Instrument Rating – Airplane › VII. Emergency Operations › Task D. Approach with Loss of Primary Flight Instrument Indicators

IR.VII.D.R2

Risk management

Maintaining aircraft control.

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Instrument Procedures Handbook p. A-4
Appendix A: Emergency Procedures › Maintaining Aircraft Control
Maintaining Aircraft Control Once the crewmembers recognize the situation, they commit to controlling the aircraft by using and trusting flight instruments. Attempting to search outside the flight deck for visual confirmation can result in spatial disorientation and complete loss ... establish visual references and fly the aircraft by their flight instruments. The most important concern, along with maintaining aircraft control, is to initiate a climb immediately. An immediate climb provides a greater separation from natural and manmade obstacles, as well…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 5-1
Chapter 5: Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training › Introduction
Chapter 5: Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training Introduction Safe pilots prevent loss of control in flight (LOC-I), which is the leading cause of fatal general aviation accidents in the U.S. and commercial aviation worldwide ... unintended flight into IMC. Sadly, there are also LOC-I accidents resulting from intentional disregard for safety. To maintain aircraft control when faced with these or other contributing factors, the pilot needs to be aware of situations where…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 5-27
Chapter 5: Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training › Chapter Summary
Chapter Summary A pilot’s most fundamental and important responsibility is to maintain aircraft control. Initial flight training thus provides skills to operate an airplane in a safe manner, generally within normal “expected” environments, with the addition of some instruction…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 5-14
Chapter 5: Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training › Stalls › Angle of Attack Indicators
Figure 5-9. A conceptual representation of an AOA indicator. It is…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 5-11
Chapter 5: Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training › Slow Flight › Maneuvering in Slow Flight
Practicing this maneuver in other configurations, such as a clean or takeoff…