In this lesson, you'll learn to fly a complex aircraft, which in this case is an airplane with a constant-speed propeller, retractable landing gear, and cowl flaps.

ESTIMATED TIME TO COMPLETE

30 minutes

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

You should complete all of the Student and Private Pilot lessons before beginning this lesson. Reading the Ground School material before starting this lesson will help you better understand the skills being taught.

THE WEATHER

The sky is clear and the wind is calm.

RECOMMENDED CHARTS

None

ABOUT THE FLIGHT

You'll start on the ground, ready to depart on runway 19 at Bremerton National Airport. Your instructor will teach you about power operations (throttle and propeller RPM), raising and lowering the gear, operating cowl flaps, and approach and landing procedures in the aircraft. After departing from Bremerton, you'll fly to the practice area, work through a set of maneuvers, and then return for landing on runway 19 at Bremerton.

KEY COMMANDS TO REMEMBER

F10 to display the kneeboard
G key to raise and lower the landing gear
F7 to operate the flaps
Shift + 3 to display the GPS
Shift + 4 to display and hide the throttle quadrant
CTRL+SHIFT+V to open Cowl Flaps in increments
CTRL+SHIFT+C to close Cowl Flaps in increments

FLIGHT CRITERIA

You'll be asked to maintain:

• Airspeed within 10 knots as assigned except on descents and landing approach where airspeed should not be less than assigned or more than 10 knots above assigned speed.
• Altitude within 100 feet as assigned.
• Headings within 10 degrees as assigned
• Bank within 10 degrees as assigned
• Power within 1 inch of manifold pressure as assigned
• Propeller RPM within 100 RPM as assigned