Flight Instructors Training Procedures _revised AIC_x

c. CONSIDERATIONS OF AIRMANSHIP AND ENGINE HANDLING
AIRMANSHIP
i. Stress method of LOOKOUT, attitude flying and instrument scan.
ii. Orientation in the general flying area.
iii. Trimming.
iv. Flying the aircraft in a relaxed manner.
v. Emphasise smooth control movements at all times.
vi. Fuel management.
ENGINE CONSIDERATIONS
i. Method of reducing and increasing power.
ii. Rate of throttle movement.
a. Overboost/over-rev.
b. Backfire.
iii. Mixture control.
iv. Temperatures and pressures.
d. SIMILARITY TO PREVIOUS EXERCISES
i. Familiarisation period.
ii. Effects of control.
iii. Further effects of controls.
e. DE-BRIEFING AFTER FLIGHT
1. Briefly recap on the exercise and emphasise the most important aspects applicable to:
i. Straight and level flight at cruise power:
a. The instructor must point out the relationship between the power
setting (cruise power), speed (cruise speed), nose attitude (for straight
and level at cruise).
ii. Straight and level at various power settings:
a. Again point out the power setting, IAS and nose attitude each time the
power is changed.
b. Emphasise that the straight and level attitudes as in (i) can only be
attained at the correct speed/power for cruise.
iii. Straight and level with flap:
Notice change in nose attitude.
a. Anticipation of pitch, attitude and airspeed changes is required to
perform this exercise smoothly. Note that lowering flaps always
results in a lower nose attitude.
iv. One power setting for two different speeds:
a. This exercise demonstrates the importance of keeping the climb power
on during straight and level flight until the cruising speed is reached.
2. Discuss the most common faults students usually make:
i. Many students tend to fly unbalanced. This is almost invariably due to wings
not being laterally level. The result is then the student uses rudder thus
crossing the controls in attempting to keep straight.
ii. Students often require much prompting before they will satisfactorily eliminate
yaw whilst changing power.
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