MIT 16.687 Private Pilot Ground School, IAP 2019
Instructor: Philip Greenspun, Tina Srivastava
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This lecture discussed various factors affecting aircraft performance and how to predict performance for all flight phases.

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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 PC12, 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?