AIRCRAFT ____________________________________

 

 

MANIFOLD PRESSURE

RPM

PITCH SETTING

AIRSPEED

VSI

CLIMB

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRUISE

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRUISE

DESCENT

 

 

 

 

 

APPROACH

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPROACH DESCENT

 

 

 

 

 

NON-PRECISION DESCENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATTITUDE + POWER = PERFORMANCE

 

CONTROL INSTRUMENTS

Q    Attitude Indicator

Q    RPM (or MP)

PERFORMANCE INSTRUMENTS

Q    Airspeed

Q    Altimeter

Q    Turn Coordinator

Q    Vertical Speed Indicator

 

 

PITCH – POWER – TRIM (Except When Descending: POWER – PITCH – TRIM)

 

UNUSUAL ATTITUDES

NOSE HIGH

NOSE LOW

Power – ADD

Power – RETARD

Pitch – LOWER

Wings – LEVEL

Wings – LEVEL

Pitch - RAISE

 

PARTIAL PANEL RECOVERY

Aircraft is level when ALTIMETER and VSI stop movement and reverse.