Use proper instrument cross-check and interpretation to identify an unusual attitude (i...
Use proper instrument cross-check and interpretation to identify an unusual attitude (including both nose-high and nose-low) in flight, and apply the appropriate flight control, power input, and aircraft configuration in the correct sequence, to return to a stabilized level flight attitude.
Bottom line
When an unusual attitude is noted during the cross-check, the immediate problem is not how the airplane got there, but what it is doing and how to get it back to straight-and-level flight as quickly as possible. Nose-high attitudes are shown by the rate and direction of movement of the altimeter needle, vertical speed needle, and airspeed needle, as well as the immediately recognizable indication of the attitude indicator (except in extreme attitudes).
FAA references
- IFH ch. 7 (pp. 7-26–7-27) — FAA-H-8083-15B
- IFH ch. 8 (p. 8-16) — FAA-H-8083-15B
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