Jaybird180
Final Approach
Yesterday I decided to do some pattern work toward the close of the day. The plan was to do 10 with the goal to work out some better markers, trim and power settings, etc during the daytime, allow my eyes time to adjust to nighttime while I continued on through the night. Between the 1st takeoff and the last landing it was a total of 1hr 40 mins. I think I may have actually done 11 or 12 circuits (missed count?) but ah, well...
I was working on bettering my Vx climb outs during each circuit (there be monsters at the departure end) before I have to make a (10-20*) shallow right turn (~200agl) for power lines, then retracting the flaps. I now realize after referring back to the POH that 10* flap Vx is about 10KIAS slower than the speed I was using and I'll give that a try next time out.
I am getting much better with noticing the adverse yaw in the turns and don't need as much to look at the inclinometer during turns; I just take a glance at it now and then, make an input and note what I can do better.
There is a little peculiarity that I noticed on climb out and that is that my climbing right turns were not ball centered. About the best I got them was 1/2 ball deflection to the right - yet glued to that spot. I'm wondering if it's because of an uncoordinated climb out, shallow turn, configuration changes or what's producing it, but at the turn (I tried banks varying 15-25* to find what works best) the nose is quite high at ~74KIAS and ~800fpm, 0 flaps.
How much deference should be given to the inclinometer during this type of flying?
I was working on bettering my Vx climb outs during each circuit (there be monsters at the departure end) before I have to make a (10-20*) shallow right turn (~200agl) for power lines, then retracting the flaps. I now realize after referring back to the POH that 10* flap Vx is about 10KIAS slower than the speed I was using and I'll give that a try next time out.
I am getting much better with noticing the adverse yaw in the turns and don't need as much to look at the inclinometer during turns; I just take a glance at it now and then, make an input and note what I can do better.
There is a little peculiarity that I noticed on climb out and that is that my climbing right turns were not ball centered. About the best I got them was 1/2 ball deflection to the right - yet glued to that spot. I'm wondering if it's because of an uncoordinated climb out, shallow turn, configuration changes or what's producing it, but at the turn (I tried banks varying 15-25* to find what works best) the nose is quite high at ~74KIAS and ~800fpm, 0 flaps.
How much deference should be given to the inclinometer during this type of flying?
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