CA.IV.F.S6FAA-S-ACS-7B · Nov 2023Skills
Establish the recommended approach and landing configuration, airspeed, and trim, and a...
Establish the recommended approach and landing configuration, airspeed, and trim, and adjust pitch attitude and power as required to maintain a stabilized approach.
Bottom line
The emphasis in a short-field approach is on configuration (full flaps), a stabilized approach with a constant angle of descent, and precise airspeed control. Full flaps are used to provide the steepest approach angle. Because of the nose-down pitching moment produced with flap extension, trim is used to offset this pitching moment.
FAA references
- AFH ch. 13 (pp. 13-21–13-22) — FAA-H-8083-3C
- AFH ch. 9 (p. 9-4) — FAA-H-8083-3C
- AFH ch. 12, Operational Procedures (p. 12-4) — FAA-H-8083-3C
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