6 Hour Emergency Awareness Seminar

 

  - How to control your airplane in a crisis

 

· 1.  Introduction (30 min)


· 2.  Flight Controls and Stability (30 min)

         a. What really controls what?

         b. PIC controls the airplanes energy  

· 3. Stalls (60 min)

         a.  Low energy

         b.  Entry and recognition (Incipient and full)  

                   Break (15 min)  

· 4. Spins (60 min)

         a.  PARE Spin Recovery

         b.  Spin dynamics: Effect of power, aileron, rudder and elevator in a spin.

                   Lunch (60 min)

· 5.  Slips and Skids (30 min)

         a. Pilot induced yaw flight conditions  

· 6. Overbank tendencies (30 min)

         a. High energy

         b. Power - Push - Roll recovery

         c. Spirals and spiral recoveries

                   Break (15 min)

· 7.  Aircraft Range (30 min)

         a. Performance

         b. Time

         c. Distance

         d. Overall best fuel economy  

· 8. Control Failures (60 min)

          a. Set it - Check it - Turn it (Speed - Spot - Set-up)

          b. Gliding flight

          c. Effect of Airspeed, Flaps, Wind, CG and Weight on the glide.

          d. Full / Partial Power Failure

          e.  Aileron, Rudder, Elevator and Trim control failures

          f.  Airspeed indicator failure

          g.  Emergency Decision Making

                - Emergency descent