Title: Explain airspeed as it relates to aircraft performance.
Course: Aircraft Pilot Training I (20053-I) > Section: Interpreting Flight Instruments

Explanation should encompass concepts including

- the maximum-level flight speed for the aircraft is obtained when the power or thrust required equals the maximum power or thrust available from the powerplant
- the minimum-level flight airspeed is not usually defined by thrust or power requirement since conditions of stall or stability and control problems predominate.
- the definition of terms related to airspeed
  - maximum structural cruising speed (VNO)
  - never-exceed speed (VNE)
  - True airspeed
  - calibrated airspeed
  - color-coding on airspeed indicator.

PLT123

Process/Skill Questions:

- What does the “V” in V-speeds indicate?