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TP 13723 - Flight Test Guide - Private Pilot Licence - Aeroplane

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Third Edition, April 2010

• Introduction
• Definitions
• Changes In This Edition

General

• Admission to a Flight Test
• Admission to a Partial Flight Test
• Letters of Recommendation
• Aircraft and Equipment Requirements
• Liability Insurance
• Flight Test
• Repeated Flight Test Item
• Incomplete Flight Test
• Failure of a Flight Test
• Partial Flight Test
• Use of Flight Simulator or Flight Training Device
• Complete Re-test
• Pre-test Briefing
• Flight Management
• Airmanship
• Errors
  • Minor Error
  • Major Error
  • Critical Error
• Deviations
  • Minor Deviations
  • Major Deviations
  • Critical Deviations
• 4-Point Marking Scale
• Flight Test Results
• Assessment of Flight Test Performance

Flight Test Exercises

• Ex. 2 - Aeroplane Familiarization and Preparation for Flight
  • A. Documents and Airworthiness (Ground Item)
  • B. Aeroplane Performance (Ground Item)
  • C. Weight and Balance, Loading (Ground Item)
  • D. Pre-flight Inspection (Air Item)
  • E. Engine Starting and Run-up, Use of Checklists
  • F. Operation of Aircraft Systems
• Ex. 4 - Taxiing
• Ex. 9 - Steep Turn
• Ex. 11 - Slow Flight
• Ex. 12 - Stall
  • A. Power-off
  • B. Power-on
• Ex. 14 - Spiral
• Ex. 15 - Slipping
• Ex. 16 - Takeoff
  • A. Normal Takeoff
  • B.1 Short-Field Takeoff
  • B.2 Soft-Field Takeoff
• Ex. 17 - Circuit
• Ex. 18 - Approach and Landing
  • A. Normal Approach and Landing
  • B. Short-Field and Soft-Field Landing
  • B.1 Short-Field Approach and Landing over an Obstacle
  • B.2 Soft-Field Approach and Landing
  • C. Overshoot
• Ex. 21 - Precautionary Landing
• Ex. 22 - Forced Landing
  • A. Control/Approach
  • B. Cockpit Management
• Ex. 23 - Pilot Navigation
  • A. Pre-flight Planning Procedures (Ground Item)
  • B. Departure Procedure
  • C. En Route Procedure
  • D. Diversion to an Alternate
• Ex. 24 - Instrument Flying
  • A. Full Panel
  • B. Recovery from Unusual Attitude
• Ex. 29 - Emergency Procedures/Malfunctions
• Ex. 30 - Radio Communication
• How To Pass The Flight Test

Recommendation for Flight Test

Recommendation for Partial Flight Test

Date modified:

2010-05-20

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