VI. AREA OF OPERATION:

 

GROUND REFERENCE MANEUVERS Index

A. TASK: RECTANGULAR COURSE

REFERENCE: AC 61-21.

Objective. To determine that the applicant:

1. Exhibits knowledge of the elements related to a rectangular course.

2. Determines the wind direction and speed.

3. Selects the ground reference area with an emergency landing area within gliding distance.

4. Plans the maneuver so as to enter at traffic pattern altitude, at an appropriate distance from the selected reference area, 45° to the downwind leg, with the first circuit to the left.

5. Applies adequate wind-drift correction during straight-and-turning flight to maintain a constant ground track around the rectangular reference area.

6. Divides attention between airplane control and the ground track and maintains coordinated flight.

7. Exits at the point of entry at the same altitude and airspeed at which the maneuver was started, and reverses course as directed by the examiner.

8. Maintains altitude, ±100 feet (30 meters); maintains airspeed, ±10 knots.

 

B. TASK: S-TURNS

REFERENCE: AC 61-21.

Objective. To determine that the applicant:

1. Exhibits knowledge of the elements related to S-turns.

2. Determines the wind direction and speed.

3. Selects the reference line with an emergency landing area within gliding distance.

4. Plans the maneuver so as to enter at 600 to 1,000 feet (180 to 300 meters) AGL, perpendicular to the selected reference line, downwind, with the first series of turns to the left.

5. Applies adequate wind-drift correction to track a constant radius half-circle on each side of the selected reference line.

6. Divides attention between airplane control and the ground track and maintains coordinated flight.

7. Reverses course, as directed by the examiner, and exits at the point of entry at the same altitude and airspeed at which the maneuver was started.

8. Maintains altitude, ±100 feet (30 meters); maintains airspeed, ±10 knots.

 

C. TASK: TURNS AROUND A POINT

REFERENCE: AC 61-21.

Objective. To determine that the applicant:

1. Exhibits knowledge of the elements related to turns around a point.

2. Determines the wind direction and speed.

3. Selects the reference point with an emergency landing area within gliding distance.

4. Plans the maneuver so as to enter at 600 to 1,000 feet (180 to 300 meters) AGL, at an appropriate distance from the reference point, with the airplane headed downwind and the first turn to the left.

5. Applies adequate wind-drift correction to track a constant radius circle around the selected reference point with a bank of approximately 45° at the steepest point in the turn.

6. Divides attention between airplane control and the ground track and maintains coordinated flight.

7. Completes two turns, exits at the point of entry at the same altitude and airspeed at which the maneuver was started, and reverses course as directed by the examiner.

8. Maintains altitude, ±100 feet (30 meters); maintains airspeed, ±10 knots.

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