Recent content by cranny

..... "Overbanking Tendency" Airplane Flying Handbook pg. 9-3 As bank angles steepen, the airplane will exhibit the behavior to continue rolling in the direction of the bank unless deliberate and opposite aileron pressure is held against the bank.

Jim- I appreciate your input. I do agree with you, as there are no retakes. Its like a speeding ticket, once its given out, the officer doesn't take it back! I plan to let it sink in over the weekend and then get another instructors input next week.

MauleSkinner- Correct amount of bank in opposite direction to prevent the airplanes over banking tendency. which basically lead to me constantly adjusting bank throughout turn. Although I was within PTS standards, the bank was not "set" Ok, thank you for the advice.

Lance- CFI has apologized a few times and said he accepted responsibility for checkride due to how we practiced the maneuvers and saying they were passable. During our training flights, especially with the lazy 8s i had asked him numerous times if this is how the maneuver is supposed to look...

Lazy 8s - at the 135 degree point i was a bit higher than normal so i allowed the plane to continue to descend into the target altitude rather than begin to pull back on yoke right away. I still was within 100' of entry altitude though. But i busted for that... Steep turns- i chased around the...

This week i took my Commercial ASEL add-on coming from Commercial helicopter and it ended with my 1st bust.... Man it feels like a kick to the stomach for me. The standard which I hold myself to is pretty high so I feel pretty upset about it. I have been practicing these maneuvers the same way...