Flight Instructors Training Procedures _revised AIC_x

c. CONSIDERATIONS OF AIRMANSHIP AND ENGINE HANDLING
AIRMANSHIP
i. Look out – for terrain features and other aircraft.
ii. Trim aircraft nose up so that a slight forward pressure has to be maintained on control
column. Should concentration lapse, aircraft will tend to fly up and away from the
terrain.
iii. Maintain safe distance below base of low cloud (±100ft).
iv. Low flying checks.
v. Anticipation – plan ahead taking into consideration the effect of inertia and wind.
vi. Orientation – maintain an awareness of position at all times.
vii. Check the surrounding weather conditions continuously for possible deterioration.
viii. Comply with ATC requirements where applicable.
ix. Comply with low flying regulations.
ENGINE CONSIDERATIONS
i. Fuel management.
ii. Power setting:
Mixture as required.
Pitch - high RPM as for climb.
Throttle – as required.
iii. Use of aircraft lighting according to flight conditions – cockpit and external lights.
d. SIMILARITY TO PREVIOUS EXERCISES
i. Straight at level flight at various airspeeds.
ii. Medium and steep turns.
iii. Use of various flap settings.
iv. Circuits and landings.
v. Short landing.
vi. Climbing and descending.
e. DE-BRIEFING AFTER FLIGHT
1. Briefly recap on the exercise and emphasise the important aspects applicable to:
i. Judgement of height above the ground.
ii. Anticipation of inertia.
iii. Anticipation of turn radius.
iv. Effect of drift at low level.
2. Discuss the common faults students usually make:
i. Poor height control.
ii. Poor anticipation of turn radius.
iii. Students may find it difficult to anticipate drift control and they may have a
tendency to cause the aircraft to skid during turns.
3. Discuss the student’s actual faults.
For each fault the instructor must indicate:
i. The symptoms of the fault.
ii. The cause of the fault.
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