Referencing [[Getting to Know a New Plane]] and [[C172S Gait]] Blank = to be determined in plane \* = to be confirmed in plane Plane Used: N___ ## Day 1: Standard Operations ### 1) Estimate Taxi Leaning | Altitude | FFlow | Rough Measurement | | --------- | ----- | ----------------------- | | Sea Level | | Thumb to first knuckle? | | 4000' MSL | | | | 8000' MSL | | | ### 2) Leave for practice area ### 3) Practice Stalls and Slow Flight Simulate what it will be like to land ### 4) Complete GAIT below | **C172S Gaits** v2.0 | **Flaps** | **Pitch** | **RPM** | **IAS (kts)** | **VSI (fpm)** | | ----------------------------------------------------------- | :-------: | :-------: | :-----: | :-----------: | :-----------: | | <span class="gait-takeoff"></span>V_R | 10° | | max | 55 | | | <span class="gait-climb"></span>V_X(10°) | 10° | | max | 56 | | | <span class="gait-climb"></span>V_X | Up | | max | 62 | | | <span class="gait-climb"></span>V_Y | Up | +10°\* | max | 74 | +600\* | | <span class="gait-climb"></span>Cruise Climb | Up | +5°\* | max | 90 | +500\* | | <span class="gait-cruise"></span>Cruise (75% Power) | Up | 0° | 2500 | 105\* | 0 | | <span class="gait-cruise"></span>Cruise Descent | Up | -2.5° | 2500 | 115\* | -500\* | | <span class="gait-approach"></span>Clean - 0° Level | Up | +2°\* | 2200\* | 90 | 0 | | <span class="gait-approach"></span>Clean - 3° Glidepath | Up | | | 90 | -500 | | <span class="gait-approach"></span>Clean - 5° Dive | Up | -2°\* | 1700 | 90 | -800 | | <span class="gait-approach"></span>Flaps 10° - 0° Level | 10° | | | 90 | 0 | | <span class="gait-approach"></span>Flaps 10° - 3° Glidepath | 10° | -3°\* | 1900 | 90 | -500 | | <span class="gait-approach"></span>Flaps 10° - 5° Dive | 10° | -4°\* | 1500 | 90 | -800 | | <span class="gait-pattern"></span>Downwind | Up | | 2000 | 90\* | 0 | | <span class="gait-pattern"></span>Abeam Numbers | 10° | | 1500 | 80 | | | <span class="gait-pattern"></span>Base | 20° | | 1500 | 70 | | | <span class="gait-pattern"></span>Final | 30° | | 1500 | 65 | | | <span class="gait-pattern"></span>Short | 30° | | 1500 | 61 | | | <span class="gait-emergency"></span>V_G (9:1\*) | Up | | idle | 68 | | Recommended: 50°F Rich of Peak EGT (For Best Economy, use Peak EGT) | Power | RPM | Pressure<br>Altitude | KTAS<br>(Std. Temp)<br>maybe KIAS? | Rough FFlow with Lean Mixture\* | | ----- | ----:|:-------------------- | ------------------- |:------------------------------------:| | 75% | 2500 | 2000' | 112\* | 10 (-9°C OAT), 9.5 (11°C), 9 (31°C) | | 75% | 2500 | 4000' | 115\* | 10 (-13°C OAT), 9.5 (7°C), 9 (27°C) | | 75% | 2550 | 6000' | 116\* | 10 (-17°C OAT), 9.5 (3°C), 9 (23°C) | | 75% | 2600 | 8000' | 120\* | 10 (-21°C OAT), 9.5 (-1°C), 9 (19°C) |