Common Errors

Question 1

S-Turns

Answer 1

1. Faulty entry technique
2. Poor planning, orientation, or division
3. An unsymmetrical ground track

Question 2

Turns Around a Point

Answer 2

1. Faulty entry procedure

2. Improper correction for wind drift

Question 3

Rectangular Course

Answer 3

1. Poor planning, orientation, division of attention
2. Improper correction for wind drift
3. Failure to maintain selected altitude or airspeed

Question 4

Steep Turns

Answer 4

1. Improper pitch, bank, and power coordination during entry and rollout
2. Uncoordinated use of flight controls

Question 5

Slow Flight

Answer 5

1. Failure to establish specified gear and flap configuration
2. Failure to establish and maintain the specified airspeed
3. Rough or uncoordinated use of flight controls

Question 6

Power Off Stall

Answer 6

1. Failure to establish the specified landing gear and flap configuration prior to entry
2. Poor stall recognition and delayed recovery

Question 7

Power On Stall

Answer 7

1. Failure to establish the specified landing gear and flap configuration prior to entry
2. Excessive altitude loss or excessive airspeed during recovery

Question 8

Accelerated Stall

Answer 8

1. Failure to present simulated student instruction that adequately emphasizes the hazards of poor procedure in recovering from an accelerated stall.

Question 9

Chandelle

Answer 9

1. Improper pitch/power/bank coordination at the various stages of the maneuver
2. Stalling or uncoordinated flight
3. Excessive deviation from heading upon completion

Question 10

Lazy Eights

Answer 10

1. Inadequate planning, resulting in peaks of the loops both above and below the horizon not coming in the proper place

Question 11

Eights on Pylons

Answer 11

1. Selection of pylons without emergency landing area and improper distance apart
2. Not maintaining proper pivotal altitude

Question 12

Steep Spirals

Answer 12

1. Not correcting for wind drift while circling around selected point
2. Not clearing the throttle after every 360 degree spiral

Question 13

Emergency Descent

Answer 13

1. The consequences of failing to identify reason for executing an emergency descent
2. Improper use of prescribed emergency checklist to verify accomplishment of procedures for initiating emergency descent