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  • Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual

    regard to location, air traffic control, weather, regulations, aircraft status, and other factors that may affect flight. Skidding turn. An uncoordinated turn in which the rate of turn is too great for the angle of bank, pulling the aircraft ... with a remotely located magnetic direction sensing device (usually a flux valve or flux gate compass). Slipping turn. An uncoordinated turn in which the aircraft is banked too much for the rate of turn, so the horizontal lift component…

  • Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Visual Illusions › Demonstration of Spatial Disorientation

    because of the forces acting upon the body in certain flight situations, many false sensations can occur due to acceleration forces overpowering gravity. [Figure 17-6] These situations include uncoordinated turns, climbing turns, and turbulence. Demonstration of Spatial Disorientation There…

  • Chapter 1: Introduction To Flying › Selecting a Flight School

    Figure 1-24. Type of aircraft flown by an airline transport pilot. Flight schools operating under 14 CFR part 141 are certificated by the FAA. Application for certification is voluntary and the school must meet stringent requirements for personnel, equipment ... course outline (TCO) approved by the FAA. The certificated schools may qualify for a ground school rating and a flight school rating. In addition, the school may be authorized to give its graduates practical (flight) tests and knowledge (computer administered…

  • Chapter 5: Mitigating Risk › Mitigating External Pressure Risks › Local Versus Transportation Flights

    Cancel the Flight Canceling a flight is necessary if the pilot cannot mitigate risk sufficiently by other means. The cancellation option is easier if another means of transportation is available or if long-term rescheduling is an option. Mitigating External ... others waiting for the arrival, it is best to inform them of the need for flexibility. Local Versus Transportation Flights A local pleasure flight can still be subject to external pressures, but it is easier to cancel than a scheduled…

  • Chapter 3: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Level Turns

    coordinated turn. Coordinated flight is an important part of airplane control. Situations can develop when a pilot maintains certain uncoordinated flight control deflections, which create the potential for a spin. This is especially hazardous when operating at low altitudes, such ... airport traffic pattern. Figure 3-12. The rudder opposes adverse yaw to help coordinate the turn. During uncoordinated flight, the pilot may feel that they are being pushed sideways toward the outside or inside of the turn. [Figure…

  • Chapter 9: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Common Errors › S-Turns

    Common Errors 1. Faulty entry technique. 2. Poor planning, orientation, and/or division of attention. 3. Uncoordinated flight control application. 4. Improper correction for wind drift. 5. Failure to maintain selected altitude and airspeed. 6. Selection of a ground reference with…