Takeoffs and Power-on Stalls

by Philip Greenspun; revised April 2005

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Objective

This is a local flight from Bedford to the practice area and back. The student becomes proficient with maintaining a precise airspeed during takeoff and climbout and at recovering from power-on stalls. The student improves his or her ability to flare the airplane.

Elements

aerodynamics and stall review
potential causes of a power-on stall including wind shear and improperly set trim before takeoff
power-on stalls and recovery
approach and landing
touch and goes

Content

preflight review of left-turning tendencies, Vx, and Vy
passenger briefing and pilot briefing
takeoff, turn toward practice area, climb at Vy, level out at 2500
straight and level at 2500'
360-degree clearing turn
reconfigure the plane for takeoff
500' climb at Vx, noting correct trim position
500' descent
500' full-power climb, with trim set for Vx, at an attitude 5 degrees higher than Vx until the aircraft stalls
recover from stall simply by relaxing back-pressure and note altitude loss
360-degree clearing turn
additional power-on stalls from 2500'
power-on turning stalls
turns around a point
return to Bedford for touch-and-goes

Schedule

0-15 minutes: planning in the lounge
15-30: pre-flight and getting settled in the airplane
30-45: taxiing out and running up
45-90: the flight
90-105: park and secure airplane
105-120: evaluation and discussion

Total time: 2:00

Equipment

New York Sectional
Fuel strainer
headsets
clipboard
pen
scratch paper
print-outs of the following tasks:

Instructor Actions

The instructor helps with landing flares as necessary.

Student Actions

The student does all radio communications and manipulation of the flight controls.

Completion Standards

Maximum ball deflection 1/2 scale. Altitude within 100 feet; heading within 10 degrees; airspeeds within 10 knots.

Evaluation

Reading Assignment

AIM Chapter 4 (Air Traffic Control and Airport Operations)