Exercise 30 - Instrument Flying 2 - Straight and Level Flight Climbs, Descents and Turns

PREPARATORY INSTRUCTION

Aim

For the student to learn how to fly in straight and level flight, climbs, descents and turns by sole reference to instruments.

Review

Effects of Controls - Instrument Flying 1

Motivation

A logical sequence towards full control of the aircraft under instrument flight conditions.

Teaching Points

Exercise 7 - Autorotation 1

GROUND SCHOOL POINTS

  1. Theory of autorotation
  2. Distribution of the autorotative force
  3. Autorotative performance
  4. Rate of descent in autorotation

PREPARATORY INSTRUCTION

Aim

For the student to learn how to:

    1. enter autorotation;
    2. descend at the indicated airspeed for minimum rate of descent; and
    3. overshoot to the climb.

Review

In-Flight Instruction

  1. The in-flight exercise is the culmination of all ground training and preparation. To achieve maximum effectiveness, it must be flown immediately after the pre-flight briefing, and to avoid confusion it should be flown as briefed. The following is a guide to the conduct of a training flight. Variations may be necessary to suit individual student requirements.

CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT

2. There should never be any doubt as to who has control of the aircraft. The procedure for giving and taking control is:

Introduction

This guide has been prepared by the Transport Canada Aviation Group for the information and guidance of pilots preparing to apply for flight instructor ratings, and for use as a reference by qualified flight instructors.

Some of the material in this guide has been derived from discussions with individual flight instructors and members of Civil Flight Instructor Refresher Courses.

A brief explanation of the content of the various parts in this guide is as follows: