Straight and Level Flight (Instrument)
| Objective: |
To develop the student’s ability to fly the aircraft with reference to the instruments. |
| Content: |
Before Flight:
- Attitude indicator as Direct Indication of pitch attitude in level flight
- Must be adjusted according to other direct indications of level flight
- Altimeter as Indirect Indication of pitch attitude in level flight
- Rate of change indicates magnitude of deviation from level attitude
During Flight:
- Instructor or student adjusts pitch based on AI to observe relationship between AI position changes and actual aircraft pitch changes
- Use half-bar-width, full-bar-width, and one-and-one-half-bar-width adjustments on AI to demonstrate this
- Instructor ensures student has relaxed grip on controls to allow for better feel of subtle control pressure changes
- Instructor ensures student is using trim properly by having student release controls occasionally
- Instructor or student adjusts pitch and observes resultant altimeter rate-of-change
See Instrument Flying Handbook C.5 |
| Completion Standards: |
The lesson is complete when the student demonstrates knowledge through a written or oral exam and is able to perform straight-and-level flight with reference to the instruments 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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