User Guide

Learning To Fly with Rod Machado
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Figure 3 shows the approximate pitch required
to climb at 80 knots with full power (13 degrees
nose up). Let’s practice entering a climb attitude
from straight-and-level flight, and then
returning to straight-and-level flight.
From the Flights menu, click Select Flight, and
choose Tutorial 10, Situation 3.
The autopilot is deactivated in this flight and I’ve
removed the turbulence. Remember, the
sequence for Step one of our scan is attitude,
power, and trim.
Entering a Climb from Straight-and-Level
1. Press P to activate the simulation.
2. Pitch the airplane up to 13 degrees. You can’t be sure that you’re at precisely 80 knots, but that’s
okay for now.
3. After pitching up, apply climb power. (We’ll use full power in this airplane. In an actual airplane,
climb power may vary between airplane models.)
4. Apply trim to maintain climb attitude. (You’re interested in a rough approximation of trim here.
The final trim is applied in Step three of the three-step scan.)
5. Press P to pause the simulation when established in the climb.
Excellent! Muy bien. Now let’s practice another major attitude change and return to straight-and-
level flight from a climb.
Entering Straight-and-Level From a Climb
1. Press P to reactivate the simulation.
2. Pitch the airplane forward to the attitude for straight-and-level flight (Figure 2).
You can’t be sure you’re in precise straight-and-level flight but that’s still okay for now.
3. Wait approximately 10 seconds, then reduce power to a cruise setting of 20 inches of manifold
pressure (MP).
Why wait 10 seconds? Because you want the airplane to accelerate quickly to cruise speed
before making a power reduction. In the next tutorial, you’ll wait until reaching a cruise airspeed
of 100 or more knots before reducing power. Since you can’t see the airspeed, use 10 seconds
for now.
4. Once the power is reduced, apply trim to maintain the attitude for straight-and-level flight.
5. Press P to pause the simulation.
Figure 3