Straight-Ins

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Straight-Ins
Runway Hits Spinner Pitch Power Lower Nose to
put Runway In Middle of Windscreen Set 11 / 13 /
15 Torque
Slowly Raise Nose Trim as Airspeed Bleeds
Off Handle Down, 3 Green
5 KIAS gt App Spd PCL to 35 To Catch 100/105/110
Clear for Instrument Approaches Below 150, Gear
Clear Lower Gear and Flaps Physically Check
Handle Down Bunt Slightly as Flaps Lower
Aimpoint, Airspeed Ensure Runway is Clear Pick
a Side of Runway
CS, Two Miles, Gear Down
Touchdown at Final App Speed 20 KIAS
Cross Threshold at Final App Speed 10 KIAS
CS, 5 Miles
Level Off Trim as Airspeed Bleeds Off
Abeam VFR Entry CS, Request Straight-In
PCL to Light in Handle Lower Nose 5o or Prop
Arc Half Way to Horizon Check 20 Torque
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Overhead Patterns
Catch Final Approach Speed with Power to
20 Ensure Runway is Clear Pick a Side of
Runway Make Small PCL Adjustments Aimpoint,
Airspeed
gt140 KIAS CS, Request Closed
Check Altitude Pull Power to 5 to begin decel
to Final App Speed Align Center of Windscreen on
Center of Threshold
Roll 60o Bank PCL to Light in Handle Set Torque
to 10
Roll Pull 45-60o Bank Top Foot on Horizon
Aim for Rollout Point
Crosscheck ADI 45-60o Bank
Half Way Around Half Way Down (Patt Alt 400
ft)
Touchdown at Final App Speed 20 KIAS
Cross Threshold at Final App Speed 10 KIAS
CS, Gear Down
200 Feet Prior PCL to Light in Handle
Pitch to Maintain Airspeed
Level Off / Roll Out Parallel to Runway Set
Torque 20 CS, Closed Downwind
Check Track Spacing Check Altitude Check
Attitude
Roll, Power, Pitch Set 30o Bank PCL to 11 / 13
/ 15 2/3 Ground / 1/3 Sky or 1/2 Ground / 1/2
Sky for NF
Watch for Perch Point Slowly Raise Nose Trim
130 KIAS, Set PCL to 35 Check Handle Down, 3
Green, XX Flaps
Break Point Should still be above 150 Knots
(Abeam Landing Zone) Below 150, Gear
Clear Lower Gear and Flaps Bunt Slightly as
Flaps Lower
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Emergency Landing Patterns
High Key Check 3000 ft Below 150, Gear
Clear Lower Gear
If High, extend down runway to lose half of
excess Altitude
Intercept normal final approach path to
threshold Ldg Flaps in overrun
If High Slip (Real World only)
Set 25-30o Bank
Once airspeed is above 130 Increasing Ldg
Flaps
Check Handle Down, 3 Green
Base Key Check 700 ft
Climb to Low Key
If Low delay configuring
Shift Aimpoint to 1000 Short
Level off 200 feet above Low Key Altitude Set
PCL to 4-6
At Low Key altitude, Set PCL to 20
CS, Low Key, Gear Down
Low Key Check 1500 ft TO Flaps (If low or
doubtful, delay Flaps)
Approaching Low Key If High, Lower TO Flaps early
ELP
Public Math Turn / Climb / Clean - Select
NRST, point toward that runway and establish 125
KIAS glide. NOTE If that runway is then at or
below the middle of the windscreen, sufficient
altitude exists to glide there.   Backwards
Method -- Easiest Means to compare your energy
state to a specific field. (1) Distance to
Nearest Field? NRST button. (2) Minimum Altitude
Required? Divide distance to field by 2. (3)
High Enough to get there? Compare no-wind glide
altitude required to actual AGL. (4) High Enough
to get to High/Low Key? Compare no-wind glide
altitude required 3000/1500 to actual AGL. If
at medium or high altitude, you may have time to
further assess your options Frontwards Method
-- Easiest Means to compare your energy state to
more than one field. (1) Max Glide Distance?
AGL x 2. (2) Fields within Glide Distance? NRST
Button -- Compare Max Glide Distance to actual
distance. (3) Fields within Glide Distance to
High/Low Key? Compare no-wind glide altitude
required to actual AGL. (4) Determine most
Suitable Field (e.g., runway length).
T-6 Return to Land
4000
3000
AGL
5o Glide Angle
2000
Low Key
1000
11o Climb Angle
5o Glide Angle
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NM from Departure End of Runway
Assumptions - 6000 Runway (does NOT impact
glide to Low Key for Landing Runway) - 5o Glide
Angle (negligible wind) - 160 KIAS / 11o Climb
Angle intercepted 1.0 NM from Brake Release at
300 AGL - Return to Land Opposite Direction
Turn back to Rwy and correct for misalignment
requires 800' of Altitude - Return to Low Key
180o Turn back to Rwy and decel to 125 KIAS Glide
results in 300 loss of Altitude