cfi

maneuvers and why we do them/ what to say

chandelles objective

to complete a high performance, climbing 180 degree turn.

Maneuver begins in level cruise flight and ends in a nose high altitude just above stall speed.

The maneuver is divided into 2 90 degree segments.

The first 90 degree segment consist of a constant bank, varying pitch.

The last 90 degree involves a constant pitch and varying bank

cross-controlled stall objective

cross controlled stall demonstration is to show the student how an improper cross control /uncoordinated turn on a simulated base-to-final turn could result in a stall.

elevator trim stall objective

to demonstrate to student how a sudden change in speed or thrust could result in a trim setting that will cause a stall

secondary stall objective

demonstrate to student how an improper stall recovery can lead to remaining in a stalled condition

Turns around a point objective

to develop the pilots skill in maintaining a specific relationship between the ground and the aircraft. 2 constant radius, coordinated, 360 degree turns

s-turns across a road

track 2 equidistant, constant radii, half turns across a road, while maintaining coordinated flight, and applying proper wind-drift correction

highest groundspeed=

steepest bank

slowest groundspeed=

most shallow bank

eight on pylon objective

develop intuitive control of the aircraft at a varying, low level altitude around 2 points on the ground. The main concept of this maneuver is to maintain the visual reference around the pylons, while maintaining pivotal altitude. Pivotal altitude varies throughout the maneuver as ground speed changes

formula to determine pivotal altitude

GS² + ground elevation

steep turn objective

to develop a pilots skill in flight control coordination and smoothness, awareness of outside reference points, and content need to scan for hazards

lazy eight objective

for the pilot to develop proper coordination of the flight controls over a wide range of airspeeds and altitudes. This is the only maneuver at which the control inputs are constantly changing

steep spiral objective

to provide a flight maneuver for rapidly dissipating substantial amounts of altitude while remaining over a selected point on the ground. Steep spiral is a gliding turn effective for emergency descents or landings low s

slow flight objective

understand the flight characteristics and how the airplanes flight controls feel when operating in a near-stall condition

power-off stall objective

simulate and recover from a stall on approach to land

power- on stall objective

to practice recognizing and recovering from a stall during climb, or go-around

accelerated stall objective

demonstrate a stall at airspeeds greater than 1+G. Accelerated stalls are performed with 45 degrees of bank, to demonstrate how bank angle and airspeed affect stall characteristics.