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Part B Section Appendix A
A.1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................... 1
01 REFERENCES................................................................................................................................................1
02 A
IR....................................................................................................................................................................2
03 W
IND.................................................................................................................................................................2
04 S
EA BREEZES AND LAND BREEZES .....................................................................................................................2
05 V
ALLEY AND MOUNTAIN BREEZES.......................................................................................................................2
06 A
NABATIC AND CATABATIC WINDS (STAU AND FÖHN) ...........................................................................................2
07 E
FFECT OF LAND AND WATER.............................................................................................................................2
08 W
IND STRENGTH ...............................................................................................................................................3
09 W
IND DIRECTION ...............................................................................................................................................3
10 V
ISIBILITY ..........................................................................................................................................................3
11 W
AVES..............................................................................................................................................................3
12 W
AVES RELATED TO HULL LENGTH ......................................................................................................................4
13 T
IDES................................................................................................................................................................4
14 C
URRENTS AND WATER LEVELS ..........................................................................................................................4
A.2 MECHANICS OF WATER FLYING................................................................................... 1
01 FORCES ............................................................................................................................................................1
02 B
UOYANCY (HYDROSTATIC FORCE).....................................................................................................................1
03 T
HRUST / DRAG COUPLE ....................................................................................................................................1
04 H
YDRODYNAMIC FORCES....................................................................................................................................1
05 A
ERODYNAMIC FORCES ......................................................................................................................................1
06 A
SYMMETRIC EFFECTS IN TAXIING .......................................................................................................................2
07 A
SYMMETRIC EFFECTS OF WIND ON CONTROL SURFACES.....................................................................................2
08 A
TTITUDES ON THE WATER WHEN STATIONARY ....................................................................................................2
09 L
OW SPEED TAXIING...........................................................................................................................................2
10 S
AILING WITH POWER OFF ..................................................................................................................................3
11 S
AILING WITH POWER ON....................................................................................................................................3
12 P
LOW TAXI.........................................................................................................................................................3
13 H
IGH SPEED TAXI (ON THE STEP).........................................................................................................................3
14 P
ORPOISING ......................................................................................................................................................4
15 P
ORPOISING RECOVERY (GENERAL TECHNIQUES)...............................................................................................4
16 S
KIPPING (& OCCLUSION OF THE STEP)...............................................................................................................4
17 S
URFACE CONTACT WITH DRIFT ..........................................................................................................................5
18 S
URFACE CONTACT OUT OF BALANCE..................................................................................................................5
19 T
OWING THE AIRCRAFT.......................................................................................................................................5
A.3 SEAMANSHIP................................................................................................................... 1
01 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................1
02 M
ARINE EQUIPMENT ...........................................................................................................................................1
03 PBY
EQUIPMENT ...............................................................................................................................................2
04 K
NOTS ..............................................................................................................................................................2
05 B
UOYS AND MARKS ............................................................................................................................................3
06 R
ULES OF THE ROAD ON THE WATER ...................................................................................................................4
A.4 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS ON THE WATER ................................................................... 1
01 ENGINE START AND RUN UP ................................................................................................................................1
02 T
AXIING.............................................................................................................................................................1
03 S
AILING .............................................................................................................................................................2
04 H
IGH SPEED (STEP) TAXI ...................................................................................................................................2
05 P
ORPOISING ......................................................................................................................................................3
06 P
ORPOISING RECOVERY (FOR THE CATALINA).....................................................................................................3
07 T
AXIING IN CURRENTS........................................................................................................................................3
08 TAKEOFF ...............................................................................................................................
.........................4
09 P
ERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS ......................................................................................................................4
10 T
AKEOFF TECHNIQUE (NORMAL CONDITIONS) .....................................................................................................5
11 T
AKEOFF TECHNIQUE (GLASSY WATER) .............................................................................................................6
12 T
AKEOFF TECHNIQUE (CHOPPY WATER).............................................................................................................6
13 T
AKEOFF TECHNIQUE (ROUGH WATER) ..............................................................................................................6
14 T
AKEOFF TECHNIQUE (SWELLS) .........................................................................................................................7
Stichting Catalina PH-PBY Rev No: 02
01 April, 2006 Page: 1