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Old 20th May 2008, 23:09
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UL975
 
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I have no idea what the training course is or your experience if any…so sorry if this is a little basic.

1 RELAX a light grip on the yoke and be aware of your body tensing up and moving forward, plant your shoulder against the seat back, or you will over control.

2 Fly the pitch attitudes they give you religiously.

3 Know where, when and how you will ask for any checklists or config changes.

4. If it all gets too much and you are struggling to control the a/c…let go for 2 seconds, it will settle down and you can start controlling it again. Be SMOOTH and deliberate with the control inputs.

5. Most manoeuvres take 5 seconds. T/o… takes 5secs from pulling back to 15 degree nose up. Landing… when the threshold disappears from view count to 5 and pull back a little. Roll…about 5secs from wings level to 25-30degree AoB will be comfortable.

6 Be confident, if the examiner is trying to engage you in conversation don’t just reply with yes or no…be chatty but not at the expense of the task. He/She will be looking at your capacity to do two things at once and your personality, can you hold a conversation.

7 Unlike a piston a/c if you require a speed change you must advance or retard the throttle by ‘a good handful’ and then reset the power setting. (perhaps some one else could explain this better)

8 See tip 1

Good luck
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