To prevent ice formation on brake wheel, use as little braking as possible on taxi, this prevents moisture from heating up & refreezing on brake pads & the rotors.
Braking Action is reported for wet Runway by the following levels-
- Good
- Fair
- Poor
- Minimum
Blue Radial is marked on the Air Speed Indicator, it shows Vyse, which is Best Rate of Climb speed, with Critical engine inoperative.
- Vyse gives Best Rate of climb speed with one engine inoperative and
- It gives one engine service ceiling with Vyse & ROC of 50 feet per minute.
This ceiling is maximum density altitude at which Vyse will give a rate of climb of 50 feet/per minute.
Human performance decreases from 80oF to 900F.
Drink water in flight it prevents dehydration & replace fluids the body uses for cooling.
Avoid Soda or drinks with lots of sugar or caffeine, because they actually accelerate dehydration.
Because kidney actually requires the water to process the sugar or caffien