- Flying to non controlled tower
- Procedure: overfly the field at 1000 feet above the traffic pattern altitude and then do a descending turn to enter the traffic pattern on the downwind at the traffic pattern altitude 1000 feet and a 45 degree angle for runway 30
- Radio terminology: Ex: “Byron traffic white cessna 95429 10 miles south west at 3000 feet overfly field at 2000 feet joining the 45 for 30”
- Passenger briefing (SAFETY)
- S: Seat belts
- A: Air vents & heat
- F: Fire extinguisher
- E: Exits pull the release nob & window
- T: Talk > sterile cockpit
- Y: Why > Any questions?
- Think
- Don’t always do what the checlist says think before. For ex if you do the line up checklist on run and it says to lean the mixture and you see that its not necessary because you’ll be holding short and taking off withing the next 2 minutes then its not necessary
- Set up your aircraft before you hold short & verify
- Take off: If you’re going to take off clean for ex, then turn the light on, transponder on alt and mixture rich before you hold short and call the tower for takeoff > do all this on the run up.
- Short field Take off: If you’re going to do a short field take off for ex, then put your 10 degree flaps in, lights, alt transponder and rich mixture on run up before you hold short and call tower.
- Verify clearances: When you’re cleared to take off verify runway at taxiway and that there’s no aircraft coming do not trust the tower clearances always verify. So take wide angles to have a better look.
- Why do we lean the mixture on taxi?
- The gas you put in your airplane is a 100LL, when the mixture is rich it is better for the engine but since the power setting is low, the engine does not burn compltely the fuel and some residue might stay on the spark plug which could affect the airplane performance that’s why we lean the mixture on taxi.
- Short Field
- Take Off: Put 10 degree flaps before you hold short and make sure you use all available runway with the wheel touching the edge. Then take off at Vx and accelerate to Vy at 100 feet > flaps up
- Landing: You aim for the point you will touchdown and center it on your screen > stay on the glide path and add a little power at the end to float on 152 > then you put the power to idle and flaps up and pull the yoke while breaking. (this is the only configuration we put flaps up right after touchdown and the reason for that is because we want to put all the weight and friction on the wheel in order to break in the shortest distance, the flaps will make the airplane light and will not make the brakes as efficient)
- Soft Field
- Take Off: Put 10 degree flaps before you hold short > pull the yoke max toward you > do not use any breaks > rotate at 54 knots then stay in ground effect > then Vx > then Vy at 100 feet > flaps up.
- Landing: Aim for touchdown and center on the screen > right at the flare moment add a little power for the 152, but after touchdown keep all configuration until you exit the runway.
- Trick to do perfect rectangular traffic pattern
- Make sure your heading indicator is correct with the compass and you
- 1. fly right crosswind off runway 28 > make sure the 280 on your heading indicator is located on the side of the arrow and that your heading is now 010
- 2. then downwind the 280 on your back arrow and your new heading 100
- 3. then right base the 280 on the right arrow and your new heading 190
- 4. then final your heading should be 280.
- Emergencies tricks
- Normally trim all the way and your aircraft will hold glidepath but if you’re too heavy then trim max until to no stall warning and head straight the the field do not loose time.
- Evaluate how high are we? PICK A FIELD AND STICK TO IT.
- Stay in clean configuration until base to final
- If you’re too high add flaps as necessary
- If you’re still to high then do the forward slip but recommended on final
- Don’t use flaps on downwind its too risky
- Keep on centerline
- Perfect Traffic Pattern tricks – always judge and don’t always stick to procedures
- To make perfect rectangle hold each heading from the departing runway and add/substrac 90 degree
- Hold airspeeds
- 80 knots on downwind
- 70 knots on base
- 60 knots on final
- On final if there is crosswind, drop your wing into the wind and use the rudder align the nose
- On downwind reduce power to 1700 rpm before you put in your 10 degree flaps
- Abeam the numbers:
- downind checklist > airspeed 80 knots > carb heat on > rpm 1500-1700 > flaps 10 degree
- base airspeed 70 knots > flaps 20 degree
- final airspeed 60 knots > flaps 30 degree if we need > don’t overshoot your turn
- landing on ground effect kick rudder to keep centerline
- Re-test make sure you have all your documents
- Endorsements
- Iacra
- Flight review
- Examiner fee
- Make sure airplane weight & balance is perfect
- Training to do to perfect your flying skills
- Flight level altitude train rudder same side turning same rudder and keep nose center
- Land centerline using the rudder and aileron for position
- Kick rudder 50ft of the ground effect to re align
