Rectangular course

Question 1

Student Learning Objective

Answer 1

To teach the student how to fly a ground track equidistant from all sides of a rectangular area on the ground, accounting for wind effects while maintaining a constant altitude and airspeed while using both inside and outside references.

Question 2

Private ACS tolerances

Altitude
Airspeed

Answer 2

Altitude +/- 100’

airspeed +/- 10 knots

Question 3

Common Errors
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Answer 3

1. Poor planning, orientation, division of attention
2. Uncoordinated flight controls
3. improper corrections for wind drift
4. Failure to maintain selected altitude/airspeed
5. Selection of ground reference without suitable emergency landing area

Question 4

Min altitude, configuration, Airspeed

Answer 4

Min alt = 600-1000’ agl
clean configuration
Airspeed = 90 kias

Question 5

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Answer 5

1

Question 6

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Answer 6

1

Question 7

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Answer 7

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