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  • Chapter 3: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Straight-and-Level Flight › Common Errors

    horizon and the terms “decreasing the pitch attitude” or “decrease pitch attitude” means lowering the nose in relation to the natural horizon. The pilot’s primary reference is the natural horizon. For all practical purposes, the airplane’s airspeed remains ... such as spoilers. Exposure to the effect of the various configurations should be covered in any specific airplane checkout. Common Errors A common error of a beginner pilot is attempting to hold the wings level by only observing the airplane…

  • Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Short-Field Approach and Landing › Common Errors

    Common Errors Common errors in the performance of short-field approaches and landings are: 1. A final approach that necessitates an overly steep approach and high sink rate. 2. Unstable approach. 3. Undue delay in initiating glide path corrections…

  • Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Normal Approach and Landing › Common Errors

    Common Errors Common errors in the performance of normal approaches and landings are: 1. Failure to complete the landing checklist in a timely manner. 2. Inadequate wind drift correction on the base leg. 3. An overshooting, undershooting, too steep…

  • Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Soft-Field Approach and Landing › Common Errors

    increase in power may be needed to keep the airplane moving and from becoming stuck in the soft surface. Common Errors Common errors in the performance of soft-field approaches and landings are: 1. Excessive descent rate on final approach…

  • Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Power-Off Accuracy Approaches › Common Errors

    reaching the base key position, the approach and landing are the same as in the 90° power-off approach. Common Errors Common errors in the performance of power-off accuracy approaches are: 1. Downwind leg is too far from…

  • Chapter 3: The Learning Process › Kinds of Errors › Slip

    Errors Errors are a natural part of human performance. Beginners, as well as the most highly skilled experts, are vulnerable to error, and this is perhaps the most important thing to understand about error. To believe people can eliminate errors ... from their performance is to commit the biggest error of all. Instructors and learners alike should be prepared for occasional errors by learning about common kinds of errors, how errors can be minimized, how to learn from errors…