How to Calculate Load factor for the FAA Written Exam (Private Pilot Ground Lesson 11)

How to calculate Load Factor. This video is lesson 11 in our Private Pilot Ground Course, which will prepare you for your FAA written exam. This is a very easy to follow lesson about how to calculate load factor. This video will help you figure out how to answer a few of the questions pertaining to load factor on the Private Pilot Written Exam. This video also explains the relationship to stall speed and load factor. We discuss this along with specific information that will help you pass that written exam. This training is intended to follow the aeronautical knowledge areas in Part 61.105 section b for single engine aircraft.

** NOTE** at :28 seconds, the question should say "30 degree banked turn" not "30 degree turn"

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[danielblake]

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[robertoforbes]

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[harrygodwin]

Question? How did the stall speed of 42% get to 16.8?

[-th_CAV]

I like your simplistic approach to discussing this subject. However, I have to point out that your graphic @ 0:28 poses an improper question. The graphic says "What is your load factor if you make a 30 degree turn in your airplane:" I believe the question should be worded "... 30 degree bank...", not "turn". A 30 degree "turn" can be accomplished at any angle of "bank", including zero degrees of bank.

[bam]

2:07 That's actually 44% the next number in the graph is 60 not 50. Damn tricky FAA! 😉

[justingreen]

Where are you getting 16.8 from the 42%?

[busydoingshitthings]

Thank you so much this helps me understand better

[andrewchorley]

does the increase in stall speed to 56.8 mean you have to fly faster than that to prevent a stall or slower than that to prevent a stall? is 56.8 your new minimum airspeed or your new maximum airspeed ?

[pavellambracht]

just one quick question. The video series would be enough to know and pass the exam?

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[taryngunhold]

would the stall speed of 40 also be given in the question? i just dont know where you got 40 from? I'm assuming its either in the POH or it says in the question what the stall speed is.

[Skiddadlin_]

Are you allowed to use a calculator while taking the faa exam?

[brianbastian]

I see how you got the answer, but in big picture what is the risk here?

[MrWolf-kggk]

Sorry how did you get the 16.8 or know it

[artemvsoloviev]

at 1:30... how are you getting those numbers ? when the load is 3800, but you're drawing the line at 2 and going across ?