Vertical S'S

Question 1

What’s this for?

Answer 1

Co-ordination in three axes
Maintaining a constant speed at all times

Question 2

How many different types of S’s are there?

Answer 2

5, with and without baking, if required it must be maintained at a constant bank

Question 3

S0

Answer 3

Maintaining a constant heading

Question 4

S1

Answer 4

changing direction of the turn where you begin to climb

Question 5

S2

Answer 5

changing direction of the turn where you begin to descend

Question 6

S3

Answer 6

changing the direction of the turn where you begin to climb and begin to descen

Question 7

S4

Answer 7

constantly turning

Question 8

What happens in S1 and S3?

Answer 8

we will end on our initial heading

Question 9

What about in S2?

Answer 9

We end 180º off our initial heading

Question 10

At what altitude will we begin this maneouver?

Answer 10

In whole thousands of feet (3000, 4000, etc)

Following from this:
- we descend 400 ft maintaining a constant speed of 120 kts and a rate of descent of 500 ft/min

Question 11

What do we do 50ft before reaching 400 ft?

Answer 11

Apply power to maintain speed and initiate a climb at a constant speed and a rate of climb of 500 ft/minm so that return to our initial altitude
- then, 50 ft before reaching it, we will begin our next descent of 300 ft, with the same velocity and rate of descent
- Once this descent is completed, we will again return to our initial altitude once more and then descend 200 ft once more. The last 100 ft is not performed

Question 12

What’s the hardest part of the maneuvers?

Answer 12

The transition between climbing and descending or vice versa.

Question 13

What must we do?

Answer 13

Coordinate change of pitch, direction and power setting to smoothly and continuously, so that VSI shows zero, do not exceed altitudes and the wings are leveled (if there is a change of direction)

Question 14

What is the priority in the whole maneouvers?

Answer 14

Speed over the rate, which you may sacrifice to maintain 120 kts