Student:_____________________ Date Completed:________________ Private Pilot Flight Training S-Turns Objective: To develop the pilot's ability to compensate for drift during turns, orient the flightpath with ground references, and divide the pilot's attention Elements: How to select a suitable altitude. How to select a suitable ground reference line with suitable emergency landing areas. Orientation, division of attention, and planning. Configuration and airspeed prior to entry. Entry technique. Wind drift correction. Tracking of semicircles of equal radii on either side of the selected ground reference line. How to maintain desired altitude and airspeed. Turn reversal over the ground reference line . Coordination of flight controls. Schedule: Preflight Discussion 0:15 Demonstration and Student Practice 0:30 Postflight Discussion 0:15 All Times Dependent on Pilot's Ability Equipment: Aircraft Drawing Surface and Marking Utensil Instructor's Actions: Student's Actions: PREFLIGHT: PREFLIGHT: Discuss lesson objective. Discuss lesson objective Listens and takes notes. Discuss common student errors in performing the maneuver. Resolves Questions. INFLIGHT: Discuss the FAA's emphasis on safety including collision Reviews maneuvers. avoidance and division of attention. INFLIGHT: Pays attention and asks questions. Demonstrate the maneuver. Practices maneuver as directed. Coach student practice. Answers questions posed by instructor. Evaluate student understanding of maneuver. POSTFLIGHT: POSTFLIGHT: Ask pertinent questions. Critique student performance. Answers questions posed by instructor. Answer student questions. Critiques own performance. Assign homework for next lesson. Completes assigned homework. Private Pilot Flight Training FAA-S-8081-14AS (Private PTS, VI., B., 1-7) Completion Standards:
Student:_____________________ Date Completed:________________ Private Pilot Flight Training S-Turns Objective: To develop the pilot's ability to compensate for drift during turns, orient the flightpath with ground references, and divide the pilot's attention Elements: How to select a suitable altitude. How to select a suitable ground reference line with suitable emergency landing areas. Orientation, division of attention, and planning. Configuration and airspeed prior to entry. Entry technique. Wind drift correction. Tracking of semicircles of equal radii on either side of the selected ground reference line. How to maintain desired altitude and airspeed. Turn reversal over the ground reference line . Coordination of flight controls. Schedule: Preflight Discussion 0:15 Demonstration and Student Practice 0:30 Postflight Discussion 0:15 All Times Dependent on Pilot's Ability Equipment: Aircraft Drawing Surface and Marking Utensil Instructor's Actions: Student's Actions: PREFLIGHT: Discuss lesson objective Discuss common student errors in performing the maneuver. Discuss the FAA's emphasis on safety including collision avoidance and division of attention. INFLIGHT: Demonstrate the maneuver. Coach student practice. Evaluate student understanding of maneuver. POSTFLIGHT: Critique student performance. Answer student questions. Assign homework for next lesson. PREFLIGHT: Discuss lesson objective. Listens and takes notes. Resolves Questions. INFLIGHT: Reviews maneuvers. Pays attention and asks questions. Practices maneuver as directed. Answers questions posed by instructor. POSTFLIGHT: Ask pertinent questions. Answers questions posed by instructor. Critiques own performance. Completes assigned homework. Private Pilot Flight Training Completion Standards: FAA-S-8081-14AS (Private PTS, VI., B., 1-7)
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