Steep Level Turns and SL Descending Turns

• What AOB do you use for SLT?

  45 degrees
• What is our entry speed?

  95kts
• What is the increase in power as we pass 30 degrees AOB and why do we need an increase in power?

  100RPM to 2400RPM, we need this increase in power to overcome the increase in drag as we bank more
• How many degrees do we anticipate the exit by?

  Half the AOB
• What are the 5 symptoms of a spiral dive?

  Low nose, high and increasing airspeed, high AOB, high ROD and high noise level
• What is the entry process for a SLT?

  Pre-entry checks- Reference feature, heading, altitude, lookout behind and speed check above 95kts

  B.B.B- bank, balance, backpressure

  passing 30 degrees, increase power audibly by 100RPM, and increase back pressure
• What acronym do you use in the SLT?


  A-attitude

  L-lookout

  A-attitude

  P-performance
• How do you exit a SLT?

  B.B.B. in opposite direction of turn

  Reduce power to 2300RPM passing 30 degrees
• What is the entry for a SDT?

  Pre-entry checks- Reference feature, heading, altitude, lookout

  power idle

  set glide attitude

  trim for 68kts

  lower the nose to 75kts

  enter using B.B.B.

  ALAP
• What is the exit procedure for a SDT?

  B.B.B

  return to glide descent
• What are the symptoms of a spiral dive?

  low nose, high and increasing airspeed, high AOB, high ROD, high noise level
• What is a spiral dive recovery?


  power idle, wings level, BROC, less than 100kts full pwr, right rudder
• What does this indicate and what is the correction?

  Left bank, needs more left rudder

  
• What does this indicate and what is the correction?

  Left bank, relax a bit of left rudder

  
• What does this indicate and what is the correction?

  Right bank, needs more right rudder

  
• What does this indicate and what is the correction?

  Right bank, relax right rudder