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Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes

Written by Jack on May 31st, 2008
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Objective: To develop the student’s ability to make intelligent decisions and execute recovery procedures based on the actual attitude of the aircraft in the event that student should inadvertently enter an unusual attitude.
Content: Before Flight:

  • Unusual attitude is any attitude not normally required for flight
  • Effective instrument scan will allow for quick detection of unusual attitude
  • When unusual attitude is encountered, increase speed of scan, and execute recovery procedures as outlined in the AFM/POH
  • Recovery from nose-high attitudes:
    • Add power
    • Lower nose
    • Level wings
  • Recovery from nose-low attitudes:
    • Reduce power
    • Level wings
    • Raise nose
  • During recovery, look for stabilization or slight reversal in instrument indication trends

During Flight:

  • Instructor demonstrates entry and recovery while student watches
  • After demonstration, student closes eyes and puts his head down while instructor enters unusual attitude, instructor then tells student to recover and student executes appropriate recovery procedures

See IFH C. 5-31 to 5-32
Completion Standards: The lesson is complete when the student demonstrates knowledge through a written or oral exam and is able to perform unusual attitude recovery to the satisfaction of the instructor and in accordance with the current Practical Test Standards for the student’s stage of training.
 

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