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AQUILA AT01-200C
Section 5
PERFORMANCE
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FM-AT01-1010-106
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5.2.4
Flight Planning
The performance tables and diagrams on the following pages contain all information required
for flight planning from take-off at your point of departure to the landing at your destination.
Experience shows that the data determined during flight planning match the values achieved in
flight accurately. However, it is important that flight planning is done carefully, that the aircraft is
in a good operating condition and that the pilot is proficient.
During flight planning, it is important to be conservative when reading diagrams and rounding
values. Differences between the actual performance data of the aircraft “at hand” and the data
specified in this manual, the influence of turbulence or wing contamination can cause errors of
up to 10% when calculating range and endurance.
NOTE
Insects or other contamination on the propeller or the leading edge of the wing can significantly
reduce the performance and handling qualities of the aircraft.
The influence of altitude and ambient air temperature on performance is determined as follows:
1.
Set the altimeter to 29.92 inHg (1013 hPa) to determine pressure altitude.
2.
Using the appropriate diagrams and the ambient air temperature, the density
altitude influence can be accounted for.
CAUTION
Reset the altimeter to the appropriate altimeter setting (local QNH value) to determine altitude
above sea level.
