Waveoff - P-330

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

T-34C CONTACT

The approach and landing at night are the same as in the daytime. Your 90 position and final

checkpoints remain the same. Vary the angle of bank and adjust power as necessary to fly from

the 90 to intercept the landing line with 1200-1500 feet of straightaway, 100-150 feet of actual

altitude, and 85/95 KIAS. Maintain 85/95 KIAS until the landing transition. Do not slow below

80/90 KIAS until commencing the landing transition.

The intended point of landing at night is on runway centerline, 500-1000 feet up the runway

from the green threshold lights. Avoid fixating on the intended point of landing. A waveoff

should be executed if you cannot touch down in the first one-third of the runway or if lined up

extremely right or left of runway centerline.

Initiating the landing transition, smoothly and continuously reduce the PCL to idle and control

your rate of descent with a smooth, continuous flare until touchdown. It is imperative that you

focus on the end of the runway vice directly over the nose. "Spotting the deck" may result in a

hard landing. Remember, at night, peripheral cues are greatly reduced requiring a continuous

scan.

After touchdown on the main gear, smoothly lower the nose to the deck. Smoothly apply power

to full forward; following engine spool-up, raise the nose to the takeoff attitude. Make a normal

takeoff by maintaining directional control with rudders and climb out at 90 KIAS FF, 100 KIAS

NF. When safely airborne and 90 KIAS, reset the power, raise the flaps, and maintain 100 KIAS

in the climbing attitude. Make heading corrections as necessary to maintain runway centerline as

you proceed upwind. When the proper interval has been established on the aircraft ahead and

you are cleared downwind by the tower (at controlled fields only), you may begin your

crosswind turn utilizing a maximum of 30 angle of bank. Look both left and right to make sure

that no one is entering the pattern and that you are actually the number one aircraft upwind. If

the preceding aircraft is full-stop, wait until it is 45 behind the wingtip.

Touch-and-go landings may be conducted with or without landing lights at the IP's discretion;

however, students should have the opportunity to practice both types of approaches. Remember,

the external landing gear indicator lights will not be easily visible to the RDO or wheels watch

with the landing lights on.

NOTE

Due to lack of ground reference points at night, attention should be

given to the effects of crosswinds throughout the landing patterns.

1504. WAVEOFF

If you take a waveoff for any reason during an approach, execute the normal Waveoff

procedures. Waveoff procedures are the same as during day operation. Maintain 100 KIAS and

climb IAW SOP/Course Rules. Turn downwind with proper interval (or as directed by the

tower).

15-2 NIGHT CONTACT FLIGHT PROCEDURES