# 2/25/2024 - great job with stall recovery procedures - remember not to pitch the nose down too much, you want to hit the sweet spot between reducing the angle of attack enough and pointing the nose too far down towards the ground - focus on making consistently small control inputs - make a small change and wait to see the effects - remember that a little bit really does go a long way ## For our Next Lesson - continue to review the SOPs for: - power on stall - power off stall - slow flight (landing configuration) - slow flight (takeoff configuration) --- # 12/31/2023 - Scenario 2: Controlling the Airplane ## Trim Usage - make sure to always primarily set the airplanes pitch and then trim it out - use of trim first will lead to oscillations and more overall workload - remember that the elevator trim will always follow a specific airspeed - this means that if the airspeed is increasing or decreasing when setting the trim, it you will never reach the attitude that you want - [ ] review [Bold Method: Trim Article](https://www.boldmethod.com/learn-to-fly/systems/how-pilots-should-use-trim-in-flight-phases-climb-straight-and-level-turns/) ## Coordination - using the correct amount of rudder is very important throughout all phases of flight - right rudder is required to be used during a climb because of what is called "left turning tendencies" - [ ] review this article about left turning tendencies: [angleofattack.com Article](https://www.angleofattack.com/left-turning-tendencies/) - additionally, for these same reasons left rudder is typically required during a descent, although not quite as much - during turns, rudder is required in the direction of the turn when entering, and in the opposite direction when exiting - this is because of a difference in Angle of Attack between the wing with the downward - [ ] review this [APOA Article: Turning](https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2018/february/flight-training-magazine/the-common-turn) ## Future Maneuvers - review slow flight (clean configuration) for our next lesson - this can be found in the SOPs linked at the bottom of this page and additionally on FlightSchedulePro - additionally, review the SOPs for both power on and power off stalls --- # Files - [ ] cessna ground school ## Standard Operating Procedures - [[Students/nathan/files/C172S SOPS rev 2-2-2021 1.pdf]] ## Flows and Amplified Procedures - [[Students/nathan/files/Flows and Amplified Checklist 1.pdf]] ## Private Pilot Syllabus - [[Students/nathan/files/Private Pilot Syllabus 1.pdf]]