Exercise 12 – The Circuit: Take-Off and Climb to Downwind

Exercise 12 – The Circuit: Take-Off and Climb to Downwind   TAKE-OFF AND CLIMB TO DOWNWIND: AIR EXERCISE 1. TAKE-OFF (INTO WIND) Checks, Look out, Listen out, ATC clearance Line-up – Straighten nose wheel, Use maximum distance Power – Full, smoothly, Keep straight, Ts & Ps Elevators neutral then slight back pressure to take weight […]

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Exercise 11 – Spinning

Exercise 11 – Spinning SPINNING: 1.FULL SPIN  Enhanced HASELL checks  Rapid rotation  Low IAS  High ROD  2.INCIPIENT SPINS  Deliberate Entry  Enhanced HASELL  Throttle Closed  Maintain S&L  At recommended IAS – CC full aft, FULL rudder Recovery At FIRST sign of UNDEMANDED ROLL  Centralise all controls  As soon as rotation stops: roll wings level to nearest […]

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Exercise 10 – Stalling

Exercise 10 – Stalling STALLING: 1. ENTRY, FULL STALL AND STANDARD STALL RECOVERY (SSR) Not violent or unpleasant Control easily regained 2. ENTRY HASELL check Clearance turns Close throttle/prevent yaw Maintain straight and level No trimming below 70 kts 3. SIGNS OF APPROACHING STALL Low and decreasing airspeed Decreasing control effectiveness High nose attitude Audio […]

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Exercise 9 – Medium Turns

Exercise 9 – Medium Turns MEDIUM TURNS: 1. MAINTAINING THE TURN Medium Turn – Left Entry, maintaining, rolling out Maintaining Attitude: judge purely visually at first Bank angle with aileron Pitch attitude with elevator: back pressure Lookout, Attitude, Instruments (LAI) [Accept reduced IAS] 2. ROLLING OUT Level wings: aileron – rudder to balance (ball in […]

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Exercise 8 – Descending

Exercise 8 – Descending   DESCENDING 1: AIR EXERCISE 1. MAINTAINING THE GLIDE Gliding attitude Not very different to cruise Glide at Recommended IAS Attitude adjustments to control IAS Balance Checks – Weave – Engine Warm (every 1000 ft) (Carb Heat OFF) Full Power (for 10 seconds) Keep straight – PYR Pitch up to climb […]

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Exercise 7 – Climbing

Exercise 7 – Climbing CLIMBING: 1. MAINTAINING THE CLIMB Climbing Attitude View ahead reduced Climb at Recommended IAS Attitude adjustments to control IAS Balance Climbing checks – Weave, Ts & Ps 2. LEVELLING OFF Anticipate (50 ft) – 10% of RoC Attitude – for level at 70 kts Full power acceleration to cruise IAS (Progressively […]

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Exercise 6 – Straight and Level

Exercise 6 – Straight and Level 1. STRAIGHT & LEVEL, BALANCED FLIGHT (CRUISE) Pitch Attitude (Datum)/Constant Altitude, Wings Level, Straight (Visual Reference/DI), Ball: Inherent Stability Achieving Level Pitch to level attitude Check level (Altimeter) Adjust attitude Trim Achieving Straight Level wings (Horizon ahead) Check Wingtips Prevent yaw with rudder (PYR) (Reference feature)Trim Achieving Straight and […]

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Exercise 5 – Taxiing

TAXIING: AIR EXERCISE ( Refer to Briefing 2 )   1.CHECKS Before taxiing Engine instruments / Brakes on / Adjust friction control lever / RT clearance Taxi brief / Note wind velocity During taxiing Brake check / Full rudder movement and nose wheel steering / Engine and gyro instruments / Lookout 2.STARTING AND STOPPING Starting […]

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Exercise 4 – Effects of Controls

Exercise 4 – Effects of Controls   HASELL check and clearance turns done by instructor, for student understanding of precautions in flight 1.HAND/TAKE-OVER CONTROL: Follow Through During Taxiing 2.DATUM ATTITUDE   3.PRIMARY EFFECT OF ELEVATORS (Pitch up/down: Select Attitudes, Return to Datum) Smooth and Progressive Inputs Neutral Point 4.PRIMARY EFFECT OF AILERONS (Roll L/R, Select […]

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Exercise 3 – Air Experience

Exercise 3 – Air Experience INTRO FLIGHT At Flying Academy, this exercise is combined with the second airborne lesson – Further familiarization (or Effects of Controls) – so read these notes in conjunction with Flight Lesson 2. If it is his first flight ever, it allows the student to experience the environment in which he […]

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