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1
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Fast Cruise

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  • 240 KIAS
  • Clean
  • 80%
  • 1*Nose Down
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Normal Cruise

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  • 200 KIAS
  • Clean
  • 54%
  • 0* Nose Up
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Slow Cruise

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  • 150 KIAS
  • Clean
  • 33%
  • 3.5* Nose Up
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Normal Climb

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  • 180 KIAS
  • Clean
  • MAX power, 100%
  • 8* Nose up
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5
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Terminal Route Descent

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  • 200 KIAS
  • Clean
  • 20%
  • 5* Nose Down
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No-Flap Configuration

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  • 120 KIAS
  • Gear Down
  • Flaps Up
  • 31%
  • 4* Nose Up
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Takeoff Flap Configuration

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  • 120 KIAS
  • Gear Down
  • Flaps TO
  • 42%
  • 3* Nose Up
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Landing Flap Configuration

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  • 120 KIAS
  • Gear Down
  • Flaps LDG
  • 52%
  • 1* Nose Up
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Best Climb

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  • 140 KIAS
  • 15* nose up
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10
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Climb to Cruise

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  • 200’ prior begin lowering nose
  • Trim for accel
  • Five knots prior to desired cruise airspeed:
    • Power - Smoothly reduce to 54%, 80% for Fast
    • Attitude - Set level flight picture
    • Trim - As necessary
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Cruise To Climb

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  • Power - Smoothly Advance to Max
  • Attitude - Raise the nose 12*-15* nose high
  • Trim as required
  • As airspeed decrease to 180 KIAS, lower to 8* nose high
  • Re-Trim

NOTE:

  • Climbs greater than 1000’ are at 180 KIAS, accompanied with clearing turns
  • Climbs of <=1000’ at MAX power and Cruise Airspeed (200 or 240) without clearing turns.
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12
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Cruise to Descent

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  • Power - Smoothly reduce to 20%
  • Attitude - Lower nose to the enroute descent nose attitude (5* Nose Low)
  • Trim for power reduction and commence clearing turns as appropriate
  • Re-Trim as necessary
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13
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Descent Cruise

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  • Passing 100 feet prior to level-off altitude, simultaneously:
    • Power - Advance to normal cruise 54%, Fast 84%
    • Attitude - Raise the nose to level flight picture
    • Trim for power addition
  • Re-trim as necessary to remove all pressure off flight controls
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14
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Constant Angle of Bank Turn

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  • Clear Area
  • Roll into an estimated angle of bank on the horizon
  • Add rudder in direction of turn to maintain centered ball
  • PAT
  • Roll out of turn on desired heading by leading 1/3
  • Reset straight and level re-trim
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15
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Turn Pattern 3Cs

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Configuration:

  • Normal or Slow Cruise
  • On any Heading (choose cardinal to make it easier
  • Any altitude

Checklist:

  • None

Clear Area

  • Not Required
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16
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Turn Pattern Procedure

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*** MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED WITH POWER AND NOSE ATTITUDE, TRIM AT ALL TIMES***

  • Establish the a/c straight and level on any numbered heading, base altitude, and normal or slow cruise.
  • Clear the Area.
    • Turn either direction for 90* heading change with 30* AOB
    • Clear other area, reverse turn, leading by 1/3 rule for 90* heading change
  • ​​Clear the Area.
    • ​Reverse turn (1/3) and turn for 180* of Heading Change using 45* AOB
    • Clear the area (other direction), then reverse the turn for 180* Heading change with 45* AOB
  • Clear the Area.
    • Reverse the turn and turn for 360* Heading Change w/ 60*AOB.
      • ​Adjust power and attitude to maintain altitude and airspeed
    • Clear. Reverse direction. Hold stick forward to prevent ballooning at wings level.
    • Restablish attitude, Turn for 360* Heading Change w/ 60*AOB
  • ​Rollout on original heading using the 1/3 rule and holding slight stick forward to prevent ballooning.
  • Reset poewr to the normal cruise power setting (as required)
  • Reset attitude
  • Retrim
17
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Level Speed Change 3C’s

18
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Level Speed Change

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  • Establish a/c in normal cruise config (200) on any numbered heading
  • Reduce power (idle to ~10% Torque)
    • Trim for decel
    • When <150 KIA “Below 150 Gear” “Clear” —> Lower LDG Gear
  • ​As airspeed approaches 120 KIAS, Adjust to 31% to maintain 120 KIAS
  • Stablize aircraft in the no flap configuration. Trim off control pressures
  • Lower the faps to landing position and immediately adjust power to ~52%
    • ​Maintain 120 and stabilize in the landing flap config. TRIM
  • ​Conduct Before Landing Checklist
  • Advance power to Max,
    • ​check airspeed below 150 KIAS
    • Raise Gear and Flaps
    • “Gear up, Flaps up at ___ Knots”
    • Trim for accel
  • Accelerate to normal cruise,
    • ​Airspeed approaches 200 KIAS, reduce power to 54%
  • Retrim
19
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Slow Flight

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  • Configuration: At Safe Altitude (>6000’ AGL), slow aircraft below 150 KIAS and configure with landing gear down.
  • Checklist: Perform the Before Landing Checklist and Pre-Stalling, Spinning, and Aerobatic Checklist over the ICS
  • Clear Area: Clear with visual scan, TCAS, and clearing turns as required
  • Lower Landing Flaps. Slow to 85 KIAS w/ 45%
  • Complete level 30* AOB turn for 180 degrees of heading change
    • ​Followed by another 30*AOB turn in opposite direction for 180 back to original heading.
  • Advance Power to MAX, Check airspeed below 150 KIAS,
    • Raise gear
    • Move flaps from LDG to TO
    • Once airspeed 110 KIAS minimum, Retract flaps
    • “Gear Up, Flaps up at ____ Knots”
    • Trim for accel
  • Accelerate to normal cruise
    • As airspeed near 200KIAS, reduce power to 54%
20
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3Cs Before Stalling

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Configuration: Put the aircraft in appropriate config

Checklist: Complete the Pre-Stalling, Spinning, and Aerobatic Checklist

Clear Area: Clear working area with visual scan, TCAS, and clearing turns as required

  • Clearing turn (180*) Made using 30-60* AOB
  • 45* Max for Landing Config
  • Normally turning stalls in same direction of the last clearing turn
  • Recovery above 6k’ AGL

​3 C’s are required before performing stall maneuver and may be accomplished in any order and are not required between maneuvers if flown in a series.

21
Q

Power-On-Stalls (Straight Ahead)

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  • Configuration: Establish the aircraft in the clean config (any airspeed). Complete above 6k AGL
  • Checklist: PSA Check
  • Clear Area: Clear WA with vis scan, TCAS, and clearing turns
  • Adjust PCL to 30-60%
  • Raise nose to pitch of 15-40*

Recovery:

  • Relax, Max, Level, Ball
  • At 15-30* a/c stalls at high speed and regains flying airspeed faster
  • At 30*-40* greater pitch reduction to regain flying speed
  • **Use max AOA (14-17.9)
22
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Power-On Stalls (Turning)

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  • Configuration: Establish the aircraft in the clean config. Complete above 6k AGL
  • Checklist: PSA Check
  • Clear Area: Clear WA with vis scan, TCAS, and clearing turns
  • Adjust PCL to 30-60%
  • Raise nose to pitch of 15-40*
  • 20* - 30* AOB in either direction added

Recovery:

  • Relax, Max, Level, Ball
  • At 15-30* a/c stalls at high speed and regains flying airspeed faster
  • At 30*-40* greater pitch reduction to regain flying speed
  • **Use max AOA (14-17.9)
23
Q

Power - Off Stall (ELP Stall)

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  • Configuration: Clean, Slow Cruise (150),or airspeed at IP discretion, >6kAGL
    • Energy gained if >150 KIAS
  • Checklist: PSA Checklist
  • Clear Area: Visual Scan, TCAS, Clearing turns as required
  • Roll wings level
    • <=150 KIAS
      • Reduce power to 4-6%, decel to 125
    • >150 KIAS
      • Reduce 4-6%T and zoom glide to capture 125 KIAS
  • Lower nose to capture 125 KIAS (Horizon bisecting windscreen
    • VSI 1350 - 1500FPM
    • Trim
  • Simulate High Key
    • Lower Landing Gear
    • 120 Knot Glide Retrim
    • 15* - 20*AOB to turn low key
    • Complete Before Landing Checklist
  • ​Raise nose 5*-10* and decay until first indication of stall
  • Maintain turn profile ground track
  • Recover by lowering pitch attitude to put prop arch on horizon (8* nose low) until 120 KIAS is regained
  • Lose about 800’ altitude
24
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Best Glide Configuration

A
  • 125 KIAS
  • 1350 - 1500 FPM
25
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Landing Pattern (Approach Turn) Stall

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  • Configuration: Downwind Config —>120 KIAS gear down, flaps as required
  • Checklist: PSA and Before Landing Checklist
  • Clear Area: VIZ, TCAS, Turn As Req
  • Simulate transition near the abeam pos
    • Power 14/15/18 torque, airspeed 120/115/110
    • 30*AOB
  • Raise nose 5-10* nose high, then reduce power to idle*** ON EXAM
  • Maintain 20-45* AOB, increase back stick pressure to hold attitude
  • At first indication, Recover with minimal altitude loss Relax, Max, Level, Ball
26
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Landing Attitude Stall

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  • Configuration: Simulate Final Approach. 5 to 10 knots above final approach airspeed (110/105/100 + 5.)
  • Checklist: PSA and Before Landing Checklist
  • Clear Area: VIZ, TCAS, Clear Turn as REQ
  • Retard the PCL and simulate landing transition
  • Hold landing attitude constant until approach to stall indication occurs
    • Stick Shaker or Buffet

Recovery:

Relax, Max, Level, Ball

27
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SLIP

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  • Configuration: Any airspeed or configuration. Normally the slip to high key at 125 KIAS clean config
  • Checklists: None
  • Clear: Clear the area
  • Lower one wing while applying opposite rudder
  • Maintain desired ground track
  • If full rudder used remain below 150 KIAS
  • While in turn:
    • ​Lower inboard wing while increasing opposite rudder pressure
  • Adjust nose attitude to maintain 125 or desired airspeed
  • Recover
28
Q

Intentional Spin Entry

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  • Configuration:
    • ​Clean
    • Slow Cruise (150), Trim
    • Enter below 22K’ MSL
    • Recover before 10k’ MSL
    • Min Entry: 13,5k’
  • Checklist: PSA Checklist
  • Clear Area: Clearking turn, TCAS “Below Mode” to clear area below since considerable altitude will be lost

Procedure

  • Roll out of clearing turn, reduce IDLE
  • Wings level, raise 30* nose high
    • When gear warning activates SNA will acknowledge–>IP silences
  • At stick shaker, lead stall with slight amount of rudder in direction of spin
  • Conduct spin in same direction as the last half of the clearing turn
  • At stall, apply full rudder into the sping and full back stick. DO NOT USE AILERON.
    • ​Call out Altitude, AOA, Airspeed, turn needle deflection/direction​

Recovery (Incipient Spin)

  • Once incipient spin recognized, initiate Inadvertent Departure From Controlled Flight Procedure
    • ​Incipient Spin phase lasts approx 2 turns
  • PCL - IDLE
  • Controls - Neutral
  • Altitude - Check
  • Recover From Unusual Attitude

Recovery (Stead State Spin)

  • Verify:
    • ​sufficient altitude for recovery
    • Stalled AOA
    • AS stablized at 120 to 135 KIAS
    • Turn Needle Fully deflected in direction of spin
  • Apply Full rudder opposite to direction of rotation
  • Smooth, positive forward stick to a position forward of neutral
  • Hold until rotation stops
  • Recover with min loss of altitude:
    • Neutralize controls
    • Level the wings by referencing the horizon
    • Commence a smooth pullout
    • Use sufficient G during pullout to maintain lower working area boundaries
    • Get to level flight attitude
    • Check and report oil PX
    • Add power as required
29
Q

Incipient Spin Recovery

A

PCL - IDLE

CONTROLS - NEUTRAL

ALTITUDE - CHECK

RECOVER FROM UNUSUAL ATTITUDE

30
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Zoom/Glide

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  • Above 150 KIAS,
    • 2 G pull up to 20* climb angle,
    • 20 Knot lead with 0 - 0.5G pushover
  • Below 150
    • Constant deceleration to glide speed
31
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Steady State Spin Recovery

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Verify Steady State Spin then:

  • Apply Full rudder opposite to direction of rotation
  • Smooth, positive forward stick to a position forward of neutral
  • Hold until rotation stops
  • Recover with min loss of altitude:
    • Neutralize controls
    • Level the wings by referencing the horizon
    • Commence a smooth pullout
    • Use sufficient G during pullout to maintain lower working area boundaries
    • Get to level flight attitude
    • Check and report oil PX
    • Add power as required
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