Approach Turn Stall Defensive Positioning

CHAPTER TWO

T-34C OUT-OF-CONTROL FLIGHT

After you are in the spin, confirmed by stalled AOA and stable airspeed (80 - 100

knots), shadow the controls, block the aileron input, and hover your boot over the

rudder input. Now we are looking for a correct recovery, ensure that as you are

shadowing, you do not block the rudder as the student is trying to put in the correct

recovery rudder and ensure the stick is put in the proper position.

Upon spin recovery, the student may leave the recovery rudder in too long; emphasize

that the controls go to neutral once rotation stops.

Approach Turn Stall Defensive Positioning

The ATS is a relatively benign maneuver and as an instructor, you will do many of them;

however, due to this maneuver's normally benign nature, it can catch you by surprise. You may

end up in an OCF scenario you did not intend to be in if the student does something unexpected.

The purpose of this instruction is not to reiterate what is already covered in the Contact FTI, but

to prepare the instructor for the unexpected. With that said, this excerpt from the Contact FTI

bears reiteration with regard to the ATS.

NOTE

Stalls should be practiced to the maximum extent to build

confidence and proficiency. In all cases, however, departure from

controlled flight shall be avoided. Instructional time should be

used to practice successful recovery techniques rather than test the

student's ability to recover from uncontrolled flight.

As an instructor, you will have the opportunity to recover from the "botched" ATS under an

approved OCF syllabus; however, the SNA is being taught to recover from an ATS that may

save their life should this occur in the Landing Pattern. We are not teaching them to recover this

maneuver from OCF. Therefore, here is what to expect when you least expect it. Some of the

defense techniques are:

During the clearing turn, tell the student you are going hot mic and turn it on. This is

a small item, but may become very important to you if your student departs the

aircraft unexpectedly and you are trying to reach the ICS switch to tell him you have

controls, while at the same time trying to raise the flaps.

During the descent after the clearing turn, check the student's trim. This can be done

a couple of different ways. Have the student show his hands or put your left hand on

the trim wheels after power reduction to feel the trim inputs. This helps the student

learn the correct trim inputs for the pattern, and it will affect your departure from

controlled flight if they are incorrectly trimmed and enter a secondary stall or input

incorrect rudder.

UNUSUAL ATTITUDES AND OUT-OF-CONTROL FLIGHT 2-11