Amazon Air MIA Runway Excursion

[///AMG]

in my series of tactical jets, only cared about gust additive for landing, and x-wind total for drag chute deployment (or not). For helos, alot
more important knowing both wind direction and strength.

Yeah ours is unique i suppose in that we fly AoA and not a reference speed. There is a way to calculate the speed associated with 8.1 AoA (on speed for the A-G), but it is just a cross check. There is no published procedure to add any speed to that based on environmental factors. I will fly a half “fast” when single engine landing at a shore field, more of a “add a couple for mom and the kids” technique rather than something actually published anywhere.

 

[Minuteman]

we fly AoA and not a reference speed

I never really thought about it; does the aircraft even have a flap handle?

 

[///AMG]

I never really thought about it; does the aircraft even have a flap handle?

Yes, with 3 positions. FULL, HALF, and AUTO. Full and Half are landing flaps, whereas Auto is equivalent to "UP" in other aircraft. Really, Full and Half trigger the FCCs into approach/landing mode with fixed leading and trailing edge flap deflections (half is 30 deg TEF, and full is 40), while Auto triggers them into cruise flight settings.......in other words the LEFs and TEFs will schedule down according to aerodynamic requirements in that realm of flight. If I'm at high AoA, they will schedule down accordingly, without any pilot input. As a pilot, you really have no idea how much they are extended or retracted there, unless I guess you were to look at the FCS page where it would tell you. Flaps will also blow up at 240 knots to retracted in any flap switch position. Field takeoffs are Half flaps, and carrier cat shots are full flaps. Landings are normally done full flaps, but you can land half flaps too.