Performance calculations require the ability to determine the current weight and state of balance of the aircraft. Check where you can find your weight and balance. When planning for takeoff, it is essential to properly plan the aircraft to ensure that the weight and balance of the aircraft do not exceed its gross takeoff weight, and to know the performance calculations to determine exactly what runway surface it will need to take off and land, how much fuel it will consume and at what altitude it will fly. These and others are essential calculations that every pilot performs before flying.
In this lesson, we'll show you how to do some of the calculations by hand, the “old fashioned way”, so you have a basic understanding. In later lessons, we'll show you how to use an iPad or other electronic flight planning apps to do the heavy lifting for you. These maneuvers are performed in order to train the pilot to compensate for the effects of the wind during the flight. This type of training is useful in emergency landings off the field, but it also provides the training necessary to fly in and out of various types of airfields.
Mastering these maneuvers is essential for obtaining a private pilot certificate and obtaining advanced pilot qualifications. These are just a few of the basic required maneuvers that a student pilot practices during private pilot training.
