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  • Chapter 3: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Effect and Use of Flight Controls

    With the pilot’s hand: ⦁ When pulling the elevator pitch control toward the pilot, which is an aft movement of the control wheel, yoke, control stick, or side stick controller (referred to as adding back pressure), the airplane’s nose ... airplane. Think of this movement from the pilot’s feet to the pilot’s head. ⦁ When pushing elevator pitch control toward the instrument panel, (referred to as increasing forward pressure), the airplane rotates the nose forward relative to the pilot…

  • 14 CFR § 61.73 Military pilots or former military pilots: Special rules.

    Before the date of the application, passed an official U.S. military pilot and instrument proficiency check in a military aircraft of the kind of aircraft category, class, or type, if class or type of aircraft is applicable, for the ratings ... date of the application, logged 10 hours of pilot time as a military pilot in a U.S. military aircraft of the kind of category, class, and type of aircraft, if a class rating or type rating is applicable…

  • Chapter 3: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Trim Control

    then hold the wings level with aileron flight control pressure while rudder control pressure is trimmed out. Finally, aileron trim should be adjusted to relieve any aileron flight control pressure. A properly trimmed airplane is an indication of good piloting ... skills. Any control forces that the pilot feels should be a result of deliberate flight control pressure inputs during a planned change in airplane attitude, not a result of forces being applied by the airplane. A common trim control error…

  • 14 CFR § 61.411 What aeronautical experience must I have to apply for a flight instructor certificate with a sport pilot rating?

    airship, and (v) 15 hours of flight time as pilot in command in an airship that is an aircraft meeting the performance limits and design requirements of § 61.316. (e) Lighter-than-air category and balloon class privileges, | (1) 35 hours ... flights in a balloon, and (iii) 5 flights as pilot in command in a balloon that is an aircraft meeting the performance limits and design requirements of § 61.316. (f) Weight-shift-control aircraft category privileges, | (1) 150 hours of flight…

  • 14 CFR § 61.3 Requirement for certificates, ratings, privileges, and authorizations.

    Requirement for certificates, ratings, privileges, and authorizations. (iii) In the case of a civil aircraft of foreign registry, is authorized by the country of registry to act as second in command of that aircraft during Category II operations. (g) Category ... under part 121 or part 135, a person may not: (1) Act as pilot in command of a civil aircraft during Category III operations unless that person— (i) Holds a Category III pilot authorization for that category or class…

  • Chapter 9: Basic Flight Maneuvers › Traffic Patterns

    Common Errors 1. Faulty entry technique. 2. Poor planning, orientation, or division of attention. 3. Uncoordinated flight control application. 4. Improper correction for wind drift. 5. Failure to maintain selected altitude or airspeed. 6. Failure to maintain an equal distance ... pattern is also useful to control the flow of traffic, particularly at airports without operating control towers. It affords a measure of safety, separation, protection, and administrative control over arriving, departing, and circling aircraft. Due to specialized operating characteristics, airplanes…