Flight Instructor for Airplane Category › X. Slow flight, Stalls, and Spins › Task G. Elevator Trim Stall Demonstration (ASEL, ASES)

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Establish a normal glide airspeed and trim the airplane.

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Get a short, cited explanation of this element written from the FAA handbooks: the core idea, the numbers that matter, common test traps, and a quick self-check.

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Airplane Flying Handbook p. 5-21
Chapter 5: Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training › Stalls › Elevator Trim Stall
full position, close the throttle, and maintain altitude until the airspeed approaches the normal glide speed. When the normal glide is established, the pilot should trim the airplane nose-up for the normal landing approach glide. During this simulated final…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 3-24
Chapter 3: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Glides › Gliding Turns
nose to stop the descent and re-trims the airplane as necessary. The level-off from a practice glide should be started before reaching the desired altitude because of the airplane’s downward inertia. The amount of lead depends ... from a gliding turn to a normal glide, the back pressure on the elevator control, which was applied during the turn, needs to be decreased or the airplane may pitch up and experience a loss of airspeed. This error requires…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 10-4
Chapter 10: Performance Maneuvers › Steep Spiral
flight controls allow the airplane to recover to a wings-level glide with no change in airspeed. Recovering to normal cruise flight would proceed after the establishment of a wings-level glide. Common errors when performing steep spirals ... correcting the bank angle to compensate for wind 4. Poor flight control coordination 5. Ineffective use of trim 6. Inadequate airspeed control 7. Becoming disoriented 8. Performing by reference to the flight instruments rather than visual references 9. Not scanning…