Flight Instructors Training Procedures _revised AIC_x

FORMULA: Rule of thumb – 75% of airspeed required for minimum angle of
descent.
SPEED
Minimum power required speed.
iii. EFFECT OF WIND ON THE GLIDE
Glide angle – from cockpit.
from ground observer.
Glide distance − Headwind/Tailwind.
9. AIRCRAFT WEIGHT AND BALANCE
i. Effect of weight on the glide.
ii. Effect of balance (C of G movement).
10. EFFECT OF SLIPSTREAM AND TORQUE DURING THE GLIDE
11. CRUISE DESCENT
3. DESCRIPTION OF AIR EXERCISE
a. APPLICABLE PROCEDURES AND CHECKLISTS
b. AIRCRAFT HANDLING TECHNIQUES
DEMONSTRATION OBSERVATION
1. THE POWER OFF STRAIGHT GLIDE
i. Initiate the glide from straight and level flight
by closing the throttle.
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i. Lookout.
ii. Indicate the conditions for straight and level
flight:
a. Straight flight.
Flying towards a marker. Aircraft
remains in balance. Glare shield
parallel to the horizon. Each wingtip
remains equidistant above/below the
horizon. Drift correction.
b. Level flight.
Attitude – ‘Four Finger Position’.
Power – Cruise.
Speed – Cruise.
Configuration – Clean.
c. Trim as required.
d. Instrument indications.
e. Engine considerations.
iii. To initiate the glide, apply carb heat as
required and close the throttle. Anticipate
pitch and yaw, and maintain balance and
attitude.
iv. To maintain:
a. Straight flight.
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