| The Basic Flight Maneuvers |
| Climbs and Dives - simply forward or back on the stick Angle of Attack - the meausure in degrees that the nose is pointing in repect to the horizon. Simple Turns - refured to as "banking" It is acheved by moveing the stick to one side and back alittle Reading a Compass - on the compass dial, 000= N 090=E 180=S 270=W Aileron Roll - to prefore this, just left or right stick... simple Barrel Roll - same as a Aileron roll, except pull back on the stick slightly Loop Over - just pull back on the stick, just be over 250 kts in an US aircraft Wing Over - pull back on the stick to drop airspeed, kick rudder over, dive alittle to gain lost speed and your off. Loop Under- same as Loop Over, just roll plane till your inverted then pull back on the stick... WATCH YOUR ALTITUDE! Recovering from a Stall - just nose down a little and rudder oppisite of direction of spin |
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| Pealin' Taters |
| Just another day at Basic Training |