Flight Training - June 2023 - 38

Steep turns are much
more than a box to
be checked. They
are a foundation of
maneuvering and learning
how to divide your
attention in the cockpit.
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Steep turns
Steep turns are grossly underappreciated. Students
don't seem to enjoy them, instructors are lazy about
how they teach them, and really, who cares about
flying in a big circle anyway, right?
I submit that the humble steep turn is the most
important of the pre-solo maneuvers. Let's start with
the obvious. Every flight requires turns. Shallow or
steep, long or short, level or climbing or descending,
we're always turning. Like a batter warming up with
two bats in the on-deck circle, steep turns represent
a step beyond the normal that is a great way to get
comfortable and prepared for the normal. Yet if
that's all steep turns offered, you could throw them
in with the rest of the maneuvers as just another box
to check. But they are so much more.
Steep turns are a perfect way to practice and
perfect aircraft control. Things are happening
quickly, so precise aircraft control is important.
Mistakes require an advanced level of knowledge to
fix, and they quickly reveal problems with fixation.
Starting even before the yoke turns, you must pick
out a spot on the horizon and fly toward it, which
reminds us to use outside visual references as our
primary navigational tool. Rolling into the turn is a
complicated mix of all three primary flight controls.
Maintaining the turn within limits requires quick
checks of attitude and airspeed. It's an opportunity
to feel increased load factors in training. Erring on
altitude affects bank and vice versa. Finally, we have
to constantly be looking for the outside starting
reference to come by the windshield and know when
to start rolling out of the bank. That's a lot of bang for
your training buck.
Fly with an experienced pilot and you can
quickly judge their stick-and-rudder skills with a
steep turn. If they can nail a steep turn, it's a safe bet
their entire range of aircraft control skills will be
good as well. A well-executed steep turn is a great
foundation for everything to follow.
Speed control
Are your landings all over the place? Start with better
speed control. It's probably easier said than done, but
good speed control for a pilot is like good balance for
a gymnast. It's a foundational skill that will improve
all facets of your flying.
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