| Modern aircraft allows us to realize our dream to fly, | | | | keep in mind you always pre-flight and start up per |
| we can soar the highest mountain tops, circle the most | | | | pilots operating handbook specific to the aircraft. |
| beautiful lakes, we can cruise the huge green valleys | | | | Some practicle maneuvers necessary to get the feel |
| and beautiful desserts. The most important concept | | | | of the pilot seat yourself where you will spend most of |
| however, is to learn to fly safely once you attain you | | | | your time getting ready to solo. Work on straight and |
| pilot license! Pilot flight training teaches us that all fixed | | | | level flight by trimming the airplane to different |
| wing aircraft are different, they may all have their | | | | airspeeds and adjusting the throttle to maintain cruise |
| basic three-axis controls, but each have unique | | | | or level flight. Controlled stalls are practiced to master |
| characteristics that handle different in the air and on | | | | the recovery with hard rudder and nose down |
| the ground. It's similar to driving around on the road - | | | | elevator. Understanding the unique feel of the stall |
| there's motocycles, vans, cars, trucks, each with a | | | | characteristics and recovery of any aircraft is very |
| throttle, brake and steering, but each require different | | | | important. Controlled stalls and recovery with your |
| techniques to master them and become proficient. | | | | instructor is valuable to understand. |
| Fixed wing aircraft are similar in that some have tail | | | | Spins should be approached with caution and a |
| wheel steering while some have no steering, or | | | | qualified aircraft and a qualified instructor. Ground |
| differential breaking. Some have extremely sensitive | | | | reference maneuvers is the next in building on an |
| controls while others have less sensitive controls. | | | | experienced gain in controlling the aircraft. Turn about a |
| There are stick controls and wheel controls. | | | | point eights-on-pylon, s-turns across a road, plus the |
| Faster aircraft are more challenging to learn in pilot | | | | high speed low pass over the runway are great |
| training, but offer greater range with the same flight. | | | | exercises. Ground reference develops your interaction |
| An airplane has three axes of rotation, namely the | | | | to the ground where things move much faster. |
| longitudinal axis, the vertical axis, and the lateral axis. | | | | In crosswinds, you lower your upwind wing, but point |
| see The simplest way to understand the axes is to | | | | your nose with the rudder straight down the runway |
| think of them as long rods passing through the aircraft | | | | maintaining directional control throughout approach and |
| where each will intersect the other two - at this point | | | | landing to prevent drifting. Building your senses of cross |
| of intersection, called the center of gravity. Moving the | | | | wind flight especially during take offs and landings is |
| stick or wheel side to side moves the ailerons, rolls the | | | | essential to develop proper habbits to flying in bumps. |
| wings and moves the nose in the wrong direction | | | | General aviation is fun, exciting, and can be dangerous |
| known as, "adverse yaw." Remember, right stick = | | | | if you do not get the proper flight training. I believe an |
| right rudder, and you use the opposite rudder to bring it | | | | independent flight instructor offers students the most |
| back – left ailerons = left rudder, right ailerons = | | | | efficient training around for flight school. Independent |
| right rudder…when landing at a 45 degree angle, | | | | instructors are professional instructors that have |
| remember it's not a pull-back, it's an ease-back. Just | | | | decided to make a career out of flight training. |