WSM: Practical Training Phase 2

Phase 2:

• Levelling off at selected altitudes
• How to sustain the climb and descent and to control the speed and rate of descent
• Use of rudder use to keep nose straight
• Maximum rate and maximum angle of climb
• Effects of flap on aircraft climb performance and descent rate
• Use of the trimmer, only to trim pressure off, not for attitude adjustment
• Different types of climb; best rate, best angle and the cruise climb
• Review again the previous lesson if required
• How to guard against cooling to fast during an extended descent

• Ground briefing: 
  • Theory of turning
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• Air exercise:
  • Entry and maintaining medium level turns (30° angle of bank);
  • Resuming straight flight;
  • Faults in the turn – (incorrect pitch, bank, balance);
  • Climbing turns;
  • Descending turns;
  • Turns onto selected headings, use of either gyro heading indicator or                                             compass;
  • Use of instruments for precision
  • Judging bank angle by wing-tip reference
  • Judging bank angle by aerofoil reference
  • Turns onto specified land marks. 

• Aircraft systems:
  • The radio stack and how to operate each one individually and its purpose

• Safety:
  • Routing to and from the GF. 
  • Further use of the FREDA check.

• Checklists and its use: 
  • For the lesson the The Student Pilot must be able to do previous checks himself and the instructor is to teach the before take-off checks. 
  • Rest of the checks are demonstrations only.

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Lesson 6:

• Ground briefing:
  • Theory of air flow over the control surfaces and the theory of the stall.
  • In the event of a severe stall with a steep nose down attitude, recovery is with bar slightly forward, and enter a diving turn to bleed speed off.

• Air exercise:
  • Slow flight
    • Safety checks
    • Introduction to slow flight
    • Controlled flight down to critically slow airspeed
    • Application of full power with correct attitude and balance to achieve normal climb speed;

• ​Stalling
  • HASELLL check
  • Symptoms
  • Recognition
  • Initial stalls are power off recover until The Student Pilot confident thereafter
  • ALL stall recoveries will be power on recoveries
  • Min height loss power on recoveries 200ft
  • Recovery when a wing drops

• Aircraft systems: 
  • Brake system of the aircraft  

• Safety:
  • Routing to and from the GF
  • Use of FREDA check

• Checklist and its use: 
  • For the lesson the The Student Pilot must be able to do previous checks himself and the instructor is to teach the crew briefing. 
  • Rest of checks are demonstrations only.

• Ground briefing:
  • Introduction to the circuit and all aspects of the circuit including terminology. 
  • Nose wheel and torque considerations.

• Air exercise:
  • The take-off:
    • The The Student Pilot can do the take off.
    • Emphasis must be on airspeed and direction after take-off. 
    • Holding centreline by wing banking and steering.
    • Fly an accurate circuit up to downwind.
  • Approach:
    • The The Student Pilot can do the approach, emphasis on speed and rate of descent control.
    • Initially the instructor to demonstrate the landing and the The Student Pilot to feel through and learn.  Emphasis must be on how all the previous lessons learnt are included in the circuit.  This must continue until the The Student Pilot can do the circuit without any aid from the instructor.

• Aircraft systems:
  • The electrical system e.g. Alternator, battery, ammeter, master switch etc.
  • Differences between a circuit breaker and a fuse

• Safety: 
  • Circuit radio work.
  • The Student Pilot to attempt to do all radio work in circuit with assistance from the instructor initially.

• Checklist and its use:
  • The Student Pilot must be able to do all ground checks.
  • The Student Pilot to be briefed on the whole circuit and the checks to be used.

• Ground briefing:
  • The go around – a good judgement call
  • The balloon that cannot be landed
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• Air exercises:
  • All aspects of the circuit need to be consolidated.
  • A thorough briefing on the landing. 
  • Into wind and down wind take-offs
  • Emphasize to the The Student Pilot where to look on landing.
  • Three important factors in landing, round out, hold off height and aircraft attitude. 
  • The Student Pilot must do all circuit work including landings.
  • Recovery from goose stepping
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• Aircraft systems:
  • The static system:
    • altimeter, ASI, VSI
  • The dynamic system:
    • ASI
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• Safety:
  • Circuit radio work to be with little assistance from the instructor.
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• Checklist and its use:
  • The Student Pilot must do all the ground checks. 
  • The Student Pilot must also be capable in the circuit.