Stalling
Learn to recognize, enter, and recover from stalls in various configurations. Understand the aerodynamics of the stall, correct wing-drop technique, and master the incipient stall recovery that will protect you throughout your flying career.
Aviator.NYC Lesson Plan
Briefing Topics
- Ground-based and GPS navigation
- Sectional charts
- VOR, GPS, and waypoints
- FAA Knowledge Test structure
Simulator Session
- Departure Briefing — KFRG to JFK VOR
- In-Flight Navigation — GPS and VOR tracking
- Diversion Exercise — weather or NOTAM scenario
- Arrival and Descent to Class D airport
Debrief
Review navigation technique and knowledge test preparation plan.
Pilot Preparation
- Study FAA Knowledge Test subjects
- Register for the written test
- Practice with Sporty's study app
Skill Items
| Skill | D P 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
|---|---|
| Preflight Inspection | |
| Engine Starting | |
| Taxi & Before Takeoff Check | |
| Radio Communications | |
| Normal Takeoff and Climbs | |
| Climbing & Leveling Off With Turns | |
| Straight & Level Flight/Various Airspeeds | |
| Steep Turns | |
| Slow Flight (With & Without Flaps) | |
| Use of Trim Flaps Mixture Carb Heat | |
| Clean Stall Entry & Symptoms | |
| Recovery With & Without Power | |
| Incipient Recovery of Clean Stall | |
| Go Around Procedure (At Altitude) | |
| Descent & Leveling Off | |
| Ground Ref Maneuvers | |
| Approach Planning & Altimeter Setting | |
| Normal Landing | |
| After Landing Parking and Securing |
Radio Communication Scenarios
Practice VFR radio calls for this lesson. Listen to the scenario, formulate your response, then reveal the full exchange.
You are in N106ST, 20 miles out from your destination, Corona Municipal Airport. You're getting close and would like to get Corona's AWOS. You are talking to SoCal Approach on 135.4. Let the controller know your intentions.
Let approach know you'd like to leave the frequency briefly to pick up the AWOS at your destination. A simple: "request frequency change to monitor Corona AWOS."
- You (Pilot) "SoCal Approach, november-one-zero-six-sierra-tango, request frequency change to monitor Corona AWOS."
- SoCal Approach "november-one-zero-six-sierra-tango, frequency change approved. Report back this frequency."
- You (Pilot) "Frequency change approved, will report back, six-sierra-tango."
- You (returning) "SoCal Approach, november-one-zero-six-sierra-tango, back on your frequency."
- SoCal Approach "november-one-zero-six-sierra-tango, roger."
You are in N106ST, 6 miles southeast of Corona Municipal Airport at 4,500 feet. You are talking to SoCal Approach on 121.3. Wait for an instruction from the controller.
When the controller gives you a traffic advisory or instruction (such as "report field in sight"), acknowledge appropriately. If you see the field: "field in sight." If not: "negative contact, looking."
- SoCal Approach "november-one-zero-six-sierra-tango, Corona is twelve o'clock, five miles. Report the field in sight."
- You (Pilot) "Negative contact, looking, six-sierra-tango."
- You (Pilot) "november-one-zero-six-sierra-tango, field in sight."
- SoCal Approach "november-one-zero-six-sierra-tango, radar services terminated. Squawk one-two-zero-zero. Change to advisory frequency approved."
- You (Pilot) "Squawk one-two-zero-zero, six-sierra-tango."
These lesson plans are provided as supplementary training guidance only. They do not supersede FAA publications, aircraft manufacturer documentation, or your instructor's direction. Always refer to the FAA Instrument Flying Handbook, Airplane Flying Handbook, AIM, and applicable POH/AFM as the official sources.