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PA.VIII.D.S1FAA-S-ACS-6C · Nov 2023Skills

Trimming the aircraft. Turn to headings, maintain altitude ±200 feet, maintain a standa...

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Trimming the aircraft. Turn to headings, maintain altitude ±200 feet, maintain a standard rate turn, roll out on the assigned heading ±10°, and maintain airspeed ±10 knots.

Bottom line

A rule of thumb to determine the approximate angle of bank required for a standard rate turn is to use 15 percent of the true airspeed. Maintain the bank for this rate of turn, using the turn coordinator’s miniature aircraft as the primary bank reference and the attitude indicator as the supporting bank instrument.

FAA references

  1. IFH ch. 7 (p. 7-52) — FAA-H-8083-15B
  2. IFH ch. 7 (pp. 7-19–7-20) — FAA-H-8083-15B
  3. IFH ch. 6 (p. 6-5) — FAA-H-8083-15B
  4. IFH ch. 8 (p. 8-15) — FAA-H-8083-15B
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