Turns

Question 1

At what rate is a Standard Turn made?

Answer 1

3º per second
¿bank of? or 25º whichever is less

Question 2

What must we do to ensure that we maintain this rate of turn during heading changes?

Answer 2

Keep our eyes on Turn Coordinator

Question 3

What kind of instrument is the Turn Coordinator?

Answer 3

Dual axis gyroscope

Question 4

What does it help us to see?

Answer 4

System of pitch in degrees a second

Question 5

What does the white mark indicate?

Answer 5

A rate of turn of 3º per second

Question 6

What if we have a high speed?

Answer 6

We need a greater angle of bank for the same rate of turn

Question 7

What’s the aim of this maneouver?

Answer 7

Maintaining a 3º per second turn

Question 8

How do we perform this manouver?

Answer 8

• Set heading bug on HSI on our desired final heading
• Initiate turn
• Increase throttle a little
• Around half an inch to maintain the pitch and the speed (medium cruise)
• Angle of bank will be set by selecting the mark which indicates 3º per second
• maintain this position cross checking the instruments and the Stick
• To turn smoothly, we anticipate with a 1/3 of the bank angle

Question 9

How do we attain a standard turn during a medium cruise speed?

Answer 9

19º bank, and we anticipate 6º

Question 10

What do we do when we start leveling the wings?

Answer 10

Reduce throttles