Title: Describe runway requirements.
Course: Aircraft Pilot Training I (20053-I) > Section: Describing Airport Operations

Description should include

- how runway requirements are derived from minimum landing and takeoff distances
- minimum landing and takeoff distances, why they are important, how they are determined, and where to find them in the AFM
- runway conditions
- obstacles
- crosswinds
- surface conditions (e.g., grass, ice)
- aircraft weight
- density altitude.

Description should also include the concept that the minimum takeoff distance is obtained by taking off at some minimum safe speed that allows sufficient margin above stall and provides satisfactory control and initial rate of climb. The lift-off speed is some fixed percentage of the stall speed or minimum control speed for the aircraft in the takeoff configuration. As such, the lift-off is accomplished at some value of lift coefficient and AOA.

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Process/Skill Questions:

- Which is larger, minimum takeoff or minimum landing distance?
- How does piloting technique need to change depending on the type of runway and any obstacles?