Attention:
Motivator:
Overview:
Topic:
Time:
Introduction:
0:05
Steep Turns:
0:15
Review (quiz):
0:05
Case Studies:
0:05
Total Ground Time:
0:30
Required Materials:
- Student Jacket, Paper & Pen or Marker & Whiteboard
Instructor Actions:
- Introduce the lesson:
- Review the lesson plan, including the attention-getter and motivator.
- Review the airman certification standards.
- Introduce situations in which steep turns would be performed
- Demonstrate a maneuvering speed calculation for several different variables
- Discuss situations that would result in changes in maneuvering speed
- Discuss the risk of high angle of bank turns
- Discuss load factor
- Discuss uncoordinate flight and risk of spins
- Discuss accelerated stalls
- Relate risk back to situations in which steep turns would be performed
- Discuss the relationship between rate and radius of turn
- Discuss the steep turns procedure
- Conclude the lesson:
- Present the remotivation, conclude, and provide guidance for follow-on lessons.
- Review student actions required ahead of the next lesson.
- Update instructor endorsement records and student's jacket, as required.
Student Actions:
- Complete the assigned readings (see content above).
- Ask pertinent questions
- Perform self-assessment, including fitness for flight and personal minimums, as appropriate
- Make a go/no-go decision, as appropriate
Commercial Pilot (Airplane) Steep Turns Airman Certification Standards:
- Objective: To determine whether the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with steep turns
- Note: See Appendix 3: Aircraft, Equipment, and Operational Requirements & Limitations for information related to this Task
- References: FAA-H-8083-2 (Risk Management Handbook), FAA-H-8083-3 (Airplane Flying Handbook), FAA-H-8083-25 (Pilot Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge); POH/AFM
Commercial Pilot (Airplane) Steep Turns Knowledge:
The applicant demonstrates an understanding of:-
CA.V.B.K1:
How to conduct a proper steep turn. -
CA.V.B.K2:
Aerodynamics associated with steep turns, including:-
CA.V.B.K2a:
Maintaining coordinated flight. -
CA.V.B.K2b:
Overbanking tendencies. -
CA.V.B.K2c:
Maneuvering speed, including the impact of weight changes. -
CA.V.B.K2d:
Load factor and accelerated stalls. -
CA.V.B.K2e:
Rate and radius of turn.
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Commercial Pilot (Airplane) Steep Turns Risk Management:
The applicant is able to identify, assess, and mitigate risk associated with:-
CA.V.A.R1:
Division of attention between aircraft control and orientation. -
CA.V.A.R2:
Collision hazards. -
CA.V.A.R3:
Low altitude maneuvering, including stall, spin, or controlled flight into terrain (CFIT). -
CA.V.A.R4:
Distractions, improper task management, loss of situational awareness, or disorientation. -
CA.V.A.R5:
Uncoordinated flight.
Commercial Pilot (Airplane) Steep Turns Skills:
The applicant exhibits the skills to:-
CA.V.A.S1:
Clear the area. -
CA.V.A.S2:
Establish the manufacturer's recommended airspeed; or if one is not available, an airspeed not to exceed maneuvering speed (VA). -
CA.V.A.S3:
Roll into a coordinated 360° steep turn with approximately a 50° bank. -
CA.V.A.S4:
Perform the Task in the opposite direction. -
CA.V.A.S5:
Maintain the entry altitude ±100 feet, airspeed ±10 knots, bank ±5°, and roll out on the entry heading ±10°.
Re-Motivation:
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Closure:
- Advise students that this lesson will be used as a starting point for the next lesson
- Assign study materials for the next lesson
Conclusion:
- Hard copies of the ACS and Oral Exam Guides are available on Amazon.
- Digital copies of the ACS are available on the FAA's website.
- The FAA provides test-taking guidance and test guides on its website.
- To learn more about earning the practical test, visit the checkride page.