- link to previous progress check: [[Savannah Strasberg Private EOC Flight]] - elected to not do landing / takeoff portions due to high crosswind component (18 knots gusting crosswind) # Recheck Required / Incomplete - Recheck Required: - [ ] ==**Clearing Turns (ADM / Situational Awareness)**== - [ ] [[#Power off Stall]] - [ ] [[#Emergency Descent]] - [ ] Cross Country Flight Planning / Dead Reckoning / Pilotage - Incomplete: - [ ] [[Savannah Strasberg Private EOC Flight#Normal / Crosswind Takeoff and Climb|Normal / Crosswind Takeoff and Climb]] - [ ] [[Savannah Strasberg Private EOC Flight#Soft field Takeoff and Climb|Soft Field Takeoff and Climb]] - [ ] [[Savannah Strasberg Private EOC Flight#Traffic Pattern|Traffic Pattern]] - [ ] Lost Procedures - [ ] Normal / Crosswind Takeoff and Climb - [ ] Soft Field Takeoff and Climb - [ ] Short Field Approach and Landing - [ ] Forward Slip to a Landing - [ ] Go Around / Rejected Landing --- > [!info]- Recheck Items From Previous Progress Check > - Recheck Required: > - [ ] Clearing Turns > - [ ] Make sure these are done before every single maneuver > - [ ] [[Savannah Strasberg Private EOC Flight#Normal / Crosswind Takeoff and Climb|Normal / Crosswind Takeoff and Climb]] > - [ ] [[Savannah Strasberg Private EOC Flight#Soft field Takeoff and Climb|Soft Field Takeoff and Climb]] > - [ ] [[Savannah Strasberg Private EOC Flight#Traffic Pattern|Traffic Pattern]] > - [x] [[Savannah Strasberg Private EOC Flight#Steep Turns|Steep Turns]] > - [x] [[Savannah Strasberg Private EOC Flight#Power off Stalls|Power off Stalls]] > - [x] [[Savannah Strasberg Private EOC Flight#Power on Stalls|Power on Stalls]] > - Incomplete: > - [x] Route Selection > - [x] Cross Country Flight Planning and Performance > - [x] Navlog > - [x] Power Settings and Mixture Control > - [x] Opening Flight Plans > - [x] VFR Flight Following > - [x] Pilotage > - [x] Dead Reckoning > - [x] Navigation Systems and Radar Services > - [x] In Flight Weather Resources > - [x] Diversion > - [ ] Lost Procedures > - [ ] Normal / Crosswind Takeoff and Climb > - [ ] Soft Field Takeoff and Climb > - [ ] Short Field Approach and Landing > - [ ] Forward Slip to a Landing > - [ ] Go Around / Rejected Landing > - [x] Ground Reference > - [x] Emergency Descent > - [x] Emergency Communications and ATC Resources --- # General Notes - ==**make sure to use a full box pattern to check flight controls so that you ensure they are free in all possible deflections**== - leave mixture in idle cutoff position when starting engine until the engine begins to run on its own - ==**clearing turns are mandatory before every maneuver, not just on a check ride or progress check, safe pilots do clearing turns before maneuvers, you are not a safe pilot if you do not do clearing turns**== - do not ask whether or not you should do a clearing turn, it is a habit that you should build to do before every maneuver no matter who you are with or what you are doing # Route Selection / Navlog - selected waypoint was "West of Kissimmee" - make sure that you use an identifiable point # Cross Country Flight Planning and Performance / Pilotage / Dead Reckoning - overflew first fix and continued on same heading for about a mile and a half - ==**turned to heading 195 which was on course to fly into Disney TFR**== - elected to stay at 1,500 due to clouds but did not mention anything about changing course - ended up flying within 0.3 NM of TFR because got off heading to the left by about 7-8 degrees # Power Settings and Mixture Control - good job # Opening Flight Plans - good job # Flight Following - good job # Navigation Systems and Radar Services - good job # In Flight Weather Resources - good job # Diversion - good job # Lost Procedures - incomplete # Emergency Descent - ==**established bank a little bit less than 20 degrees**== - from ACS: PA.IX.A.S4 Use bank angle between 30° and 45° to maintain positive load factors during the descent. # Emergency Communications and ATC Resources - good job # Steep Turns - did not bug heading or altitude - altitude $\pm 90$ ft - bank $\pm 5$ degrees - heading $\pm 10 \degree$ # Power off Stall - asked if should do clearing turns, I stated it was up to her judgement - ==**chose to not do clearing turns**== - ==**set pitch attitude to 5 degrees during climb out for recovery**==, stated that is where we should put it - from ACS: PA.VII.B.S9 Configure the airplane as recommended by the manufacturer, and accelerate to best angle of climb speed (VX) or best rate of climb speed (VY) # Power on Stall - good job # Ground Reference - ==**stated "the wind is changing" when using PFD wind indication while turning around the point**== - keep in mind that the PFD wind indications are not accurate during a turn or immediately after rolling out of a turn - slightly wide of point - otherwise good