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AA.VII.C.S7FAA-S-ACS-11A · Nov 2023Skills

Establish a proper flight path to the selected landing area.

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Establish a proper flight path to the selected landing area.

Bottom line

The pilot may use any combination of normal gliding maneuvers, from wings level to spirals to eventually arrive at the normal key position at a normal traffic pattern altitude for the selected landing area. If the simulated power failure occurs while above best glide speed, the pilot allows the airplane to slow (or may even bleed off speed by climbing) until reaching best glide speed.

FAA references

  1. AFH ch. 9 (pp. 9-27–9-28) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  2. AFH ch. 9 (p. 9-28) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  3. AFH ch. 3 (pp. 3-23–3-24) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  4. AFH ch. 9 (pp. 9-28–9-29) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  5. AFH ch. 3 (p. 3-23) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  6. FAA-S-ACS-11A AA.VII.C.S6 — FAA-S-ACS-11A
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