O/Cdt. Joseph Darcel

 Dead Load – How much the a/c weighs on the ground  Live Load – How heavy the plane ‘feels’  Load Factor – Ratio live load/dead load ◦ Expressed in “gees”  Manoeuvring Speed (Va) – The speed beyond which you may not exercise full control surface deflection. ◦ Typically the elevator

 Each a/c will have three logs ◦ Journey Log ◦ Technical Log ◦ Pilot’s Logbook

 Logs details of each flight ◦ Time, location, duration  Technical logs are separate for each installed ◦ Engine ◦ Airframe ◦ Variable pitch propeller  Journey log is carried on any flight unless: ◦ You are landing/taking off from the same aerodrome ◦ The pilot has access to it prior to and immediately after the flight  You never take the technical log on board an a/c (why?)  All journey log entries must be maintained for at least 1 year.  NB Gliders can keep all the info of the technical log in the journey log

 Occasionally, a pilot may encounter a ‘snag’- something which prevents the normal completion of the flight. ◦ It may be recorded in the journey and technical logs  Any recorded snag will ground the a/c until a certified AME signs off on it.

 Do not use whiteout  You must be able to see all the info that was initially written down, even if it is incorrect