AIM:
Increase the students
ability to maintain straight and level flight, perform climbs and descents,
and turns.
OBJECTIVE:
To have the student
able to confidently and with a good degree of competence, perform the four
basic manouvers (Climbing, Descending, Turning and Straight and Level Flight.)
to an acceptable standard, while continuing to maintain visual and instrument
references, and also start to master the skills involved in these manouvers
as well as in trimming the aircraft.
CONTENT:
1 - Pre flight
briefing
2 - Review
the following:
(a) Aircraft
servicing
(b) Visual
inspection
(c) Engine
starting procedures
(d) Radio
communication procedures
(e) Taxiing
the aircraft
(f) Pre take
off checklist
(g) Take Off
procedure
(h) The standard
departure procedure
(i)
Straight and level flight
(j) Medium
banked turns
3 - Introduction
(a) Climbs
and climbing turns - while maintaining visual and instrument references.
(b) Glides
and gliding turns - while maintaining visual and instrument references.
(c) Level
off and climbs and glides - while maintaining visual and instrument
references.
(d) Torque
Effect.
review :
(e) Circuit
entry, approach, final and landing procedures.
(f) Parking
and Shut down procedures
4 - Post flight
briefing incorporating preveiw of next lesson.
METHOD:
Instructor will
conduct a preflight briefing, which will review the previous flight, and
introduce the new manouvers to be learnt. The instructor will then
lead the student out to the aircraft and have the student demonstrate a
“walk around”and “pre flight inspection”. The instructor will then
have the student attempt to demonstrate the start up procedures and radio
calls, followed by Take off and departure procedures. The student
should be accustomed to the “handing over, taking over” methodology of
flying. Once in the training area, the instructor will then demonstrate
the new manouvers (climbing turns, glides, gliding turns, and level off
from glides and climbs), as discussed in the briefing, and then have the
student attempt the new manouvers. The instructor will guide the student
with the circuit entry, approach and landing procedures, finishing with
parking and shut down procedures.
The flight will
be completed with a post flight review briefing and a preview of the lesson
to come.
EVALUATION:
The flight can be
deemed successful if the student displays a basic knowledge of climbs,
straight and level flight, turns and glides. During straight and
level flight, the student should be able to maintain altitude between +/-
100ft and maintain airspeed within +/- 10kts and heading within +/-
10 degrees of that which the instructor directs.