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FLIGHT & SAFETY TRAINING
Foothills
Flyers
Wings
Programs
Fixed
Wing
Note: All
maneuvers to be done from pilot’s left and right.
STUDENT:
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Safety Code, Field Rules, Field Etiquette
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Radio range check
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Preflight safety inspection
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Aircraft flight prep
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Start and tune engine
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Taxi instruction
SOLOED STUDENT
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High speed taxi
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Controlled take-off
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Aircraft flight trimming
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Safe, predictable flight at altitude
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Controlled landing
PILOT
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Take-off with rectangular field circuit to altitude
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Straight, level flight – length of runway
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Procedure turns maintaining altitude
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Horizontal figure 8’s maintaining altitude
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Rectangular landing circuits
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Climb to stall – power off landing approach
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Join circuit – downwind leg – controlled landing
INSTRUCTOR
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Pilot test maneuvers PLUS
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Three inside loops
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Half reverse Cuban 8
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Straight inverted flight
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Stall turn
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Cobra roll
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Immelman turn
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Alternating horizontal rolls
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Split S
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Cuban 8
SHOW PILOT
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Annual status awarded to instructors by Foothills executive
recognizing flight skills, dedication to safety, service as an instructor and
ability to perform flight demonstrations from foreign sites and / or before
large congregations of spectators.
Rotary
Wing
Parts of the following Foothills Helicopter wings program
include levels from the International Radio Control Helicopter Association Pilot Proficiency Program
http://www.ircha.org
STUDENT
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Safety Code, Field Rules, Field Etiquette
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Radio range check
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Battery check
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Preflight safety inspection
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Aircraft flight prep
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Start and tune engine
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Hovering instruction
SOLOED
STUDENT
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Aircraft flight trimming
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Stationary Hovering (should give the appearance of being under total control)
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Controlled transition from hovering into forward flight
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Safe, predictable forward flight at altitude
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Controlled transition from forward flight to a hover
PILOT
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Successfully complete Level 1 and 2 of the IRCHA Pilot Proficiency Program,
refer to http://www.ircha.org
INSTRUCTOR
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Successfully complete Level 1, 2 and 3 of the IRCHA Pilot Proficiency Program,
refer to http://www.ircha.org
SHOW
PILOT
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Annual status awarded to instructors by Foothills executive recognizing
flight skills, dedication to safety, service as an instructor and ability to
perform flight demonstrations from foreign sites and / or before large
congregations of spectators.
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