EASA 032 - Performance (ATPL)

1st Edition. — Aviationexam, 2022. — 370 p. — ISBN: 978-80-908583-4-3.The subjects Performance and Principles of Flight teach you the actual theoretical basis of flying. A pilot needs to know and understand why and how aircraft can fly. This ebook covers the general performance theory, different types of aircraft classes, and corresponding regulations. Certain chapters of this subject overlap with flight planning, especially the parts about graphs and diagrams. Many of them are used for both subjects.The first section of this ebook will help you understand a few basic regulations and the general performance theory. It explains the phases of flight like take-off, climb, cruise, descent, and landing, and the associated forces and variables. A significant part of this section is supported by graphs for a better comprehension of the described relations.The following section, strictly spoken parts two, three, and four, explains the performance of airplanes in relation to specific aircraft classes.
Consequently, this section contains the following subparts:
Performance Class B - Single engine airplanes;
Performance Class B - Multi-engine aeroplanes;
Performance Class A - CS-25 airplanes.