User Guide

Learning To Fly with Rod Machado
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Have you noticed that you didn’t trim for the steep turn condition? Well, you only use trim to hold the
controls in one place for a long time. So since steep turns are transitory, trim isn’t normally used.
Besides, steep turns help you to recognize the onset of an accelerated stall. In the actual airplane, you
can feel yourself being forced down in the seat by increasing G-force. You can’t feel this in a
simulator. Therefore, you must rely on the back pressure you’re applying to the joystick to warn you of
an approaching stall at higher airspeeds. So, there’s another good reason not to trim in steep turns.
You’re now qualified to try steep turns at larger banks. Go all the way to 55 degrees, which is the
bank required for commercial license certification. Roll into and out of the turns while holding altitude
within 100 feet, airspeed within 10 knots, and rollout headings within 10 degrees of the entry
direction. Have as much fun as you can. Why? Because it will all pale in comparison to the fun you’re
going to have as you practice landings in our next tutorial.