Sporty's Stage 1, Lesson 13

Preparation for the flight

• Read Sporty's additional study items
• Ground reference maneuvers are covered in the AFH Ch 7. The rectangular pattern, s-turns across a road and turns about a point are the only maneuvers required for the Private ACS
• Runway incursion avoidance... PHAK Appendix 1
• AC 91-73 Parts 91 and 135 Single Pilot, Flight School Procedures During Taxi Operations"
• Airport marking quick reference guide
• AIM Ch2 Sec3 Airpot Marking Aids and Signs

Briefing and discussion items

Runway Incursions

• taxi route planning
• use of taxi diagrams
• Sterile cockpit
• Hot spots
• SA and shedding distractions
• Checklists
• Airport signs and markings

Ground Reference Maneuvers

• Relationship between bank angle and groundspeed (a high groundspeed means you need higher bank to maintain the same radius turn)
• Low altitude maneuvering, AFH says "generally flown" 600-1000 AGL. ACS says 600-1000 agl.
• Risk management for low-altitude flying
• Map study and awareness of powerlines and towers
• Foreflight terrain display
• Preplaned Emergency landing site
• Plan for maximum bank angle (45 deg)
• Plan for Airspeed not higher than Va
• Calculate stall speed at 50 deg bank
• Good neighbor actions for low-altitude flying

ACS standards for completion

• rectangular course, S-turns and turns about a point (there are more maneuvers in the AFH, but these are the ones specified in the private ACS)
• 600-1000 AGL
• +/- 100ft +/-10 kts
• Rectangular pattern: constant ground track
• Turns about a point: constant radius
• S-turns: turn over the ref line

Emergency procedure of the day

ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP FAILURE

Conduct of the flight

• If possible, we'll go to Keene with maneuvers enroute and on the return leg. At Keene we'll fly multiple traffic patterns

updated: 5/1/2025