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Airport operations and procedures

Flying as it is actually done: the airport environment, the pattern, the radio, takeoffs and landings, and what to do when the engine quits.

  1. 1The preflight inspectionDocuments, the walkaround, weight and balance, and the decision to go.12 min
  2. 2The airport environmentRunway signs, markings, and lighting, read on the real Boston Logan airport diagram.13 min
  3. 3The traffic patternLegs, altitudes, entries, and right of way.12 min
  4. 4Radio communicationsPhraseology, CTAF, towered fields, and the structure of every call.11 min
  5. 5Takeoffs and landingsShort field, soft field, crosswind technique, and the go-around.15 min
  6. 6Wake turbulenceWingtip vortices from heavy aircraft: where they drift and how to avoid them.10 min
  7. 7Runway incursion avoidanceHot spots, hold-short lines, LAHSO, and sterile taxi discipline.12 min
  8. 8Emergency proceduresEngine failure, fire, and the forced landing, step by step.14 min
  9. 9Emergency equipment and survival gearThe ELT and what it does not do, what to carry over cold, high or wet ground, and the two systems that fly the airplane when the pilot cannot: the ballistic parachute and emergency autoland.14 min
  10. 10After landing, parking and securingThe flight is not over at touchdown: clearing the runway, the after-landing flow, shutdown, the postflight walkaround, and getting passengers off a live ramp.12 min
  11. 11Flight deck managementThe passenger briefing and the seat belt rule, checklists and when a memory item replaces one, baggage and loose items, automation and portable devices, inoperative equipment, and the passenger who talks at the wrong moment.13 min