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License Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND We only allow others to download the works and share them with others, as long as their authorship is acknowledged, but they may not be changed in any way or used commercially. PRACTICAL FLIGHT EXERCISES GOOD FLY ACADEMY P1

Practical Flight Exercises License Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND We only allow others to download the works and share them with others, as long as their authorship is acknowledged, but they may not be changed in any way or used commercially. Exercise 1: Familiarisation with the Aeroplane • Aircraft construction and characteristics • Cockpit layout • Aircraft systems • Use of checklist and POH/Aircraft Flight Manual Exercise 2: Preparations For and Actions After Flight • Personal preparation • Equipment required • Weather forecasts and actual reports • NOTAMs and AIS information • VATSIM Flight Plans • Availability of VATSIM ATC • Pre-flight checks • Eyepoint adjustment • Starting • Power and pre-takeoff checks • Local procedures • Shutdown checks Exercise 3: Effects of Controls • Primary effects of the flying controls • Further effects of the flying controls • Effect of airspeed • Effect of propeller slipstream • Effect of power • Effect of trimming controls • Effect of flaps • Effect of other controls (as applicable) • Operation of the carburettor heat control (as applicable) • Operation of the mixture control (as applicable) • Operation of other controls (as applicable) Exercise 4: Taxiing • Pre-taxi checks • Moving off, speed control and stopping • Engine handling • Control of direction • Parking area procedures and taxiing in confined spaces • Effect of wind and use of flying controls • Effects of ground surface • Flight control checks

Practical Flight Exercises License Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND We only allow others to download the works and share them with others, as long as their authorship is acknowledged, but they may not be changed in any way or used commercially. • Instrument checks • Apron and manoeuvring area markings • ATC procedures Exercise 5: Straight and Level Flight • Lookout technique • Attaining and maintaining straight and level flight • Demonstration of stability • Straight and level flight at an increased airspeed • Straight and level flight at a decreased airspeed • Maintaining straight and level flight during speed and configuration changes Exercise 6: Climbing • Entering the climb • Maintaining the climb • Levelling off at a selected level • Climbing with flap extended • The en-route (cruise) climb • Maximum angle of climb • Maximum rate of climb Exercise 7: Descending • Entering the descent • Maintaining the descent • Levelling off at a selected level • Descending with flap (or spoilers/airbrakes/speedbrakes as applicable) • Descending with power • The en-route (cruise) descent • Entering a climb from the descent (go-around) Exercise 8: Turning • Entering the level turn • Maintaining the level turn • Returning to straight flight • The climbing turn • The descending turn • Turning on to selected headings

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Practical Flight Exercises License Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND We only allow others to download the works and share them with others, as long as their authorship is acknowledged, but they may not be changed in any way or used commercially. Exercise 9A: Slow Flight • Safety checks • Introduction to slow flight • Controlled flight slowing to critically slow airspeed • Coordinated use of controls at critically slow airspeed • Recovery from a critically slow airspeed Exercise 9B: Stalling • Safety checks • Symptoms and recognition of the stall • The clean stall and recovery without and with power • Stall recovery during a wing drop • The stall and recovery with power and/or flap (or spoilers/airbrakes/speedbrakes as applicable) • Approach to stall and recovery in the approach configuration • Stall and incipient stall and recovery in different configurations and various manoeuvres Exercise 10A: Takeoff and Climb • Pre-takeoff checks • Checks during and after take-off and climb • Standard take-off and initial climb • Crosswind take-off • Noise abatement • ATC procedures Exercise 10B: Emergency and Abnormal Procedures • Abandoned take-off • Engine failure after take-off Exercise 11: Circuit, Approach and Landing • Joining the circuit • Circuit pattern and procedures • Pre-landing checks • Initial approach to land • Normal landing • Touch and go • Effect of surface wind • Crosswind circuit, approach and landing • Missed approach and go-around • Noise abatement • ATC procedures

Practical Flight Exercises License Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND We only allow others to download the works and share them with others, as long as their authorship is acknowledged, but they may not be changed in any way or used commercially. Exercise 12: Advanced Turning • Entering the steep (minimum 45° angle of bank) turn • Maintaining the steep turn • Returning to straight and level flight • Steep descending turn • Approach to the stall in the turn • Recognition of and recovery from the spiral dive Exercise 13A: Navigation: VFR Flight Planning • Route selection • Controlled and regulated airspace • Chart selection and preparation • Safety altitude/minimum safe altitude (MSA) • Weather forecasts and actual reports • Daylight (sunrise and sunset) • Preparation and completion of the flight log, navigation calculations • Fuel planning • Mass and balance calculation • Takeoff and landing performance • Alternate airfields • Radio frequencies • AIS information • VATSIM Flight Plans Exercise 13B: Navigation: VFR Departure and En-route Procedures • Airfield departure procedures • Air Traffic Service and radio procedures • Departing uncontrolled aerodromes (as applicable) • Departing controlled aerodromes and controlled (notified) airspace • Altimeter setting procedures • Principles of map reading/navigation • Maintaining airspeed, altitude and heading • Assessing weather en-route, weather minima • Revisions of ETAs and heading • Monitoring fuel state and systems • Turning point procedure • Transiting controlled airspace • Organising cockpit workload

Practical Flight Exercises License Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND We only allow others to download the works and share them with others, as long as their authorship is acknowledged, but they may not be changed in any way or used commercially. Exercise 13C: Navigation: VFR Arrival Procedures • ATC and radio procedures • Arriving at uncontrolled aerodromes (as applicable) • Arriving at controlled aerodromes and controlled airspace • Altimeter setting procedures • Circuit joining procedures • Parking Exercise 13D: Navigation At Lower Levels & In Degraded Visual Environment (DVE) • Actions before descending or entering DVE • Appropriate aeroplane configuration • Hazards, obstacles and terrain • Map reading and navigation at low level and in DVE • Visual impressions of flight at minimum level and in DVE • Effect of wind, turbulence and windshear • Vertical situational awareness • Weather considerations and assessing weather Exercise 13E: VFR Radio Navigation • Pre-flight radio navigation preparation • Integrating radio navigation in to VFR navigation • Use of Relative Bearing Indicator (RBI)* • Use of Radio Magnetic Indicator (RMI)* • Use of the Course Deviation Indicator (CDI)* • Use of the Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI)* • Use of moving map display* • ATC Radar - ATC and radio procedures* • SSR - Transponder operation • VOR - selection and identification, interpretation, intercepting and maintaining a radial, position fixing, or*; • DME - selection and identification, modes of operation, position fixing, or*; • ADF - selection and identification, interpretation, homing to an NDB, or*; • GNSS - selection of waypoints, interpretation, orientation, errors* *Specific radio navigation aids as applicable depending on aircraft equipment and ATC facilities.

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