STUDENT PILOT PROFICIENCY GOALS

    THE PROFICIENCY OF STUDENT PILOTS WILL VARY WITH AGE AND DEXTERITY, THE AVERAGE FLIGHTS FOR A STUDENT PILOT TO PROFICIENTLY PERFORM A SOLO FLIGHT IS ABOUT 18 (10) MINUTE FLIGHTS, OR 3 HRS. OF FLIGHT ASSISTANCE.

CLUB MEMBERS ASSISTING MEMBERS IN LEARNING TO FLY, SHOULD TAILOR
THE LEARNING PROCESS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT.
THE BASIC INGREDIENTS OF LEARNING TO FLY MAY CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING.

PROFICIENCY GOALS:

  1. LEVEL AND STRAIGHT FLIGHT AT 300 FT. WITH RIGHT AND LEFT TURNS WITH-OUT LOSING OR GAINING ALTITUDE. 6 (10) MINUTE FLT'S
  2. SYMMETRICAL FIGURE EIGHT FLIGHT AT 300FT. WITH-OUT LOSING OR GAINING ALTITUDE. 3 (10) MINUTE FLIGHTS
  3. SLOW FLIGHT STALL RECOVERY, SLOW FLIGHT AT 300 FT. FLYING RIGHT AND LEFT HAND FLYING FIELD LANDING PATTERNS AT CONSTANT RPM. 3 (10) MINUTE FLT'S
  4. TO ESTABLISH FINAL LANDING PATTERNS, ESTABLISH SLOW FLIGHT AT 100 FT. FOR DOWN WIND LEG, DECREASING RPM AND DESCEND ON FINAL LEGS AND MUST NOT FLY LOWER THAN 10 FT., INCREASING RPM FOR GO-AROUND AND DECREASING RPM TO SLOW FLIGHT AGAIN ON DOWN WIND LEG. 2 (10) MINUTE FLT'S
  5. MODEL GROUND HANDLING TECHNIQUES (TAXIING), TAKE-OFF AND FULL STOP LANDINGS. 2 (10) MINUTE FLT'S
  6. TOUCH AND GO'S AND SOLO FLIGHT. 2 (10) MINUTE FLT'S
  7. SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDINGS. 1 (10) MINUTE FLT

    CLUB MEMBERS THAT ARE ASSISTING OTHER MEMBERS IN LEARNING TO FLY, SHOULD, PRIOR TO FLYING THE STUDENTS MODEL FOR THE FIRST TIME, VERIFY ALL VISIBLE PARTS OF THE STUDENTS MODEL ARE AIR-WORTHY AND MODEL CENTER OF GRAVITY (BALANCE) IS AS CLOSE TO BEING CORRECT AS POSSIBLE, AND PERFORM A TEST FLIGHT OF THE STUDENTS MODEL.

    DURING THE TEST FLIGHT AND WHILE ASSISTING THE STUDENT PILOT IN LEARNING TO FLY, THE CLUB MEMBER ASSISTING THE STUDENT PILOT OR THE WAM CLUB SHALL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IF THE STUDENTS MODEL IS DAMAGED.

    "Mandatory" All R/C Flight training shall be performed using a Trainer Buddy Box System. And the "only" exception to this requirement is if the students Transmitter is not equipped with a factory installed trainer system.

For further information concerning student pilot goals please contact one of the WAM club members listed on the Members demonstration R/C flight program page .


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