Archer Procedures
Fundamentals of Flight:
§ Cruise flight power 2100 – 2450 rpm depending on desired speed
§ Begin a climb – full power, pitch for VY
§ Level off from a climb – pitch (let airspeed accelerate), power (desired setting), trim
(as necessary)
§ Begin a descent – power 1500 to 2000 rpm, pitch desired rate (500 fpm)
§ Level off from a descent – power for cruise, pitch for horizon, trim as necessary
§ Turns – require more back pressure for decrease in vertical component of lift
§ Always trim to relieve control pressure – trim doesn’t fly the airplane, you do!
Steep Turns:
§ Perform clearing turn
§ Establish heading and altitude using reference point
§ Power 2300 rpm or more as needed
§ Begin turn, at 30° bank apply more back pressure
§ Maintain 45° bank angle (look 80% outside 20% inside, hold a picture)
§ Roll out about 20° before desired heading releasing back pressure
Turns around a point, S-turns
§ Perform clearing turn
§ Establish altitude and line up with point/road in advance
§ Power set at 2100 – 2450 rpm
§ Maintain altitude with pitch, hold a picture
§ Continue to look outside for traffic (scan between point, outside, and altimeter)
§ If wind blows plane closer shallow bank, if wind blows plane away steepen bank
Unusual Attitude Recovery:
§ To recover from nose high attitude = power, pitch, bank
§ To recover from nose low attitude = power, bank, pitch
§ Essentially it is simultaneous, but if slow motion follow order above
§ If nose needs to go down/forward, throttle goes forward/full
§ If nose needs to go up/back, throttle goes back/idle
§ Yoke and throttle move same direction
Emergency Procedures:
A – AIRSPEED for best glide
B – BEST place to LAND: airport, field/golf course, lonely road keep in mind safety of
not only you but those you are landing around
C – CHECKLIST, first review flow through memory, then use checklist, can it restart?
D – DECLARE/DIALOGUE current frequency, nearest tower, or 121.5, squawk 7700
§ “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday Cessna (N#) over (location) engine failure landing at
(location) with (#) of passengers on board
E – prepare airplane for EXIT: seat belt tight, doors open, everything off (mixture idle,
fuel selector off, master off after necessary flaps)
Slow Flight:
§ Power 1700 rpm
§ Let airspeed slow to white arc, add 10° of flaps (hold the outside picture for altitude)
§ Watch heading and altitude (picture) and increase to 25° flaps
§ Watch heading and altitude (picture) and increase to 40° flaps
§ Slightly before desired speed, add power to around 2100 rpm to maintain altitude
§ RIGHT RUDDER!!!
§ Pitch for airspeed, power for altitude
§ Speed should be just above VS0
§ Turns no more than 10° bank
Recovery from Slow Flight:
§ Smoothly apply full power
§ 1st notch of flaps up
§ maintain heading and altitude
§ positive airspeed, altitude, rate – 2nd notch of flaps up
§ let airspeed accelerate to VY – 3rd notch of flaps up
§ allow airplane to accelerate
§ power return to cruise flight 2100 – 2300 rpm
§ trim as required
Power-off Stalls: Approach to Landing Stall
§ Enter slow flight
§ Reduce power to allow for 500 fpm descent (simulating descent to land)
§ Reduce power to idle, gently pitch up using rudder to maintain direction, wings level
§ Stall = stall warning horn, buffet, nose drops
§ Recovery = nose to horizon, smoothly full power, 1st notch flaps up
§ Will need right rudder when applying full power
§ Positive airspeed, altitude, rate and raise 2nd notch of flaps
§ Positive airspeed, altitude, rate and at VY bring last notch up
§ Maintain constant altitude and heading and return to cruise flight
Power-on Stalls:
§ Reduce power to 1700 rpm
§ Maintain altitude and heading (picture)
§ Let airspeed slow to just above rotation speed (about 65 knots)
§ Add full power while gently pitching up, yoke all the way back
§ RIGHT RUDDER!!!
§ Stall = stall warning horn, buffet, nose drops
§ Recovery = nose to horizon, rudder to maintain heading
§ Let airspeed increase and start a climb to initial altitude
§ Level off and return to cruise flight
Short Field Takeoff:
§ Holding Short – One notch of flaps, lights, fuel pump, camera, action
§ Taxi to the very beginning of the available runway and hold breaks
§ Apply full power holding breaks
§ Verify positive RPM and engine instruments in the green
§ Release breaks and let aircraft accelerate to just below VR then rotate
§ Climb out at VX adjusting pitch for speed
§ Once obstacle is clear, slowly let nose come down to accelerate to VY
§ At VY flaps up and continue climb
Soft Field Takeoff:
§ Holding Short – One notch of flaps, full back yoke, lights, fuel pump, camera, action,
§ Apply full back pressure to keep weight on mains and off nose
§ Avoid applying breaks and smoothly apply full power
§ Continue to hold back pressure and let nose come off ground
§ Once lifting off apply forward pressure to keep plane in ground effect
§ Maintain in ground effect until reaching VY
§ At VY begin climb
§ Positive airspeed, altitude, rate then flaps up, continue climb
Short Field Landing:
§ Continue approach similar to a normal landing
§ On final slow to slowest allowable approach speed
§ Pick the touchdown point and aim slightly before to give time to flare
§ At touchdown allow nose to come down
§ Put flaps up, apply full back pressure and simulate maximum breaking
Soft Field Landing:
§ Continue approach similar to a normal landing
§ During the flare add little power to allow airplane to gently settle to the runway
§ Once down, reduce power and continue to keep nose off as long as possible
§ Hold full back pressure to keep weight off mains and off nose
§ Avoid applying breaks and smoothly exit off runway while holding yoke back
Slip to Land:
§ Apply flaps
§ Reduce power to idle
§ Note wind direction
§ Turn into wind (like a cross-wind landing) and apply opposite rudder
§ Hold slip as long as necessary to lose altitude
§ Roll out and align runway with rudder and land
§ Can add final notch of flaps if time permits