Flight Instructor for Airplane Category › X. Slow flight, Stalls, and Spins › Task I. Spin Awareness and Spins

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Clear the area.

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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. 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. 5-23
Chapter 5: Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training › Stalls › Spin Procedures
full anti-spin control deflections and delay or preclude recovery in some airplanes. Prior to any intentional spin, clear the flight area above and below the airplane for other traffic. This task may occur while slowing the airplane…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 5-16
Chapter 5: Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training › Stalls › Stall Training
pitched to an excessively nose-high attitude immediately after takeoff, during a climbing turn, or when trying to clear an obstacle. Power-off turning stalls develop the pilot’s awareness of what could happen if the controls are improperly used ... maneuvers that involve significant changes in altitude or direction, the pilot should ensure that the area is clear of other air traffic at and below their altitude and that sufficient altitude is available for a recovery before executing the maneuver…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 3-15
Chapter 3: The Learning Process › Domains of Learning › Cognitive Domain
explain the procedure for entering a level, left turn to Beverly. The procedure includes several steps: (1) visually clear the area, (2) add a slight amount of power to maintain airspeed, (3) apply aileron control pressure to the left…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 10-4
Chapter 10: Performance Maneuvers › Steep Spiral
proceed after the establishment of a wings-level glide. Common errors when performing steep spirals are: 1. Not clearing the area 2. Inadequate pitch control on entry or rollout 3. Not correcting the bank angle to compensate for wind…