Attention:
- Research a mishap case study:
- Discuss how the initial conditions developed into an incident/accident/mishap
- Relate similar personal experience of the same type of incident/accident/mishap
Motivator:
- Unusual attitude recoveries teach pilots to understand the human system's susceptibility to spatial disorientation and how to recover if required
- One of the leading causes of fatal general aviation accidents is the loss of control-Inflight
- Pilots training, therefore, requires a thorough understanding of unusual attitudes and unusual attitude causal factors
- While prevention is the first step, it does not eliminate the risk to pilots
- It is then paramount that pilots know how to detect an unusual attitude properly
- Once an upset or unusual attitude is confirmed, pilots can next apply the proper recover
Overview:
Topic:
Time:
Introduction:
0:05
Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes:
0:10
Review (quiz):
0:05
Case Studies:
0:05
Total Ground Time:
0:30
Required Materials:
- Paper, Pen, Marker, Whiteboard
Instructor Actions:
- Review Airman Certification Standards
Student Actions:
- Complete assigned reading (see content above)
- Complete or review AOPA's Online Learning Course - Transitioning to Other Airplanes
- Ask pertinent questions
- Perform self-assessment, including fitness for flight and personal minimums, as appropriate
- Make a go/no-go decision, as appropriate
Instrument Rating - Recovery from Unusual Flight Attitudes Lesson Plan:
- Objective: To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with performing basic flight maneuvers solely by reference to instruments
- References: FAA-H-8083-2 (Risk Management Handbook), FAA-H-8083-3 (Airplane Flying Handbook), FAA-H-8083-15, FAA-H-8083-16, FAA-H-8083-25 (Pilot Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge)
Instrument Rating - Instrument Flight Knowledge:
The applicant demonstrates understanding of:-
IR.IV.A.K2:
Interpretation, operation, and limitations of pitch, bank, and power instruments -
IR.IV.A.K3:
Normal and abnormal instrument indications and operations
Instrument Rating - Instrument Flight Risk Management:
The applicant is able to identify, assess, and mitigate risk associated with:-
IR.IV.A.R1:
Situations that can affect physiology and degrade instrument cross-check -
IR.IV.A.R2:
Spatial disorientation and optical illusions -
IR.IV.A.R3:
Flying unfamiliar aircraft or operating with unfamiliar flight display systems and avionics
Instrument Rating - Instrument Flight Skills:
The applicant exhibits the skill to:-
IR.IV.A.S1:
Maintain altitude ±100 feet during level flight, selected headings ±107deg;, airspeed ±10 knots, and bank angles ±5° during turns -
IR.IV.A.S2:
Use proper instrument cross-check and interpretation, and apply the appropriate pitch, bank, power, and trim corrections when applicable
Re-Motivation:
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 can be purchased at: Amazon
- Digital copies of the ACS can be found on the FAA's website at: https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs/
- The FAA provides guidance for test taking at: https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/training/pilot_tips/
- Test guides can be found on the FAA's website at: http://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/test_guides/media/faa-g-8082-17i.pdf
- To learn more about earning the practical test, visit the checkride page