Communications - P-330

T-34C CONTACT

CHAPTER SIX

For example, the instructor may initiate by telling you over the ICS, "I have the controls." You

will then acknowledge by saying over the ICS, "You have the controls." You will then take your

hands and feet off the controls and your instructor will confirm he has control by saying, "I have

the controls."

When your instructor wants you to take control, he will say, "You have the controls," whereupon

you will take control and acknowledge by saying over the ICS, "I have the controls." Your

instructor will complete the three-way exchange with, "You have the controls."

Stay on the controls and keep flying the aircraft until you are told to do otherwise. Never be in

doubt as to who is doing the flying. Always fly as if you are flying solo unless you know that the

instructor has control. The important thing is that a "demand and reply" series of responses is

used so that there is no question as to who is flying.

604.

COMMUNICATIONS

Proper radio communication techniques are extremely important to safety when operating in

controlled airspace or the vicinity of other aircraft. You should read and learn the basic

communication terminology/procedures explained in Appendix A. These procedures will be

used throughout your aviation career. Appendix C contains information on the NATOPS

briefing required before every flight.

605.

NORMAL TAKEOFF

Description. Takeoff is the movement of the aircraft from its starting point on the runway

until it leaves the ground in controlled flight.

General. Since the takeoff requires both ground and in-flight operation, you must learn to

use the controls during the transition from ground movement to airborne flight with maximum

smoothness and coordination. Skill in blending these functions will improve your ability to

control the airplane's direction of movement on and from the runway. The takeoff itself,

although a relatively simple maneuver, often presents the most hazardous part of a flight.

Accident statistics show that takeoff accidents, although slightly less frequently occurring, are

much more tragic than landing accidents.

Takeoffs should always be made as nearly into the wind as practical. The airplane depends on

airspeed in order to fly. A headwind provides some of that airspeed, even with the airplane

motionless, by reason of wind flowing over the wings. The aircraft's groundspeed will be less

with a headwind and greater with a tailwind. Not only is a lower groundspeed safer, it reduces

wear and stress on the landing gear and results in a shorter ground roll. Therefore, much less

space is required to develop the minimum lift necessary for takeoff and climb.

FLIGHT PROCEDURES 6-3