Nose-Low Recovery

Instrument Flight

Basic Instrument Maneuvers

If upright, maintain neutral aileron and rudder and smoothly push the nose over to maintain AOA between

5 and 10 units (you will be between 0 and 1 g). Hold this AOA until the nose falls through the horizon and

the aircraft accelerates to 150 KIAS. Then roll wings level and return to level flight.

If inverted, maintain neutral aileron and rudder and pull the nose through the horizon maintaining optimum

AOA. When the aircraft accelerates to 150 KIAS, level the wings in the shortest direction, pull the nose to

the horizon, and adjust power for straight and level flight. Do not exceed optimum AOA. During recovery

at low speeds, you must be careful not to stall the aircraft.

Nose-high upright recovery:

Nose-high inverted recovery:

Controls: Neutralize

Attitude: Analyze and evaluate

Throttle: MRT

Speed brakes: Retract

AOA: Apply stick pressure to obtain

AOA: Apply back stick to obtain

5-10 units

optimum AOA

Nose: Lower to slightly below horizon

Nose: Pull through horizon

Airspeed: Minimum of 150 KIAS

Wings: Level in shortest direction

Nose: Pull to horizon - optimum AOA

Throttle: Adjust for level flight

Nose-Low Recovery

Recognize a nose-low unusual attitude by a nose-low indication on the ADI and/or standby AI

accompanied by increasing airspeed and decreasing altitude.

Once again, first neutralize the controls and then analyze the performance and attitude instruments to

determine the best recovery.

With your airspeed above 150 KIAS, retard the throttle to idle to control airspeed and to minimize the loss

of altitude. If airspeed is rapidly increasing, extend the speed brakes as necessary. Either or both of these

procedures are used to control airspeed and altitude loss. Roll the aircraft to wings level in the shortest

direction and smoothly pull the nose up to the horizon. Do not attempt to raise the nose and roll wings

level at the same time (a “rolling pullout”) because this can overstress the aircraft. Complete the recovery

by readjusting the throttle for level flight.

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