Flight Instructors Training Procedures _revised AIC_x

2. CONTROL OF DIRECTION AND TURNING
i. Demonstrate into wind or down wind. i. Look out.
ii. Use rudder to induce turn.
iii. When desired rate to turn is achieved.
Centralise rudder to prevent increase rate of
turn.
iv. Anticipation.
ii. Demonstrate in a crosswind. i. Weathercock tendency.
ii. Turns into wind tend to tighten up.
iii. Aircraft is less willing to turn downwind.
iii. Demonstrate for quartering wind. i. Flight controls to be held relative to wind.
3. CONTROL OF SPEED i. Smooth use of throttle and judgment of
speed
ii. Control of speed with:-
a. Power.
b. Brake if going to fast with throttle
closed.
iii. Factors effecting speed:-
a. Surface gradient.
b. Nature of surface.
c. Wind.
iv. Avoid taxying too fast.
v. Anticipation.
4. TURNING IN CONFINED SPACES i. Low speed.
ii. Use:-
a. Rudder.
b. Rudder and power.
c. Rudder, power and brakes.
iii. Avoid turning on a locked wheel; damage to
tail wheel/nose wheel.
iv. Check that the tail is free from obstacles.
5. LEAVING PARKING AREA i. Checks completed.
ii. Taxy clearance.
iii. Control column as required.
iv. Foot brakes on.
v. Throttle closed.
vi. Parking brake released.
vii. Look out.
viii. Foot brakes released.
ix. Brakes tested as soon as possible.
x. Marshallers signals – pilot’s responsibility.
xi. Complete taxy checks as required.
6. GROUNDLOOP RECOVERY
(Applicable to tail wheel type aircraft) At low
speed demonstrate a ground loop.
7. HIGH SPEED TAXYING
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i. Recovery action:- Full opposite rudder.
Differential braking if necessary.
ii. Demonstrate effect of power on recovery
action. Explain why only used in recovering
from ground loop to the right.
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