercise – flying by the numbers – the scenario is a normal flight:
- takeoff
- climb
- cruise
- descent
- approach
Later we can elaborate, adding flap and gear to the approach phase, for example.
Why Fly by the Numbers?
P + P = PP (Pitch + Power = Predictable Performance)
- Is flying by the numbers a widely recognized technique?
- Does it apply to all aircraft types?
- Why not just fly the appropriate IAS?
- What is the easiest way to fly an accurate IAS?
Is the power constant when you are Flying by the Numbers?
- What about climb?
- What about descent? What happens to the power as you descend? Why?
- What about approach?
Is the attitude constant when you are Flying by the Numbers?
- What about climb? What happens to the attitude as you climb? Why?
- What about descent?
- What about approach?
Can you take the Flying by the Numbers technique with you to a new type?
- What remains the same?
- What is different?