Sport Pilot (Airplane) After Landing Parking & Securing Lesson Plan

Sport Pilot (Airplane) • PTS Area X, Task A

The Sport Pilot (Airplane) After Landing, Parking, And Securing Lesson Plan covers the knowledge and skills required by FAA-S-8081-29A.

Sport Pilot (Airplane) After Landing Parking & Securing Lesson Plan

Introduction

  • Topic:
    Time:
    Attention/Motivator:
    0:05
    Part 1, Lesson Introduction:
    0:05
    Part 2, After Landing, Parking and Securing:
    0:10
    Part 3, After Landing, Parking and Securing Risk Management:
    0:10
    Part 4, After Landing, Parking and Securing Guided Scenario(s):
    0:20
    Part 5, Lesson Conclusion:
    0:05
    Remotivation/Closure:
    0:05
    Total Ground Time:
    0:00

  • Attention Getter:

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  • Motivator:

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Sport Pilot (Airplane) After Landing Parking & Securing Lesson Plan

Materials

Sport Pilot (Airplane) After Landing Parking & Securing Lesson Plan

Instructor Actions

  • Before the lesson, review reference materials.
  • Part 1, Lesson Introduction:
    • If not previously discussed, provide expectations on time to train, ground instruction vs. flight instruction, and instructor/student availability.
    • Review the lesson plan, including the attention and motivator.
    • Review the airman certification standards.
    • Explain that the lesson builds from checklist discipline and situational awareness into safe parking, shutdown, securing, and postflight responsibilities.
    • Set expectations for cockpit organization, checklist usage, ramp awareness, and postflight accountability throughout the lesson.
  • Part 2, After Landing, Parking and Securing:
    • Baseline the discussion by reviewing sterile cockpit habits and the need to remain focused after touchdown until the airplane is parked, shut down, and secured.
    • Review after-landing checklist usage and discuss the importance of completing the appropriate checklist(s) at the proper time and location.
    • Discuss taxi-in priorities after landing, including clearing the runway, identifying a suitable parking area, and maintaining awareness of nearby aircraft, vehicles, persons, and obstacles.
    • Introduce parking considerations, including wind, propeller blast, jet blast, slope, tie-down availability, fueling location, marshalers, and proximity to other aircraft or structures.
    • Discuss proper shutdown procedures in accordance with the POH/AFM and emphasize why shutdown sequence, electrical management, and fuel system management matter.
    • Introduce airplane securing procedures, including chocks, tie-downs, control locks, gust locks, covers, security of doors and windows, and protection of the airplane from weather or ramp hazards.
    • Review postflight inspection requirements and explain how to assess the airplane for leaks, tire and brake condition, structural damage, bird strikes, loose fasteners, abnormal wear, or servicing needs.
    • Discuss how to document in-flight or postflight discrepancies, including when maintenance issues must be written up and communicated to the appropriate personnel.
    • Review risks associated with activities and distractions, especially complacency after landing, rushing the shutdown, or focusing inside the cockpit while the airplane is still in an active ramp environment.
    • Discuss airport-specific security procedures, including access control, gates, badges, aircraft locking practices, and local ramp or FBO requirements.
    • Discuss safe passenger management on the ramp, including when passengers should remain seated, when it is safe to disembark, where they should walk, and how the pilot monitors their movement.
    • Emphasize the ACS skill flow: park in an appropriate area, complete the appropriate checklist(s), conduct a postflight inspection, document discrepancies and servicing requirements if any, and secure the airplane.
    • Question the student on how distractions, poor parking choices, skipped checklist items, or inadequate securing procedures can create risks even after an otherwise successful flight.
  • Part 3, After Landing, Parking and Securing Risk Management:
  • Part 4, After Landing, Parking and Securing Guided Scenario(s):
    • Lead a guided scenario.
    • Present a realistic post-landing scenario involving taxi-in, ramp congestion, passengers, and securing the airplane at an unfamiliar airport.
    • Require the student to describe where they would park and why, considering safety of nearby persons and property.
    • Require the student to verbalize the appropriate after-landing and shutdown checklist flow and explain what tasks should not be rushed or skipped.
    • Question the student on how they would handle passenger disembarkation, airport-specific security procedures, and discovery of a postflight discrepancy.
    • Require the student to explain how they would document discrepancies, communicate servicing requirements, and secure the airplane before leaving it unattended.
  • Part 5, Lesson Conclusion:
    • Present the remotivation, conclude, and provide guidance for follow-on lessons.
    • Review student actions required ahead of the next lesson.
    • Debrief the student's understanding of knowledge, risk management, and skill elements associated with after landing, parking, and securing procedures.
    • Assign follow-on study emphasizing checklist discipline, ramp safety, postflight inspection habits, and discrepancy reporting responsibilities.
  • Update instructor endorsement records and the student's jacket, as required.
Sport Pilot (Airplane) After Landing Parking & Securing Lesson Plan

Guided Scenario(s)

  • After landing at an uncontrolled field without an FBO, the pilot finds there are no tiedown points
    • What options does the pilot have?
Sport Pilot (Airplane) After Landing Parking & Securing Lesson Plan

Student Actions

Sport Pilot (Airplane) After Landing Parking & Securing Lesson Plan

Airman Certification Standards

Sport Pilot (Airplane) After Landing Parking & Securing Practical Test Standards

  • Source: FAA-S-8081-29A, Section 1 - Sport Pilot Airplane.
  • Task: AFTER LANDING, PARKING, AND SECURING (ASEL and ASES).
  • References: FAA-H-8083-3, FAA-H-8083-23, FAA-H-8083-25; AFM/POH.
  • Objective: To determine that the applicant:
Objective Elements 7 PTS Elements
  • SP.1:
    Exhibits knowledge of the elements related to after landing, parking, and securing procedures.
  • SP.2:
    Maintains directional control after touchdown while decelerating to an appropriate speed.
  • SP.3:
    Observes runway hold lines and other surface control markings.
  • SP.4:
    Parks in an appropriate area, considering the safety of nearby persons and property.
  • SP.5:
    Follows the appropriate procedure for engine shutdown.
  • SP.6:
    Completes the appropriate checklist.
  • SP.7:
    Conducts an appropriate postflight inspection and secures the aircraft.
Sport Pilot (Airplane) After Landing Parking & Securing Lesson Plan

Conclusion

  • Re-Motivation:

    • After Landing Parking and Securing requires disciplined planning, stabilized energy management, and precise control from the approach through touchdown and rollout.
    • Evaluating wind, runway conditions, obstacles, aircraft performance, and personal limitations helps pilots recognize when an approach remains safe and when a timely go-around is required.
    • Consistent airspeed control, runway alignment, traffic scanning, communication, and checklist discipline integrate aircraft handling with sound operational judgment.
    • Continued practice with After Landing Parking and Securing prepares sport pilots for changing conditions and increasingly demanding landing scenarios in later training.

  • Closure:

    • Advise students that this lesson will be used as a starting point for the next lesson.
    • Assign study materials for the next lesson.