Welcome to our resources page which we have dubbed Pilot Points! Here is where we share free, valuable content to inform and entertain professional pilots (or pilots at heart).
21.Five Podcast, Episode 105 (65 min.)
CAVU segment begins at 22:57 (15 min.)
Video (9 min.)
CL605 recurrent class example that came up with the wrong answer. PDF download.
How to use the fuel tankering module in EFB-Pro.
Video (8 min.)
A seminar-style presentation of turbine performance issues, new TERPS criteria and fallacies and pitfalls of several commonly used methods. (If the program starts with audio only, try moving the video slider to the left a couple of times to restart presentation.) Video (60 min.)
How to use W&B and performance within the EFB-Pro for iPad app. Video (23 min.)
A look at the mysterious "Value of D."
Podcast (9 min.)
Discusses takeoff performance and the InFO letter 18014 in detail + the potential trap of runway analysis and dispelling internet myths.
21.Five Podcast, Episode 5 (72 min.)
CAVU segment begins at 18.55 (15 min.)
Do you know the new TERPs rules? They affect your every departure. Podcast (7 min.)
Should speed be reduced to V2 after engine failure? Podcast (8 min.)
Does reducing V1 improve safety on slippery runways? (Podcast 6 min.)
15% Landing Assessment: good idea or more bureaucracy? Podcast (8 min.)
An in-depth look at Runway Analysis and current FMSs. PDF download.
An explanation of how components of TERPS procedures can be used to provide OEI clearance procedures. PDF download.
How net and gross are used in performance and departure procedures. Podcast (9 min.)
The summary report produced by Society of Aircraft Performance And Operation Engineers.
PDF download.
A "tongue in cheek" yet profound cartoon series. Available for download.
A detailed explanation of the InFO letter from the FAA and how EFB-Pro meets the requirements.
PDF download.