Forward-Slips to Landing
Lesson Plan

Attention:

• Research a mishap case study:
  • Approach and Landing case studies
• Discuss how the initial conditions developed into an incident/accident/mishap
• Relate similar personal experience of the same type of incident/accident/mishap

Motivator:

• A slip is a cross-control procedure where you are using "wing-low, top-rudder" to track the aircraft straight for altitude loss (forward-slip) or crosswind compensation (side-slip)
  • In doing this, you will need to lower the nose as the increase in drag without an increase in thrust will cause a rapid loss of airspeed, risking a stall
  • Simply stated, the higher the angle of bank, the lower the nose must be

Overview:

Required Materials:

• Paper, Pen, Marker, Whiteboard

Instructor Actions:

• Discuss forward-slips to landing
• Discuss forward-slips to landing procedures
• Discuss forward-slips to landing common errors
• Discuss forward-slips to landing airman certification standards
• Discuss case studies
• Conclusion

Student Actions:

• Complete assigned reading (see content above)
• Ask pertinent questions
• Make a go/no-go decision, as appropriate

Completion Standards:

• Forward-Slips to Landing (ASEL, ASES) Airman Certification Standards:

  • To determine that the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with a forward slip to a landing
  • References: FAA-H-8083-2, FAA-H-8083-3; POH/AFM; AIM

  
  

  Forward Slip to a Landing Knowledge:

  The applicant must demonstrate an understanding of:

  • PA.IV.M.K1:

    Concepts of energy management during a forward slip approach

  • PA.IV.M.K2:

    Effects of atmospheric conditions, including wind, on approach and landing performance

  • PA.IV.M.K3:

    Wind correction techniques during forward slip

  • PA.IV.M.K4:

    When and why a forward slip approach is used during an approach

  
  

  Forward Slip to a Landing Risk Management:

  The applicant demonstrates the ability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks, encompassing:

  • PA.IV.M.R1:

    Selection of runway or approach path and touchdown area based on pilot capability, airplane performance and limitations, available distance, and wind

  • PA.IV.M.R2:

    Effects of:

    • PA.IV.M.R2a:

      Crosswind

    • PA.IV.M.R2b:

      Windshear

    • PA.IV.M.R2c:

      Tailwind

    • PA.IV.M.R2d:

      Wake turbulence

    • PA.IV.M.R2e:

      Water surface/condition

  • PA.IV.M.R3:

    Planning for:

    • PA.IV.M.R3a:

      Go-around and rejected landing

    • PA.IV.M.R3b:

      Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO)

  • PA.IV.M.R4:

    Collision hazards, to include aircraft, terrain, obstacles, wires, vehicles, persons, and wildlife

  • PA.IV.M.R5:

    Low altitude maneuvering including stall, spin, or CFIT

  • PA.IV.M.R6:

    Distractions, loss of situational awareness, or improper task management

  • PA.IV.M.R7:

    Forward slip operations, including fuel flowage, tail stalls with flaps, and lack of airspeed control

  • PA.IV.M.R8:

    Surface contact with the airplane’s longitudinal axis misaligned

  • PA.IV.M.R9:

    Unstable approach

  
  

  Forward Slip to a Landing Skills:

  The applicant demonstrates the ability to:

  • PA.IV.M.S1:

    Complete the appropriate checklist

  • PA.IV.M.S2:

    Make radio calls as appropriate

    • Radio communications information

  • PA.IV.M.S3:

    Plan and follow a flightpath to the selected landing area considering altitude, wind, terrain, and obstructions

  • PA.IV.M.S4:

    Select the most suitable touchdown point based on wind, landing surface, obstructions, and airplane limitations

  • PA.IV.M.S5:

    Position airplane on downwind leg, parallel to landing runway

  • PA.IV.M.S6:

    Configure the airplane correctly.

  • PA.IV.M.S7:

    As necessary, correlate crosswind with direction of forward slip and transition to sideslip before touchdown

  • PA.IV.M.S8:

    Touch down at a proper pitch attitude, within 400 feet beyond or on the specified point, with no side drift, and with the airplane’s longitudinal axis aligned with and over the runway center/landing path

  • PA.IV.M.S9:

    Maintain a ground track aligned with the runway center/landing path

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