Lesson Plans

Lesson 13: Performance Takeoffs and Landings

Dual—ground: 0.5, flight: 1.0

Objective: Introduce student to varying runway conditions and develop skill during takeoff and landing.

Discussion topics:

  1. Performance computation
  2. Elements related to performance takeoffs and landings

Review:

  1. Flight at slow airspeeds with realistic distractions
  2. Recognition and recovery from low-level stalls forward slips

Introduce:

  1. Short-field takeoff and climb
  2. Soft-field takeoff and climb
  3. Short-field approach and landing
  4. Soft-field approach and landing

Completion standards:

  1. Student understanding of the need to use performance takeoffs and landings
  2. Student demonstration of the correct procedure to be used under simulated or actual conditions

 Next Lesson:
 #14 Solo Practice

Suggested student homework assignments:

  1. Read the September 1996 AOPA Pilot magazine article Skill Sharpening: A Solo Syllabus
  2. Read the May 10,2002 Training Tips article in the AOPA ePilot Student Newsletter: Making the Most of Your Solo Flights

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