Direct To Aviation Flight Training - Mountain Flying Lesson

LESSON OBJECTIVES:

Provide overview of course
Introduce and discuss environmental factors, threats, and basic terrain flying concepts.
Develop airflow visualization skills.
Review selected private pilot technical topics in light of mountain flying considerations.
Increase proficiency in flight at minimum airspeeds, stall recoveries, emergency descents and accuracy landings.
Introduce and practice basic terrain flying.

STUDENT ASSIGNMENT:

AC 00-54, AC 00-57, AC 00-30B, AC 00-24B, FAA-P-8740-60, FAA-P-8740-2, FAA-P-8740-5, FAA-P-8740-13

GROUND INSTRUCTION: (1:40)

______ Objectives and content overview (0:05)
______ Environmental factors (0:30)
______ Weather
______ Temperature, Stability, Humidity, Precipitation
______ Visibility
______ Winds: Aloft / Surface
______ Convection: Sunny Sides / Shady Sides
______ Flow Patterns: Morning / Midday / Evening
______ Turbulence: Mechanical, Mountain Wave, Convective
______ Terrain: Peaks, Ridges, Passes, Saddles, Valleys
______ Obstructions: Trees / Buildings, Wires / Towers
______ Times of day
______ Best: Morning / Evening
______ Worst: Midday / Night
______ Airspace rules: Class G, E
______ Threat analysis (0:05)
______ Winds > 20kts
______ Towering cumulous
______ Turbulence
______ Obstructions

______ Terrain flying (0:15)
______ Staying ahead of the airplane
______ Vx, Vy, and climb considerations
______ Crossings: ridges, saddles, passes
______ Updrafts and down drafts
______ Va and turbulence considerations
______ Escape plans
______ Review
______ slow flight and MCA (0:02)
______ stalls and recoveries (0:02)
______ slips (0:02)
______ spirals (0:02)
______ emergency descents (0:02)
______ wind indicators (0:10)
______ weight and balance (0:10)
______ density altitude (0:10)
______ aircraft performance (0:05)

AT AIRPLANE: (0:15)

______ Preflight inspection
______ Prop clearance
______ STOL kit

______ Main gear
______ Tailwheel

FLIGHT INSTRUCTION: (1:00)

______ Flight at minimum controllable airspeed (0:05)
______ Stalls and recoveries (0:05)
______ Spirals and emergency descents (0:05)
______ Wind indicators and airflow visualization (0:05)

______ Terrain flying practice (0:10)
______ Forward and side slips to landings (0:10)
______ Spot landings with power (0:10)
______ Spot landings without power (0:10)

POSTFLIGHT: (0:15)

______ Evaluation, review and critique
______ Pilot logbook

______ Schedule next lesson

LOGBOOK ENTRY:

______ Mountain flying environmental factors
______ Basic terrain flying
______ MCA, stalls, slips, spirals
______ Emergency descents

______ Weight and balance
______ Density altitude
______ Aircraft performance
______ Spot landings