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Demonstration Stalls

CFI Academy

For the FAA Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Airplane Single Engine (ASE) checkride, the demonstration stalls are specific maneuvers that you, as a CFI candidate, must perform and explain to demonstrate your instructional knowledge and ability. There are indeed four demonstration stalls youll need to master for the CFI checkride.

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4 Common Private Pilot Oral Exam Questions And How To Ace Them

Northstar VFR

Recovery from a spin is a guaranteed subject to come up on your private pilot checkride. The nose pitches up, sometimes aggressively because of how the airplane was trimmed on final approach and all your flaps are generally still down (lots of lift there). So how do you recover from a spin? What happens next? Take your time!

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Teaching International Student Pilots

Air Facts

You then execute a 180 o descending Final Turn maintaining 175 knots to arrive wings-level one mile from the threshold on final approach at 500 AGL. At that point, you slow to the final approach speed of 155 knots, which is held until crossing the approach-end overrun where you reduce power to touch down at 130 knots.

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Stalls in the Pattern

AV Web

Yet all indications are he succumbed to a simple stall on final approach. On final approach for a third landing and following a Zenith STOL 701 also on final, the accident airplane descended and appeared to be lower than the airplane ahead. How might that have happened? Subsequently, its pitch attitude increased.

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The ABCs of Emergencies

Flight Training Central

While complete engine failures are not common, the stakes are high which is why pilots train extensively for such occurrences and why they get evaluated as part of a checkride. When compromises must be made, opt for the wind and obstacle combination that permits additional margin for error on your final approach.

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7 tips for your cold weather flying

Flight Training Central

You’ll quickly learn the importance of speed control on final approach and how to make real-world use of the soft-field takeoff and landing techniques. If you and your instructor determine runway and braking conditions are suitable, continue on with your lesson.

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Deadstick Landings: How Pilots Handle Engine-Out Emergencies

Pilot Institute

Approach Approach planning can feel like a balancing act between wind direction, field dimensions, and obstacles. Since these factors rarely align perfectly, the safest call is to prioritize an unobstructed final approach. Careful planning guarantees you a controlled, survivable landing.

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