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Chapter 3: Climbs and Descents 3-9

bank angle, you might even find that once you are estab- Entering a Right
lished in a climbing left turn, you’ll need to hold a little Climbing Turn
right rudder pressure as well as a little right aileron to
keep the airplane in coordinated flight and prevent over-
banking (Figure 10). Slipstream yaws
The same cowling pitch reference used during airplane to the
left in a climb
a straight climb also applies in climbing turns.
Refer to your windscreen dot and keep it
properly placed above the horizon to
maintain the correct climb attitude.
Then again, you might find it easier
to use a point located at the intersec-
tion of the horizon line and the
engine cowling or top of the in- 3
strument panel directly ahead of you
as your pitch reference, since 1
this is vertically closer to the
horizon line.
In Figure 8, positions Entering a right climbing turn:
A and B, the intersec- Increase pitch to climb attitude while 2
1
tion of the horizon line Increasing RPM to full power as you
2
with the top of the in- Roll into a right turn, and maintain the 5
3
strument panel (loca- bank angle with aileron deflection
(if necessary), and simultaneously
tions X and Y, respect- Apply right rudder pressure while you 4
4
ively) can be used as ad- Trim nose up for climb attitude Fig. 9
5
ditional attitude clues
along with the red dot’s displacement Entering a Left Climbing Turn
Entering a Left Climbing Turn
above the horizon to aid you in maintain-
ing the desired climb attitude.
Always keep in mind that you need to be
ready to make whatever adjustments in
pitch attitude are necessary to maintain the
desired climb airspeed when changing the
bank angle.

Straight Descents
You should be happy
1
that you’re not learning to
fly during the disco era, in
the 1970s. Why? When a 3
flight instructor of that era 2 Entering a left climbing turn:

said, “Let’s get down,” it 1 Increase pitch to climb attitude while
2 Increasing RPM to full power as you
usually meant dancing and
3 Roll into a left turn, then maintain the
partying, but no training. 5
bank angle with aileron deflection
Of course, in today’s avia- (if necessary), while you
Apply right (or left) rudder pressure as
tion language that’s not 4 4
what the term means (sorry, necessary for coordinated flight, and finally
5
Trim nose up for climb attitude
I hope I didn’t disappoint you). Fig. 10