How to Make a Steep Turn in an Airplane

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How to Make a Steep Turn in an Airplane
33 Delta for runway 27 number 2 we have a traffic on file. Hi, I'm Dave Pressy with St. Charles flying service on behalf of Expert Village. We're going to execute a steep turn and to the left, so we'll clear left by raising the wing. Add a little bit of power, turn it to about 45 degrees of bank, and add enough back pressure to keep in a level flight. That's where you add bank, we're checking our lift, we're going to get to the side, therefore we need to compensate for that by pulling up on the nose. Heading for Charles that's a 673 altitude about 5 miles to the northeast inbound for landing, request traffic. I'm traffic. Ah, 33Delta, winds are out of the South Southwest at about 8 to 10 the active is 27. Well, we'll plan on using 27 then, 33Delta. There's that updraft up ahead. Okay, we'll roll that out.

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Expert: Dave Pressy has been a flight instructor in the St. Louis Area for over four years, and a pilot for more than seven years. He has accumulated nearly 1200 hours of flight time. Read More