AI.X.B.S4eFAA-S-ACS-25 · Nov 2023Skills

e. Without changing power setting, lower the pitch attitude and accelerate to a faster ...

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Clean configuration demonstration: e. Without changing power setting, lower the pitch attitude and accelerate to a faster airspeed until reestablishing the airplane in level flight, noting the new airspeed and amount of altitude lost, then;

Bottom line

Flight in the region of reversed command means flight in which a higher airspeed requires a lower power setting and a lower airspeed requires a higher power setting to hold altitude.

FAA references

  1. AFH ch. 3 (p. 3-21) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  2. PHAK ch. 5 (p. 5-3) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
  3. AFH ch. 13 (p. 13-18) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  4. AFH ch. 5, Slow Flight (p. 5-10) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  5. PHAK ch. 11 (p. 11-11) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
  6. AFH ch. 3 (p. 3-23) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  7. AFH ch. 17 (p. 17-13) — FAA-H-8083-3C
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