Flight Training - August 2012 - 19

BY ROD MACHADO

172. I’m not sure I’m doing this correctly. Do I just turn the wheel and raise the wing? This seems a bit awkward, can you clarify, please? Dave Greetings Dave: You are extremely lucky to have only one thing that confuses you. Hopefully, I can clear this thing up for you. There are two ways to raise a wing and check for traffic. One is elegant and the other is not. You can raise the wing by turning the wheel (deflecting the ailerons) without using rudder. This certainly raises the wing, but it also causes adverse yaw to induce a temporary sideslip. It’s not an elegant technique, and it doesn’t make your passengers feel comfortable. That’s why I always prefer to raise the wing with the coordinated use of aileron and rudder.

Dear Rod: I fly an airplane with a cowling that can’t be easily opened for inspection during preflight. Do I need to take off that cowling to do a thorough preflight? Thank you, Tampa Greetings Tampa: I’ve never had an entire city submit a question before, so this is great! Technically speaking, you don’t need to remove the cowling to do a normal preflight inspection of your airplane. You can preflight under the cowling in a very thorough and satisfactory way by using a flashlight and your hand (but only when the engine is cool, unless you have a full sleeve of cylinder-fin arm tattoos). The flashlight allows you to see deep into the engine cowling and your hand allows

PLUS Take the poll. Where is your hand?

you to touch fuel lines and other items to ensure they’re attached properly. That said, if you have a reason to suspect that something is wrong in the ’hood under the hood, then a qualified person should remove the cowling for a more thorough inspection.
Rod Machado is a flight instructor, author, educator, and speaker. He has been a pilot since 1970 and a CFI since 1973. rodmachado.com). Visit his blog (www.

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