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Steep Turns

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Perform a level, 360° turn with 45-50° bank, maintaining altitude, airspeed, and coordination.

Performance maneuver for steeply turning, develops sense of turning characteristics.

  1. HCL/VCL
  2. Back pressure, more lift = more force
  3. Load factor vs bank angle (+3.8g limits)
  4. Stall speed
  5. Adverse yaw
  6. Procedure
  7. Overbanking tendency
  8. Leading the rollout
  1. Pre-maneuver checklist
  2. Establish < maneuvering speed ~100 knots
  3. Pick a point, set heading bug
  4. Roll with aileron/rudder
  5. Add 1" power
  6. Establish turn attitude
  7. Glance at airspeed, altimeter
    1. Descending: Remove bank, add pitch, add bank
    2. Climbing: Relax pitch
  8. Opposite aileron as needed
  9. Start rollout ~20° ahead of target (for 45° turn)
  10. Remove power
  • Accelerated stalls
  • Spins
  • Coordination
  • Overstress
  • Collisions
  • CFIT
  • Distractions and fixation
  • 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
  • 360° turn, 45-50° of bank
  • &lte; VA
  • Altitude ± 100 ft.
  • Airspeed ± 10 knots
  • Bank ± 5 °
  • Heading ± 10 °

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