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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
CHAPTER 6. APPLICATION OF AERODYNAMICS TO 
SPECIFIC PROBLEMS OF FLYING 
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PRIMARY CONTROL OF AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE.. 349 
Angle of attack versus airspeed 
Rate of climb and descent 
Flying technique 
REGION OF REVERSED COMMAND. . 353 
Regions of normal and reversed command 
Features of flight in the normal and reversed regions of command 
THE ANGLE OF ATTACK INDICATOR AND THE MIRROR 
LANDING SYSTEM. . . 357 
The angle of attack indicator 
The mirror landing system 
THE APPROACH AND LANDING., 360 
The approach 
The landing flare and touchdown 
Typical errors 
THE TAKEOFF.. 365 
Takeoff speed and distance 
Typical errors 
GUSTS AND WIND SHEAR.. _. t,. 367 
Vertical and horizontal gusts 
POWER-OFF GLIDE PERFORMANCE. . 369 
Glide angle and lift-drag ratio 
Factors affecting glide performance 
The flameout pattern 
EFFECTOF ICE AND FROST ON AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE.. 373 
Effect of ice 
Effect of frost 
ENGINE FAILURE ON THE MULTI-ENGINE AIRPLANE. 376 
Effecf of weight and altihtde 
Control requirements 
Effeti on performance 
Etrect of turning flight and configuration 
GROUND EFFECT., _, 379 
Aerodynamic influence of ground effect 
Ground effect on specific flight conditions 
INTERFERENCE BETWEEN AIRPLANES IN FLIGHT.. 383 
Effect of lateral, vertical, and IongiNdinal separation 
Collision possibility