Straight-and-Level Flight

On Dec 1, 6:55 am, w3n-a wrote:

Common errors in the performance of straight-andlevel flight a

Attempting to use improper reference points on the airplane to
establish attitude.
Forgetting the location of preselected reference points on subsequent
flights.
Attempting to establish or correct airplane attitude using flight
instruments rather than outside visual reference.
Attempting to maintain direction using only rudder control.
Habitually flying with one wing low.
"Chasing" the flight instruments rather than adhering to the
principles of attitude flying.
Too tight a grip on the flight controls resulting in overcontrol and
lack of feel.
Pushing or pulling on the flight controls rather than exerting
pressure against the airstream.
Improper scanning and/or devoting insufficient time to outside visual
reference. (Head in the cockpit.)
Fixation on the nose (pitch attitude) reference point.
Unnecessary or inappropriate control inputs.
Failure to make timely and measured control inputs when deviations
from straight-and-level flight are detected.
Inadequate attention to sensory inputs in developing feel for the
airplane.

And add to the top of that list: Incorrect trimming procedure.
After the climb, level the airplane using the YOKE, not the trim. Wait
for the target speed, then set the power. THEN trim to remove control
pressure. Some more powerful craft will need a bit of trim adjustment
while waiting for the speed, but most pilots who have trouble
establishing and maintaining an altitude are leveling off while
simultaneously reducing power and then trimming immediately. The
airplane's speed then continues to creep up, which raises the nose and
screws up the altitude and the pilot then trims some more. Then he
finds that the RPM has crept up too (fixed-pitch) since the AOA on the
prop has dropped, so he reduces that and the nose falls and the
airplane descends. The whole trip is spent climbing and diving. It's
easily the most common mistake I find in the circuit and on cross-
countries.

Dan

wrote:

And add to the top of that list: Incorrect trimming procedure.
After the climb, level the airplane using the YOKE, not the trim. Wait

"pitch power trim"

right up there with
"turn time twist throttle talk think"...

"Tman" wrote in message
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wrote:

And add to the top of that list: Incorrect trimming procedure.
After the climb, level the airplane using the YOKE, not the trim. Wait

"pitch power trim"

right up there with
"turn time twist throttle talk think"...

Actually I would rate the former, which is good, much higher than the later,
which is next to useless.

"Mike" nospam @ aol.com wrote in message
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| "Tman" wrote in message
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| wrote:
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| And add to the top of that list: Incorrect trimming procedure.
| After the climb, level the airplane using the YOKE, not the trim. Wait
|
| "pitch power trim"
|
| right up there with
| "turn time twist throttle talk think"...
|
| Actually I would rate the former, which is good, much higher than the
later,
| which is next to useless.
|

Says the 10 year old dumb ass.

"Maxwell" #$$9#@%%%.^^^ wrote in message
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"Mike" nospam @ aol.com wrote in message
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| "Tman" wrote in message
| ...
| wrote:
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| And add to the top of that list: Incorrect trimming
procedure.
| After the climb, level the airplane using the YOKE, not the trim.
Wait
|
| "pitch power trim"
|
| right up there with
| "turn time twist throttle talk think"...
|
| Actually I would rate the former, which is good, much higher than the
later,
| which is next to useless.
|

Says the 10 year old dumb ass.

....sez Maxipad, the anacephalic Okie wannabe with a .7 hr introductory
flight in his logbook.

"Mike" nospam @ aol.com wrote in message
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| ...sez Maxipad, the anacephalic Okie wannabe with a .7 hr introductory
| flight in his logbook.
|

Like you would have a clue about my log book, junior.

You have proven nothing to anyone, except your ability to hallucinate and
believe it.

"Maxwell" #$$9#@%%%.^^^ wrote in message
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"Mike" nospam @ aol.com wrote in message
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| ...sez Maxipad, the anacephalic Okie wannabe with a .7 hr introductory
| flight in his logbook.
|

Like you would have a clue about my log book, junior.

Since when did that stop you from passing judgement on Anthony, Okie?
Damnation you are dumber than a sack of hammers, Maxipad. You can't pass
judgement on someone else without having that microscope turned back in your
direction, Okie.

You have even admitted you are a wannabe in your own past messages and you
even lie about your own name. So the only evidence presented by you to the
contrary is your word, which has been proved worthless, and the knowledge
you demonstrate here which is nonexistent.

It's quite obvious to even the casual observer that you're nothing more than
a wannabe, Maxipad. If you choose to lie to yourself, so be it.