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China Eastern Flight Training Materials: Flight Management Series Lecture Hall

I came across some extremely professional materials on WeChat, so I simply had to share them here for everyone to learn from together.

Flight Management Series Lecture Flight Management Series Lecture (Continued)

Special thanks to the instructor, Mr. Zhou Xiaoqing, from the Flight Technique Management Department of Shanghai Eastern Flight Training Co., Ltd., China Eastern Airlines.

Lecture 1 — Flight Elements

Lecture 2 — Aircraft

Lecture 3 — Control

Lecture 4 — Manual Operation — Go-Around

Lecture 5 — Control and Go-Around 1

Lecture 6 — Control — Go-Around 2

Lecture 7 — Learning Methods and Practice

To prevent runway overruns, you must know these points

Brakes provide the greatest deceleration effect. Compared to manual braking, auto-braking—besides being automatic—is smoother and maintains a constant deceleration rate, which improves passenger comfort.

Speed brakes have the second greatest deceleration effect. When deployed, they not only increase the aircraft’s aerodynamic Drag but also disrupt airflow to reduce Lift, potentially even generating negative Lift. This greatly increases the normal force acting on the wheels, thereby increasing the friction between the wheels and the runway surface. Deploying reverse thrust can release the speed brakes.

Reverse thrust has the smallest effect. Using reverse thrust not only reduces the landing distance but also reduces braking intensity, which helps extend the service life of brake pads and tires. For a 737 aircraft, it reduces the landing distance by only about 2% on a dry Runway, increasing to about 5% on a wet Runway, and rising to about 10% on a contaminated Runway.