Cruise changes

Question 1

What’s the objective?

Answer 1

Varying acft’s speed without gaining or losing altitude

Question 2

What’s intended for?

Answer 2

establishing positions of the horizon and the power required to maintain the different cruise speeds

Question 3

What’s the medium cruise speed?

Answer 3

120 Kts
23’’ MAP
Horizon centered

Question 4

What’s the high cruise speed?

Answer 4

140 kts
28’’ of MAP
Slightly below horizon

Question 5

What’s the low cruise speed?

Answer 5

100kts
17’’ of MAP
slightly above the horizon

Question 6

How do you perform High Speed Cruise?

Answer 6

Technique to accelerate to High Cruise speed:
- Gentle increase in power
- around 30’’ MAP
- Postion of horizon to maintain altitude and accelerate
- anticipation of 5 kts we arrive at a setting of 28’’ MAP

Question 7

What do we do to slow to low cruise speed?

Answer 7

• Reduce throttles to 15’’ MAP
• Position just above horizon
• Smooth reduction in speed without varying the altitude
• When speed passes 105 kts:
  
  • increase power to 17’’ MAP
    This is enough to maintain Low Cruis Speed

Question 8

What do we do to get to a Medium Cruise Speed?

Answer 8

Look for 25’’ or 21’’ MAP
depending if we are accelerating from Low Cruise or decelerating from High cruise, respectively

Maintain AI in a centered position
5 kts before reaching 120 kts medium cruise
Select throttles to 23’’ to maintain desired airspeed