Quote:SimV Private Pilot:
1-Plan a flight of 50nm or more, accounting for winds aloft and their affect on heading and ground-speed. Calculate the minimum fuel needed (including reserves) and the maximum payload at that fuel level.
2-Fly the planned flight holding heading (+/- 10 degrees) and altitude (+/- 100 feet); enter the traffic pattern safely; execute a touch-and-go and fly one complete lap around the pattern and then execute a full-stop, short-field landing.
3-Execute a short-field takeoff.
4-Execute a constant-airspeed, climbing turn.
5-Track a VOR radial and fly to an NDB.
6-Execute a 360 degree, steep turn (greater than 45 degrees bank) holding altitude +/- 100 feet and rolling out on heading +/- 10 degrees.
7-Execute a no-flap landing.
This part has been touched on in the other threads. It's pretty much a "practice until you get it" exercise. It demonstrates your ability to control and coordinate; airpseed, altitude, pitch and vertical speed.
You don't really have to focus on all of these elements, because they'll take care of themselves, when you execute the turn properly. This is one area where the sim demands realistic action by the pilot. Of course there are no g-forces for reference, but the view over the panel, and the instruments reward proper technique, and punish realistcally, poor technique.
To the point: Flying straight and level
AND AT maneuvering speed... note your heading and altitude and then roll briskly into a bank between 45-50 degrees.. Whether you decide to quickly add some nose-up trim, or just hold back pressure, is up to you as you also get on those pedals to keep the turn smooth, AND hold altitude.. you'll have to add a little power too.... Hold the bank-angle above 45 degrees; hold altitude +/- 100 feet... and finish the turn rolling out on your original heading +/- 10 degrees.
To REALLY polish up for the checkride... roll right back into a steep turn in the opposite direction.
The best starting tip is to ignore the artificial horizon (attitude indicator) and fly the turn by the real horizon. Note where it intersects the panel when you initiate the turn and try to keep it there using both elevator and rudder.... if you have to keep using ailerons (changing the bank-angle), you're out of coordination and will likely fall below 40 degrees of bank,, which is technically a failure...
Practice practice practice and return here for discussion..
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