Aviation Flight Academy™

Flight 2 - Four Fundamentals of Flight

To develop the student’s skill in the performance of the four basic flight maneuvers (straight- and-level, turns, climbs, and descents). Additionally, the student will be introduced to radio communication procedures, airport markings, and traffic patterns.

1. Flight Lesson 1 complete? Yes Copy of lesson placed in student’s folder? Yes

2. Preflight briefing

3. Review items

Use of checklists, Pilot qualifications, Preflight, assessment, Engine starting, Taxiing, Runway incursion avoidance, Before takeoff check

4. New items

Flight deck management - FM 12 Radio communication - FM 16; PH 3

Airport markings and signs - PH 3

Traffic patterns - FM 17; PH 3

Straight-and-level flight - FM App C

Climbs and climbing turns - FM App C; POH 4

Cruise climb, Best rate of climb, Best angle of climb Turns to headings - FM App C

Normal and crosswind takeoff and climb Collision and obstacle avoidance and scanning

Normal and crosswind approach and landing After landing, parking, and securing procedures

Descents and descending turns - FM App C; POH 4

Cruise descent

Traffic pattern descent Power-off glide

Level-off from climbs and descents - FM App C

Torque effects - PH 1

Additional items at CFI’s discretion

5. Postflight critique and preview of next lesson

The lesson will have been successfully completed when the student can, with instructor assistance, conduct a preflight inspection, properly use checklists, taxi, perform a before-takeoff check, and make a normal and crosswind takeoff. Additionally, the student will display an understanding of the four fundamentals of flight and the various climb and descent attitudes.