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Climbing and Descending Turns
AIM:
To turn the gyro with a constant angle of bank, at a constant airspeed and in balance while climbing or descending.
CONSIDERATIONS:
Forces in a Climbing and Descending Turn
Rate of Climb and Descent in the Turn
Slipstream Effect
Tendency to Overbank and Underbank
AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT:
Throttle
T's and P's
HUMAN FACTORS:
Lookout
Orientation
Altimeter Settings
Motion Sickness
AIR EXERCISE:
The Climbing Turn
Prior to entry
Entry
Maintain
Exit
The Descending Turn
Prior to entry
Entry
Maintain
Exit