P-A-T technique

[BEagle]

'PAT' is taught by CFS as a technique used whilst changing power settings, it is not taught as a mnemonic used for changing attitude. However, it was hi-jacked by some civil FI years ago and is now misused - as its wretched sibling 'APT'.

For example, when entering a climb, you apply full power, hold the attitude and trim as you do so...

...but then to enter the climb, you use the mnemonic 'SHT' - you Select the climb attitude, Hold the attitude and Trim. To maintian the climb, you use the mnemonic 'LAI' - L00kout, adjust the Attitude if necessary by reference to the Instruments. When levelling off, it is again 'SHT', then as the aircraft accelerates, you progressively adjust the Attitude and Trim.

As for DRIBBLE (or is it DABBLE? Whichever, it's still bolleaux), CHUMP and other such nonsense......

PAT - when changing power settings
SHT - when changing attitude
LAI - when maintaining anything
paAT - when accelerating / decelerating

Nothing else needed. And I once vowed to shoot the next idiot who spouted 'Turn Time Talk' as the sequence of actions you should teach for turning points on a visual navigation exercise...