Chapter 6: Flight Procedures

CHAPTER SIX

FLIGHT PROCEDURES

600.

INTRODUCTION

This chapter discusses the basic procedures and techniques that you will practice at the beginning

of your contact training. These basics will form the foundation of your ability to fly the aircraft

and to later perform advanced maneuvers. You will learn to takeoff, fly straight and level, turn,

climb and descend and even to stall and spin the aircraft. While some of these maneuvers, such

as Straight-and-Level Flight, may seem simple, they all require strict adherence to the procedures

contained in this chapter. In order to successfully learn to accomplish these maneuvers in the

small amount of time that you will be airborne, it is essential that you commit these procedures

to memory prior to strapping into the aircraft. If you do not know the procedures on the ground,

you will not be able to perform them in the air. Some procedures, such as the Spin, require extra

care and preparation due to the dynamic and possibly disorienting nature of the maneuver.

601.

CONTACT FLIGHT TERMINOLOGY

FAST CRUISE

170 KIAS (clean)

Power as required (approx. 750-800 ft-lbs.)

NORMAL CRUISE

150 KIAS (clean)

Power as required (approx. 600-650 ft-lbs.)

SLOW CRUISE

120 KIAS (clean)

Power as required (approx. 450-500 ft-lbs.)

NORMAL CLIMB

120 KIAS (clean)

Max allowable power (1015 ft-lbs/695C)

Attitude: cowl seam on horizon

ENROUTE DESCENT

Normal cruise airspeed, 150 KIAS

Power 300 ft-lbs.

FAST CRUISE ENROUTE

Fast cruise airspeed, 170 KIAS

DESCENT

Power 300 ft-lbs

DOWNWIND

100 KIAS, gear down, flaps up

CONFIGURATION

Power as required (500-550 ft-lbs.)

Landing lights ON

LANDING APPROACH

90 KIAS, gear down, flaps down

CONFIGURATION (LAC)

Power as required (approx. 600 ft-lbs.)

Landing lights ON

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