Fundamentals of Flight and Maneuvers

attitude is determined by the difference between the…

cowling and horizon

pitch vs bank attitude

pitch attitude = aircraft’s longitudinal axis to horizon, extends nose to tail

bank attitude = aircraft’s lateral axis to horizon, extends from wingtip to wingtip

attitude control is composed of 4 parts, which are…

pitch, bank, power control, trim

how do you teach trim?

tell them to let go of the flight controls and see what happens

how do you teach straight and level flight + power control?

tell them to put a fist on the dashboard and make that meet at the horizon, and keep it there. if it falls, add more power; if it rises, take out some power

the antiservo trim tab, as it pitches up when you pitch up, does what

alleviates pressure

what’s another way to teach straight and level flight?

use a dry erase marker on inside of windscreen

integrated flight instruction when teaching pvts is…

90% outside, 10% inside

steep turn tricks

use screw above G1000 or dip in the cowling, and when halfway through, slice through the spinner,

shallow turn is how many degrees

20 or less

medium turns is how many degrees

20-45 degrees (30 is standard)

steep turns are how many degrees

45-55+

a standard turn in a traffic pattern is ___ degrees, but no more

30 degrees

climb rate is limited by

excess thrust

benefits of a cruise climb

better visibility and engine cooling

climbing turns have reduced performance with constant power setting because

trading vertical for horizontal component of lift

per POH/AFM, a partial power descent is what speed…

1.3 Vso

what does the G1000 say when you exceed Vne

it says max speed

a higher weight increases or decreases maneuvering speed

increases

as an aircraft becomes heavier, it must fly at a higher angle of attack to produce the necessary lift, which places it closer to its critical stall angle, requiring a higher speed to stay safe from structural damage during abrupt maneuvers.

t/f: a short field landing has to overcome a 50ft obstacle

false!! the ACS doesn’t specify. There could be an obstacle at the end of the runway, not the beginning, which would still require a short field

a great short field landing uses what kind of descent

a consistent glideslope/angle

be careful when saying “drop the flaps” when you want to get rid of flaps because…

flaps being used = flaps already dropped. Could be confusing to pvt student

what occurs with improper recovery of a stall

secondary stall

accelerated stall proper recovery

push and turn at the same time to get wing flying again ASAP

elevator trim stall simulates what

a stall on a go-around

what’s a fun way to practice staying in ground effect

zoom takeoff—stay in ground effect for as much runway as possible, then zoom up