Perform a level, 360° turn with 45-50° bank, maintaining altitude, airspeed, and coordination. | | Performance maneuver for steeply turning, develops sense of turning characteristics. |
- HCL/VCL
- Back pressure, more lift = more force
- Load factor vs bank angle (+3.8g limits)
- Stall speed
- Adverse yaw
- Procedure
- Overbanking tendency
- Leading the rollout
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- Pre-maneuver checklist
- Establish < maneuvering speed ~100 knots
- Pick a point, set heading bug
- Roll with aileron/rudder
- Add 1" power
- Establish turn attitude
- Glance at airspeed, altimeter
- Descending: Remove bank, add pitch, add bank
- Climbing: Relax pitch
- Opposite aileron as needed
- Start rollout ~20° ahead of target (for 45° turn)
- Remove power
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- Accelerated stalls
- Spins
- Coordination
- Overstress
- Collisions
- CFIT
- Distractions and fixation
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- Failure to clear the area
- Excessive pitch change on entry/recovery
- Premature rollout
- Over/undershoot rollout heading
- Poor coordination
- Poor airspeed
- Gaining/losing altitude
- Fluctuating bank angle
- No traffic scanning
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- 360° turn, 45-50° of bank
- <e; VA
- Altitude ± 100 ft.
- Airspeed ± 10 knots
- Bank ± 5 °
- Heading ± 10 °
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