Knowledge pillar

Performance

How aircraft perform across the flight envelope, and how to calculate the margins that keep every phase within limits.

What you'll learn

Takeoff and landing performance

Climb gradients and obstacles

Cruise performance and range

Weight, altitude and temperature

Performance classes

Tools

Performance

Pull live temperature and QNH from any airport's METAR and get density altitude for each runway.

Mass & Balance

Check loading stays within the envelope across the flight.

Pressure & Density Altitude

Convert QNH, elevation and temperature into pressure and density altitude.