| 1 - Orientation, Pre-Flight, Post-Flight |
| 1.1 |
Primary Flight Controls
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Secondary Flight Controls
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| 1.3 |
Using the Flight Instruments
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Ground Handling
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Preflight Inspection
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Positive Control Check
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Tow Rope Inspection
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Securing the Glider
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| 1.9 |
Area Familiarization
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| 2 - Takeoffs |
| 2.1 |
Takeoff Checklist
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| 2.2 |
Takeoff Procedures and Signals
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| 2.3 |
Takeoff
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| 2.4 |
Crosswind Takeoff
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| 2.5 |
Takeoff Without a Wing Runner
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| 2.6 |
Downwind Takeoff
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| 2.7 |
High Altitude Takeoff
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| 3 - Aerotow |
| 3.1 |
Introduction to Flying the Aerotow
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| 3.2 |
Flying Aerotow with Stick and Rudder
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| 3.3 |
Release from Tow
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| 3.4 |
Soft Release
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| 3.5 |
Shifting Through the Wake
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| 3.6 |
Steering Turns
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| 3.7 |
Aerotow Signals
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| 3.8 |
Boxing the Wake
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| 3.9 |
Slack Rope on Tow
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| 3.10 |
Slack Rope in a Turn
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| 4 - In-Flight Maneuvers |
| 4.1 |
Transferring Control of the Glider
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Scanning for Traffic
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Pitch / Speed Control
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Using the Trim Control
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Shallow / Medium Bank Turns
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Steep Turns
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| 4.7 |
Circling Flight
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| 4.8 |
Crabbing During Cruising Flight
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| 4.9 |
Crabbing During Cruising Flight
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| 4.10 |
Stall Recognition and Recovery (Level)
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| 4.11 |
Stall Recognition and Recovery (Turn)
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| 4.12 |
Slow Flight
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| 4.13 |
Stall Recognition and Recovery (Brakes)
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| 4.14 |
Deep Stall Recognition and Recovery
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| 4.15 |
Side Slip - Correcting for Alignment Errors
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Side Slip - Compensating for a Crosswind
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| 4.17 |
Forward Slip
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| 4.18 |
Selecting a Cruise Speed
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| 4.19 |
Precision Turns
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| 4.20 |
Chandelle
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| 4.21 |
Low-G Maneuvers
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| 4.22 |
Incipient Spin Recognition and Recovery
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| 4.23 |
Spin Recognition and Recovery
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| 4.24 |
Rapid Speed Changes
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| 4.25 |
High-Speed Flight
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| 5 - Landing Patterns |
| 5.1 |
Landing Checklist
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Introduction to the Landing Pattern
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Glide Slope Control Using Airbrakes
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| 5.4 |
Radio Use
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Crosswind Patterns
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Unusual Patterns
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Forward Slip with Airbrakes
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Turning Slips
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Side Slip in the Pattern
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No Altimeter Pattern
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| 5.11 |
No Altimeter / Airspeed Pattern
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No Airbrake Pattern
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| 5.13 |
Full Airbrake Pattern
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| 6 - Landings |
| 6.1 |
Introduction to the Landing
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| 6.2 |
Precision Landings
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| 6.3 |
Crosswind Landings
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| 6.4 |
Landing Over an Obstacle
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| 6.5 |
Simulated Off-Field Landing
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| 6.6 |
Downwind Landing
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| 7 - Flying in Lift |
| 7.1 |
Thermaling
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| 7.2 |
Mountain Wave
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| 7.3 |
Ridge
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| 7.4 |
Convergence / Shear
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| 8 - Emergency Procedures |
| 8.1 |
Introduction to Premature Aerotow Release
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| 8.2.1 |
Rope Break / Straight Ahead
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| 8.2.2 |
Rope Break / 180°
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| 8.2.3 |
Rope Break / Abbreviated Pattern
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| 8.3 |
Rock Off
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| 8.4 |
Tow Plane Power Loss During Takeoff
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| 8.5 |
Tow Plane Power Loss at Altitude
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| 8.6 |
Spiral Dive Recovery
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| 8.7 |
Unusual Attitude Recovery
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| 8.8 |
Intercept Procedures
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| 9 - Aeronautical Decision Making |
| 9.1 |
Situatoinal Awareness
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| 9.2 |
Judgment
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| 9.3 |
Self-Discipline
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