Manuvers

Steep Turns

CRAAC “crack”

Clearing turns

Reference point

Airspeed: start at 100 MPH

Altitude: your choice p

Configuration: at 100 rpm’s before beginning your turn

Standards

Maintain +/- 100ft and 10 mph

Roll out on original heading within 10 degrees

Slow Flight

Clearing turns

Reference point

Airspeed: hold 5-10 mph above stalk warning horn (59-55mph)

Altitude: your choice

Configuration: landing (carb heat + 20 degrees of flaps)

Standards

Maintain +/- 100ft and 10mph

Stay on heading within 10 degrees

Power Off Stall

Clearing turns

Reference point

Airspeed: stabilize at 70mph in a decent, then pull power

Altitude: finish at least 1500ft AGL

Configuration: Landing (Carb heat + 20 degrees flaps)

Standards

Pull power back and pitch up til buffet, right rudder

Recover (nose down, full power, climb, first notch of flaps, carb heat, second notch of flaps)

Stay on original heading within 10 degrees

Power On Stall

Clearing turnns

Reference point

Airspeed: stabilize at 70mph holding straight and level

Altitude: finish at least 1500ft AGL

Configuration: takeoff + simulated full power

Standards

Pull power back to 1500rpm, once stable at 70mph add in 3-400rpms as simulated full power, right rudder left aileron

Recover full buffet (nose down, full power, climb)

Stay on original heading within 10 degrees

Turns around a point

Clearing turns

Reference point

Airspeed: 100mph

Altitude: 1000ft AGL

Configuration: Cruise

Standards

Maintain equal distance around the object

Maintain +/- 100ft and 10mph

Roll out on original heading within 10 degrees either way

Engine Failure

Best glide: 70mph

Glide distance to airport OR pick a field

Find wind direction

Fix checklist: carb heat on, mixture full, fuel selector on, try to restart engine

Communicate mayday call/ squawk 7700

Engine Fire

Chop: throttle, mixture, fuel selector

Drop: gear

Roll: 45 degree bank, pitch down for 120mph

Short field Takeoff

10 degrees flaps

Use ALL available runway

Come to a full stop, add full power, release brakes

Rotate at lowest 50-55mph

Stay in ground effect until 70mph then climb out at 70

At 50ft-100ft AGL bring flaps up and climb at 80mph

Short field landing

30 degrees of flaps

Follow glide slope until crossing threshold

cross threshold at 70-75mph

Get into ground effect fast

At 2-3 stripe, pull power to idle and flare to hold off touchdown until thousand footers

Simulate max braking

Soft field takeoff

10 degrees of flaps

Hold yoke all the way back

Roll onto runway without stopping, NO BREAKS

Keep nose off runway

Rotate at 50-55mph

Stay in ground effect until 70mph

At 50-100ft AGL bring flaps up and climb out at 80

Soft field landing

Cross threshold at 70-75mph

Get into ground effect, then keep nose up and touch down on mains only

Hold the nose wheel up!