Flight Instructor for Airplane Category › IX. Performance and Ground Reference Maneuvers › Task D. Lazy Eights (ASEL, ASES)

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Airplane Flying Handbook p. 7-10
Chapter 7: Ground Reference Maneuvers › Elementary Eights
following are the most common errors made while performing S-turns across a road: 1. Failure to adequately clear surrounding area for safety hazards, initially and throughout the maneuver. 2. Failure to establish a constant, level altitude prior to entering…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 5-11
Chapter 5: Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training › Slow Flight › Maneuvering in Slow Flight
retracted to avoid a stall. Common errors in the performance of slow flight are: 1. Failure to adequately clear the area 2. Inadequate back-elevator pressure as power is reduced, resulting in altitude loss 3. Excessive back-elevator pressure…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 10-7
Chapter 10: Performance Maneuvers › Lazy Eight
used for a given bank angle, altitude is lost. Common errors when performing lazy eights are: 1. Not clearing the area 2. Maneuver is not symmetrical across each 180° 3. Inadequate or improper selection…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 5-11
Chapter 5: Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training › Slow Flight › Performing the Slow Flight Maneuver
ground for recovery should the airplane inadvertently stall. To begin the slow flight maneuver, the pilot should clear the area and gradually reduce thrust from cruise power and adjust the pitch to allow the airspeed to decrease while maintaining altitude…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 7-17
Chapter 7: Ground Reference Maneuvers › Elementary Eights › Eights on Pylons
only for coordination. Other common errors in the performance of eights on pylons are: 1. Failure to adequately clear the surrounding area for safety hazards, initially and throughout the maneuver. 2. Skidding or slipping in turns (whether trying to hold…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 7-13
Chapter 7: Ground Reference Maneuvers › Elementary Eights › Common Errors
both circular patterns. Common Errors Common errors in the performance of elementary eights are: 1. Failure to adequately clear the surrounding area for safety hazards, initially and throughout the maneuver. 2. Poor selection of ground references. 3. Failure to establish…