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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 › 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 ... final approach. 4. A skidding turn from base leg to final approach as a result of overshooting/inadequate wind drift correction. 5. Poor coordination during turn from base to final approach. 6. Unstable approach. 7. Failure to adequately compensate for flap…

  • 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 › 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: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Straight-and-Level Flight › Straight Flight

    wing, both wingtips should be level and equally above or below the natural horizon. Any necessary bank corrections are made with the pilot’s coordinated use of ailerons and rudder. [Figure 3-7] The pilot should understand that anytime ... wings are banked, the airplane turns. The objective of straight flight is to detect and correct small deviations, necessitating minor flight control corrections. The bank attitude information can also be obtained from a quick scan of the attitude indicator (which…