# 5/8/2025 - don't forget to do clearing turns before each maneuver # Chandelles - one to the left and one to the right - left - pitch continually increasing until 80 degrees into maneuver - came out at about 42 knots - right - continued to increase pitch past 90 degree point # Lazy Eights - started at 2960 ft - returned to level pitch about 20 degrees before 180 degree point # Slow Flight (Landing) - remember to hold just above target airspeed - airspeed came down to 46 knots # Power Off Stall - brought to full stall # Accelerated Stall - good job # Power On Stall (Right Bank) - remember to recover at the first indication of a stall (right when the stall warning horn goes off) # Emergency Procedures (Wing Fire) - actually do the procedure! Hold the sideslip in and turn towards your field # Steep Spiral - drifting to the northwest throughout maneuver - airspeed good # Short Field Landing - very high on final - executed sideslip and drifted to the right of the runway - nose 5 degrees to the right during the round out and flare # 4/29/2025 - incorrect wind correction while taxiing - watch airspeed during initial climb after takeoff (high airspeed) ## Traffic Patterns - first traffic pattern wide and tracking westbound instead of opposite runway heading ## Short Field Takeoff - airspeed down to 48 knots during climb ## Short Field Landing ## Soft Field Takeoff ## Soft Field Landing ## Normal Takeoff - good job ## Normal Landing - fist attempt ==**about 200 feet short**== - over speed flaps - second attempt ==**about 5 feet short**== - third attempt ==**about 350 feet long**== ## Eights on Pylons ## Lazy Eights - too aggressive with initial nose up pitch ## Steep Spiral ## Chandelles - insufficient rudder - early roll out - initially added too much pitch (25 degrees) before bringing nose back down ## Accelerated Stall - good job ## Power off Stall - make sure to go straight up to a climb pitch attitude once you are at a safe airspeed ## Power on Stall (imminent) - good job ## Slow Flight (Landing Config) - # 11/8/2024 ## Lazy Eights - huge improvement - practice these by dividing the maneuver up into 45 degree segments and focusing on hitting each point at the correct bank and pitch attitude, this will lead to you consistently flying the maneuver much better - you typically have a tendency to not turn quite enough when coming back across the road, and that is because you are not increasing pitch enough to decrease airspeed, which causes your turn rate to be slower and your turn radius to be larger - if you can consistently get the correct nose up pitch and bank angle during the first 45 degrees, the rest of the maneuver is just letting the airplane come around ## Eights on Pylons - think about the heading that you are required to fly in between the pylons, because you are going to be 45 degrees offset from the downwind, you will always have to crab into the wind somewhat so that you can come abeam your pylon at the same distance you were from the previous pylon ![[IMG_0416.jpeg]] --- # 11/1/2024 ## Soft Field Takeoff - bring nose up a little bit higher during takeoff roll (not too much to lose sight of the end of the runway) ## Slow Flight (Landing Config) - good job (within ACS tolerances) ## Power on Stall - good job ## Steep Turns - within ACS tolerances - make sure that you avoid making large changes in bank and pitch when you notice a deviation ## Chandelles - slowly lower the nose when you are leveling off to avoid the airplane descending back down - otherwise good job ## Lazy Eights - continue to work on each 45 degree segment of the lazy eight to make sure that you get it right - you have a tendency to roll into a steeper bank than is required for the part of the maneuver you are in which leads to you coming back not having turned enough ## Eights on Pylons - remember to enter on the upwind side of the pylons - plan to continue practicing eights on pylons and lazy eights in the ground trainer --- # 9/20/2024 ## Accelerated Stall - good job being more aggressive in the entry and getting the airplane to stall ## Lazy Eights - much better job ## Steep Spiral ![[Pasted image 20240920121639.png]] ## Eights on Pylons ![[Pasted image 20240920123045.png]] # 9/19/2024 - [ ] spend time reviewing the SOPs and the ACS for each maneuver so that you feel confident in what exactly needs to be done. We didn't have so much of an issue with your flying ability but just understanding those little things ## Chandelles - good job - a little bit too much rudder during the initial turn but coordination good throughout the rest - good rollout on rollout heading - good pitch attitude - just remember to hold the nose up a little longer after the rollout to avoid descending even a little bit ## Steep Turns - go straight into the sight picture for the steep turn - watch your power settings, need to add a little bit but pay attention to them in the maneuver so that you don't get too fast or too slow ## Lazy Eights - remember that the road should be aligned with the wind - if the road is east-west then you want the wind to be either from the east or the west ## Accelerated Stalls - watch the coordination when rolling wings level ## Steep Spiral - need to start at a high enough altitude to recover above 1500 feet AGL - target airspeed is 75 knots # 9/5/2024 - GREAT JOB ON THE POWER OFF 180s!!!! - remember to stay confident with when you slip or add flaps I can tell you know when you should be adding them but don't hesitate, add them when you feel like you need them, rely on the experience that you have built up all this time # 8/29/2024 - weather not good enough to fly, practiced power off 180s in the ground trainer - great job making your touchdown point - made touchdown point 4/5 times with varying wind speeds - **NEED TO FOCUS ON PICKING THE CORRECT AIMING POINT, THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP FOR YOU** - you have no issue making it down to a specific point, but if you pick the incorrect point for the given wind conditions you are not going to make your intended landing point - remember the formula $5 \times$ ground speed on final # 8/16/2024 - bro you're like the only one of my students that actually reads these - [ ] review [Aiming point vs touchdown point](https://pilotinstitute.com/aiming-vs-touchdown-point/) - be more aggressive with your corrections during the power off 180. I can tell that you are realizing that you are too high but not correcting for it quickly enough - you have to trust your instincts to some degree for it to work properly - this maneuver, in essence, has much more to do with your feeling of the airplanes condition compared to anything else # 8/9/2024 ## Eights on Pylons ![[Pasted image 20240809122914.png]] - great improvement - much more consistent with bank angle throughout ## Turns Around a Point ![[Pasted image 20240809123445.png]] - best ones you've done so far - good consistent radius to point throughout ## Chandelles - good job ## Accelerated Stalls - --- # 8/8/2024 - ground trainer practice ground reference maneuvers ## Eights on Pylons ![[Pasted image 20240808114834.png]] - huge improvement - bank angle was much more consistent ## Steep Spiral ![[Pasted image 20240808121554.png]] --- # 7/30/2024 ## Chandelles - started roll out about 10 degrees past 90 degree point - remember to pick reference points that help you identify when crossing your 90 degree point so that you know when to start the roll out - coordination good ## Steep Spiral - remember that into the wind is the shallowest bank angle - target airspeed is 75 KIAS, not 68 ![[Pasted image 20240730081218.png]] - you want to enter on the crosswind to the downwind ## Eights on Pylons - make sure you are staying coordinated during each turn - if you add or remove large amounts of rudder this will cause the pylon to move in relation to you as you yaw the airplane - this will lead to incorrect indications of how you should control the airplane - bank angle should be more consistent ## Turns Around a Point - ran out of time and was not able to complete --- # 7/29/2024 ## Steep Spiral ![[Pasted image 20240729180540.png]] - improvement from last time ## Eights on Pylons ![[Pasted image 20240729190031.png]] - big improvement on the last lap - remember to make sure that you are crabbing when flying level in between your points - keep that in mind $\rightarrow$ this is just as important as any other part of the maneuver --- # 7/22/2024 ## Chandelles - good job with coordination ## Steep Spiral - don't forget to clear the engine each 360 degree turn - ![[Pasted image 20240722180905.png]] ## Eights on Pylons - not your greatest - keep in mind that picking good pylons will make the maneuver much easier - this will mean that you don't have to spend a lot of mental time and energy on keeping track of where your points are - take time now on the ground to review good spots to do the maneuver, especially if were going to practice them in an area that we don't normally go ## Power off 180 - right on our point - good job considering the strong crosswind --- # 7/8/2024 - practiced ground reference maneuvers in ground trainer - turns around a point - big improvement - try to not use trees as reference points because it can be difficult to point out to another person # 7/2/2024 - practiced ground reference maneuvers in the ground trainer - technical difficulties with ground trainer (microsoft flight simulator not working) --- # 6/25/2024 - make sure to include altitude when doing position report ## Soft Field Takeoff - good job - nice altitude to hold the airplane while accelerating - make sure to pitch for 56KTS ## Chandelles - nice!! - slightly off on rollout heading - speeds good - coordination good - nice smooth rollout - best ones you've done ## Lazy Eights - didn't make it back to opposite heading when crossing back across reference line ## Steep Turns - within standards until the rollout - remember to push the nose down as your rollout - don't stop as you roll into the steep turn - think about adding power and trim as you're "crossing" 30 degrees, you don't need to stop there ## Accelerated Stalls - make sure to callout stall warning - otherwise good ## Steep Spirals - airspeed deviation $+15$ knots - don't forget to clear the engine - ![[Pasted image 20240625081952.png]] ## Eights on Pylons - not completed ## Power on Stall - remember to set 1200 RPM when slowing down without flaps, 1500 is for when we have flaps extended - good break and recovery - just remember to call "stall warning" and "stall" ## Power off Stall - on the recovery, we never want to descend back down - this means that you should take your time bringing the flaps up ## Power off 180 - not completed ## Short Field Landing - approach too high - landed long - didn't brake enough ## Short Field Takeoff - not completed ## Soft Field Landing - not completed ## Traffic Pattern ![[Pasted image 20240625084847.png]] --- # 6/24/2024 ## Eights on Pylons - avoid changing your bank angle so much during the maneuver - big improvement from before - ![[Pasted image 20240624182955.png]] ## Turns Around a Point - remember that the airplane should be crabbing in the crosswind, the point is not going to be directly off the wing - this applies more during higher winds, but remember it so that you can prepare to cross your reference point not perpendicular to the point you're turning around --- # 6/11/2024 - ground reference practice in the ground trainer ## Turns Around a Point - altitude holding was good - airspeed was consistent ![[Pasted image 20240611174357.png]] ## S-Turns ![[Pasted image 20240611174825.png]] - first attempt $\uparrow$ - first turn was pretty good - held altitude good - continued the turn past your rollout heading on the second turn ![[Pasted image 20240611175102.png]] - second attempt - second turn was great --- # 6/4/2024 ## Eights on Pylons - good initial entry - large variations in bank angle throughout the maneuver - remember, the point is to keep a consistent bank angle that matches what is required at your pivotal altitude ## Turns Around A Point - take a little bit more time to get setup for the entry - its easy to make a mistake of entering on the wrong side , but think about that before going in - large variations in altitude $\frac{+}{-}$ 300 feet - large variations in airspeed - ![[Pasted image 20240604181812.png]] --- # 5/31/2024 ## Chandelles - make sure that you talk about how you're picking reference points - bring the nose down very slowly to avoid the airplane descending - good job with rollout heading - be more proactive with rudder usage, you want to be consistently coordinated, you don't want to add it in late once we are yawing ## Turns Around A Point ## Eights on Pylons ![[Pasted image 20240531103455.png]] - slightly delayed when rolling into each turn - this resulted in a larger turn radius compared to what we want which means were going to turn too much, which will result in a tendency to pitch the nose down to increase ground speed and therefore cause you to lose excessive altitude ## S-turns ## Emergency Descent - once the airplane has accelerated, you can roll out of the bank - you only need the bank when you are negatively loading the airplane to counteract that - think about how in a real world scenario you would want to turn out on a head towards an airport or landing spot that works - roll straight into the bank and don't pull back on the yoke - second one was way better ## Forward Slip to a Landing ## Short Field Landing ## Power off 180 --- # 5/21/2024 ## Turns around a point - lost about 300 feet in the first 180 degrees - airspeed variations over 10 knots - bug altitude to have it as quick reference ### First Attempt ![[Pasted image 20240521173721.png]] ### Second Attempt ![[Pasted image 20240521174127.png]] ## S-Turns - pretty good - make sure to start the maneuver on a straight section of the road just to help you a bit ## Forward Slip to a Landing - remember that you can just use as much aileron as is required to stay on the centerline of the runway ## Short Field Landing - make sure that you adjust your aiming point while considering the wind direction and speed - if you have a strong headwind you need to make those two distances closer - be more careful to maintain 61 knots on final ## Power off 180 - almost made it to your point - watch out for adding a lot of flaps all at once - I recommend bringing in one notch at a time until you can see the change it made unless you're actually way too high --- # 5/1/2024 ## Chandelles - look outside!! ## Steep Spirals - don't bing in as much power when clearing the engine, just use a few hundred RPMs in the upwind - ![[Pasted image 20240501160212.png]] ## Elevator Trim Stall - don't be afraid to take it a little bit further! - this doesn't mean go crazy, but you are attempting to show the dangers of a situation like that - good job with talking about what you're doing and setting up the situation - you don't need to add a ton of nose up trim ## Cross Control Stall - again, really add the rudder in - you're trying to demonstrate what not to do! ## Falling Leaf Stall - good job ## Landing - if you encounter wind shear, make sure that you immediately add power and hold the nose down if the airspeed gets excessively low - if you're on an approach and suddenly feel a sinking feeling, that is a good sign that you should starting adding full power and watch you airspeed --- # 4/26/2024 - **HUGE** improvements in landings, alignment was much better - remember that we want a our distance to the runway in the downwind to be about 0.75 NM - you can use the distance ring on the MFD to aid in maintaining this distance - if joining the downwind at a 90 degree angle, you can lead by about 0.5 miles to turn in just like you would do when joining a DME arc - Power off 180s were great - remember that you want the right rivets to line up approximately with the centerline of the runway and the left ones to be parallel with the edge of the runway # 4/25/2024 - don't forget about pulling all the way back on the elevator during turns while taxing - make sure to zoom out MFD before takeoff for situational awareness - great improvement on power off 180s - great improvement on longitudinal alignment with the runway - when doing a forward slip, use the ailerons to maintain the runway centerline, just like you would do in a sideslip, whether you need a lot of aileron deflection will depend on the winds and your amount of rudder deflection, but you should always maintain the centerline throughout --- # 4/19/2024 - [ ] make sure to get updated checklist ## Chandelles - roll out a little bit slower - you did this amazing on the third one - picking a reference point to roll out on and focusing on it can make the rollout *much* smoother and consistent ## Steep Spiral - ![[Pasted image 20240419095821.png]] - entered on the upwind portion - this meant that you had too high of a bank angle going in and came in over your point ## Eights on Pylons - within tolerances - ![[Pasted image 20240419101403.png]] ## Lazy Eights - Initial entry was good - highest pitch attitude was good - allow the nose to come down at a faster rate so that it crosses through the horizon at the 90 degree point - crossing back across the point we were still in a descent, meaning that you got a little behind on the maneuver - keep in mind that we want to focus on trends when doing this maneuver. It’s not about making it to a specific point at an attitude / heading / airspeed, it’s about making a smooth continuous transition to that point ## Slow Flight Down The Runway - good job - you did well when you focused exclusively on maintaining alignment ## Landings - don't forget to follow the SOPs for a normal landing - this will be the only effective way you can teach someone to land consistently --- # 4/18/2024 ## Steep Spiral - pay close attention to your airspeed throughout the maneuver - trim can help a lot with this so that you have a consistent feel on the flight controls - continually struggled to maintain consistent distance around point - practiced turns around a point to get more comfortable with changing bank angles - increase in bank angle $\Rightarrow$ nose wants to come down $\Rightarrow$ airspeed increases $\Rightarrow$ ground speed increases $\Rightarrow$ required bank angle increases ### First One ![[Pasted image 20240418152542.png]] ### Turn Around a Point ![[Pasted image 20240418160640.png]] --- # 4/12/2024 - unable to do power off 180 coming back, pattern closed and 20 knot gusting crosswind ## Chandelles - continue to focus more on your coordination - add more rudder during the initial turn in - add more rudder in the rollout ## Lazy Eights - at your 90 degree point, you want to be at 30 degrees of bank and zero pitch - first set were the best you've done so far - second set $\rightarrow$ don't be so aggressive increasing pitch in the beginning - don't want to ever hear the stall warning horn ## Eights on Pylons - to calculate an accurate pivotal altitude you have to be stabilized straight and level with cruise power - you calculated it at a low power setting and then increased power ## Steep Spiral - use the outside references to view where you are in relation to your point - this is where it is super useful to use an intersection as your point because you won't be able to see exactly where your point is in relation to you --- # 4/5/2024 - remember that you want to maintain a consistent bank angle during eights on pylons, your goal is to maintain a consistent circle around the point using changes in pitch which result in changes in altitude to maintain the proper pivotal altitude - you don't want to turn the maneuver into turns around a point - for the power off 180, keep in mind that the airplane has a lot of energy, there is no need to immediately turn towards the runway - use the same concept you would use during a normal landing: maintain a consistent descent path (glide path) towards the runway - set the sideslip earlier - this will allow you to pay attention to what the alignment should look like - remember that you are relearning this sitting in the right seat vs the left seat, give yourself the adequate time to notice the differences by setting it earlier --- # 4/1/2024 ## Soft Field Takeoff - don't forget to set sideslip when entering ground effect so that you can maintain runway centerline and longitudinal alignment in case you touch back down - good attitude during the takeoff roll ## Chandelles - keep in mind all of the turning tendencies and rudder requirements when entering into and rolling out of banks - it is a lot to manage at the same time, but is one of the critical areas of the maneuver ## Cross Control Stalls - remember to always simulate this with a road so you can demonstrate where the runway would be - good job with the explanation about potentially getting distracted during the base ## Accelerated Stalls - be a little bit more aggressive, remember you want the airplane to stall especially if you're doing a full break # 3/15/2024 - don't forget about tail tie down - don't forget about cross wind corrections on takeoff ## Chandelles - when entering the maneuver, set your bank exactly where you want it - coordination was greatly improved ## Accelerated Stalls - set your bank angle and hold the required pressure on the elevator to maintain altitude until you reach 70 knots ## Lazy Eights ![[Pasted image 20240315101626.png]] - a little bit too aggressive with the bank in the beginning, watch out for that - this meant that we were turning to quickly in the beginning and didn't have time to rollout slowly to line up with the road during the second 90 degrees of the maneuver ## Steep Spiral - make sure that you have a defined entry point into the menauver - always extend out so that you can come in on a straight line in the crosswind so that you can turn into the downwind when you enter - remember that we want about 40 to 60 degrees of bank for the entry - you were a little bit too far away from the point in the entry --- # 3/14/2024 ## Soft Field Takeoff - don't forget to bring flaps up after takeoff - otherwise good - bring the nose up a little bit further when adding power, you still want to be able to see the end of the runway, however ## Chandelles - rollout was great - entry was good - pay close attention to your coordination - remember that the most rudder you will need will be rolling out of a left chandelle ## Accelerated Stall - make sure you pull back more on the elevator so that you don't lose altitude - this will also allow the maneuver to go quicker and not have you wait for a long time for the stall to occur ## Eights on Pylons ![[Pasted image 20240314161231.png]] ## Landings - be **very** careful when going around not to let the pitch increase excessively, we were already at a very low airspeed and that could have caused a power on stall --- # 3/7/2024 ## Chandelles - great improvement - focus on coordination throughout the maneuver, especially during the second 90 degrees when rolling out - rolling out from a chandelle to the left will require a huge amount of right rudder because you need right rudder for the rollout and to counteract the left turning tendencies - slow down the rollout a little bit, especially the initial rollout, so that you don't undershoot your target heading ## Steep Spirals ![[Pasted image 20240307162611.png]] - pretty consistent for the first few turns, but really pay attention to maintaining the bank angle required for the winds at different altitudes - remember that your reference point will appear to be moving away from you ## Power-off 180 - great job with energy management --- # 2/22/2024 ## Plan for Lesson - [ ] head to east practice area and practice steep spiral, eights on pylons, stalls, demonstrated stalls, and power-off 180s ## Takeoff and Climb - good job with takeoff and left downwind departure from runway 7 - remember that when the tower instructs you to fly eastbound, they expect you to maintain a ground track eastbound - this is different from them instructing you to fly a specific heading ## Chandelles - good job ## Lazy Eights - god job - change your bank angle slowly throughout the ## Steep Spirals - remember that you want the point to be basically directly below you from your position ![[Pasted image 20240222163013.png]] - the same concept as turns around a point applies - it will be difficult to judge where your point is if you don't have other references --- # 2/16/2024 ## Soft Field Takeoff - pitch the nose up a little bit more to make sure its off the runway - try to level off a little bit lower so that you stay in ground effect ## Chandelles - good job - add a little bit more right rudder during the roll out during a left chandelle - this will be a lot of rudder because of the high normal left turning tendencies and the right rudder required from rolling out of a left turn ## Lazy Eights - good job - it can be quite difficult to find a road that lines up with the winds properly, so you can use reference points far away to make your own reference line ## Simulated Engine Failure - remember to cycle the magnetos - don't forget to clear the engine every 500 feet - if you're simulating a landing at an airfield make sure that you're properly communicating on the frequency to let them know of your intentions and to also listen to what other people are doing --- # 2/15/2024 ## Short Field Takeoff - great job - airspeeds were good for the obstacles - good job with callouts - you don't have to pitch the nose down much when retracting flaps, just allow the nose to come down slowly ## Chandelles - be a little bit more aggressive with the initial pitch up - pay close attention to your reference point ## Turns Around a Point - remember that the PFD wind indications will only be accurate when flying straight and level - this means that you might think the winds are shifting simply from changes in the airplanes bank - overall good job ## Eights on Pylons - ## Lazy Eights - go nice and slow during the entry into the maneuver - otherwise it was smooth throughout - pay close attention to your altitude during the second half of the turn because you don't want to descend below your initial altitude ## Steep Spiral - good job for your first try - add trim when entering the maneuver to make control much easier throughout - this will help you divert your attention to your bank angle and distance from point instead of maintaining airspeed ![[IMG_0100.jpeg]] # 2/9/2024 # Plan - [ ] practice lazy eights in the airplane - [ ] complete turns around a point and simulated engine failure from *Commercial Maneuvers - Chandelles and Commercial ACS Slow Flight (1 - Ground Trainer 2 - Airplane)* lesson - [ ] continual practice with landings (time permitting) ## Eights on Pylons - giving yourself plenty of time to set up for the maneuver will make everything else smoother - you should be able to hold approx. the same bank angle throughout both turns - remember that you will have to crab in between turns because you'll have a crosswind that is moving you away from your points - you can't just point the most of the airplane in between the points because you'll end up downwind of the intersection ![[IMG_0088.jpeg]] # 2/8/2024 ## Review - [x] review [Finer Points Lazy Eights Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oQOUiHhjaY) ## Lazy Eights - remember, one of the main goals of the maneuver is to have consistent rates of change throughout - this includes changes in bank and changes in pitch - think about it like disturbing the airplane, and allowing the stability of the plane itself to return to level while making a smooth 180 degree turn - you can use a relatively constant amount of pressure on the ailerons throughout to increase and decrease your bank angle - allow the nose to come down $\rightarrow$ try to avoid increasing pitch and then holding the airplane up # 2/2/2024 - bring the yoke back when turning while taxiing ## Soft Field Takeoff - don't forget about adding flaps - level off at a lower altitude to stay in ground effect ## Eights on Pylons - give yourself *plenty* of time to set up for the maneuver - you need time to calculate pivotal altitude and *then* time to climb/descend to it before reaching your points - the bank angle should stay consistent, but remember that it will be different depending on exactly how far away you are from the pylon ## Chandelles - make that rollout **slowlyyyyyy** - when you cross the 90 degree point remember you have a long way to go to rollout so take your time ## Slow Flight - good job ## Unusual Attitudes - good job ## Accelerated Stalls - maintain altitude in the turn as the airplane slows down ## Secondary Stalls - remember that you don't need to teach these to someone so that they can do them - the goal is to demonstrate the dangers of improper recovery ## Soft Field Landing - really focus on the longitudinal alignment of the airplane on landing --- # 2/1/2024 ## Short Field Takeoff - don't forget to check window is closed ## Chandelles - good job - start the roll out a little bit early and do it very gradually ## Emergency Descent - bring in more bank and allow the nose to go down to accelerate faster ## Steep Turns - keep working on the sight picture outside to make bank angle more consistent ## Simulated Engine Failure - remember to pick your best field before completing memory items - good job getting set up for point ## Power off 180 - good job for your first attempt - remember to add flaps as necessary and you can be more aggressive in the slip --- # 1/25/2024 ## Eights on Pylons - review [Eights on Pylons Lesson](https://cfi.fyi/maneuvers/eightsonpylons) ## Chandelles - continue to practice with Chandelles in the sim - remember that throughout the maneuver you are going to have to continually add backpressure on the elevator so that the nose doesn't come down - this applies even on the second 90 degree portion when trying to hold the nose at the same pitch because the airplane is slowing down and the controls are becoming less effective --- # 1/19/2024 ## Soft Field Takeoff - don't forget about (10 degrees) - don't forget about holding the nose wheel off the ground until rotation ## Elevator Trim Stall - make sure to establish a smooth 65KIAS descent to simulate a normal landing - the *goal* is to demonstrate the dangers of improper control, so allow the nose to come up on it's own ## Cross Control Stall - allow the airplane to slow down before beginning the turn - emphasize the opposite aileron input as an attempt to shallow out the steep bank angle caused by the excess rudder input ## Secondary Stall - good job ## Landings - --- # 1/15/2024 - great decision making with the lower ceilings compared to what was expected ## Steep Turns - left turns $\rightarrow$ good job - right turn - make sure to continue to roll in until you reach your bank angle - this is something that you could practice more in the ground trainer to become more comfortable with ## Slow Flight - good job - remember that the tolerances are tighter, so you want to get closer to your target airspeed - allow airspeed to decrease in the entry ## Soft Field Landings - focus on your longitudinal alignment with the runway - you were coming in with the nose pointing to the right side - you also tended to touchdown right of the centerline - you need the centerline to be in between the main landing gear wheels - [Video About Transitioning to the Right Seat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eU8yAuLDjo) --- # 1/11/2024 - cross control stall - make sure to set 1200 RPM to decelerate with no flaps - add rudder IN the direction of the turn (you're trying to cause a skidding turn) - secondary stall - an easy trick is to simply not recovery from the first stall and allow the nose to come back up again, and then recover from the second stall # 1/5/2024 - double check oil temp before priming the engine - great job with taxiing - make sure to turn lights back off after crossing runway when taxiing ## Normal Takeoff - good job - pay attention to centerline alignment (you were a little bit right of centerline) ## Basic Maneuvers - remember that you should lead for no more than 2300 RPM and no less than 8 GPH - GREAT JOB WITH CHECKLIST USAGE - shallow banked turns - good job maintaining altitude - coordination was good ## Steep Turns - good job noticing and paying attention to the differences in sight picture for turns to the left and right - watch out for your tendency to descend in a right hand turn - try to not roll out too much when correcting for your altitude ## Slow Flight (Landing Config.) - try to return to your altitude that you started the maneuver at - add power at 5 kts above target airspeed (50) - great job overall ## Ground Reference Maneuvers - S turns - make sure to begin turning immediately as you're crossing your reference line - rectangular course $\rightarrow$ great job ## Stability Demo - good job - remember that normally when you perform this maneuver you're dealing with a brand new pilot, so don't be aggressive on the controls ## Landing - good job - slight rudder needed to the left, will take a little bit of time to get used to it - overall, great job! --- # 1/4/2024 - very nice to meet you - reviewed overall course curriculum - reviewed importance of SOP usage - talked about importance of flow usage in instruction ## VR Sim Notes - great job practicing getting used to the right seat - takeoff / taxiing - great job maintaining centerline - if you used your right leg as a reference point for the centerline in the left seat, use your left leg as a reference line in the right seat - this can be applied to many different maneuvers, the sight picture will be the opposite - turns - good job - continue to work on focusing on the outside sight picture - a left turn will be a similar sight picture to a right turn from the left seat, and vice versa - steep turns - good job pointing out the sight picture differences and maintaining altitude - slow flight - [ ] review slow flight (clean and landing configuration) SOPs - make sure to set an altitude before entering into the maneuver - ground reference maneuvers - remember that these are going to be difficult because of the difference in sight picture - when thinking about teaching these maneuvers, you want to consider that you will not have the same view of things as the person you are teaching it to will have - enter turns around a point in the downwind leg - all of these maneuvers should be completed at 600 to 900 ft AGL - landing - it is going to take a good amount of time to get comfortable with longitudinal alignment - make sure to focus on this a lot however to make the transition efficient --- site link: andrehebra.github.io/student-notes/Students/Cristian/notes.html