Private Pilot (Airplane)
Normal Approach and Landing Lesson Plan

Introduction:

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
  • Consider incorporating a case study as a guided scenario

Motivator:

  • Normal approaches and landings are the building blocks from which all other landings build
  • While this procedure is for normal landing, assuming the wind is blowing right down the runway, that will almost never be the case

Overview:

Topic:
Time:
Introduction:
0:05
Normal Approach and Landing:
0:15
Review (quiz):
0:05
Case Studies:
0:05
Total Ground Time:
0:30

Required Materials:

  • Paper, Pen, Marker, Whiteboard

Instructor Actions:

Student Actions:

Private Pilot (Airplane) Normal Approach and Landing Airman Certification Standards:

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Private Pilot (Airplane) Normal Approach and Landing Knowledge:

The applicant demonstrates understanding of:

Private Pilot (Airplane) Normal Approach and Landing Risk Management:

The applicant is able to identify, assess, and mitigate risk associated with:

Private Pilot (Airplane) Normal Approach and Landing Skills:

The applicant exhibits the skill to:
  • PA.IV.B.S1:

    Complete the appropriate checklist(s).
  • PA.IV.B.S2:

    Make radio calls as appropriate.
  • PA.IV.B.S3:

    Ensure the airplane is aligned with the correct/assigned runway or landing surface.
  • PA.IV.B.S4:

    Scan the runway or landing surface and adjoining area for traffic and obstructions.
  • PA.IV.B.S5:

    Select and aim for a suitable touchdown point considering the wind, landing surface, and obstructions.
  • PA.IV.B.S7:
    Maintain manufacturer’s published approach airspeed or in its absence not more than 1.3 times the stalling speed or the minimum steady flight speed in the landing configuration (VSO), +10/-5 knots with gust factor applied.
  • PA.IV.B.S8:

    Maintain directional control and appropriate crosswind correction throughout the approach and landing.
  • PA.IV.B.S9:

    Make smooth, timely, and correct control application during round out and touchdown.
  • PA.IV.B.S10:

    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.B.S11:

    Execute a timely go-around if the approach cannot be made within the tolerances specified above or for any other condition that may result in an unsafe approach or landing.
  • PA.IV.B.S12:

    Utilize runway incursion avoidance procedures.

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: