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CA.V.E.S6FAA-S-ACS-7B · Nov 2023Skills

Apply smooth and continuous corrections so that the line-of-sight reference line remain...

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Apply smooth and continuous corrections so that the line-of-sight reference line remains on the pylon.

Bottom line

The pivotal altitude is the altitude at which, for a given groundspeed, the projection of the visual reference line to the pylon appears to pivot. If the visual reference line appears to move ahead of the pylon (pylon appears to move back), the pilot should increase altitude. If the visual reference line appears to move behind the pylon (pylon appears to move ahead), the pilot should decrease altitude.

FAA references

  1. AFH ch. 7 (pp. 7-14–7-17) — FAA-H-8083-3C
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