Commercial Maneuvers Checklist

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GUMPS – Check

Steep Turns

  1. cowl flaps open
  2. clearing turn
  3. 50 deg Bank
  4. 2500 MSL
  5. MP 23 / RPM 25 100 – 106 KT

Steep Spiral

  1. Clearing turn
  2. 5000 MSL
  3. do not exceed 60* bank power off 25 MP
  4. 70 – 80 KT

Chandells

  1. clearing turn
  2. open cowl flaps
  3. 2500 MSL (1500 AGL) 25 MP 25 RPM
  4. VA entry speed

Lazy Eights

  1. clearing turn
  2. open cowl flaps
  3. 3000 MSL (1500 AGL) 18 MP 25 RPM

Eights on Pylons

  1. clearing turns
  2. open cowl flaps
  3. Pivotal Altitude 2000 – 2200 MSL (GS x GS / 11.3 = PA + elevation) 20 MP 25 RPM
  4. VA entry speed

Slow Flight

  1. clearing turn
  2. open cowl flaps MCA 55 KT
  3. 2500 MSL
  4. gear and flaps down

Power-off Stalls

  1. clearing turns
  2. cowl flaps open
  3. landing configuration
  4. Entry altitude 3000 MSL 1500 AGL power off
  5. recover at the onset
  6. recovery 1 notch of flaps first

Power-on Stalls

  1. clearing turn
  2. cowl flaps open
  3. take off configuration
  4. 2500 MSL 1500 AGL
  5. 65 KT
  6. recover at onset (buffeting)

Accelerated Stalls

  1. clearing turn
  2. cowl flaps open
  3. 4000 MSL 3000 AGL
  4. 45* bank
  5. entry speed 65 KT
  6. recover at onset (buffeting)

180 Power Off Accuracy Landing

  1. position on downwind
  2. not more than 1000′ AGL (1937 MSL)
  3. GUMPS
  4. touchdown within 200′ of specified touchdown point

Short Field Takeoff and Landing

  1. 0 degrees flaps
  2. Vx till obstacle cleared Vy after obstacle cleared

Soft Field Takeoff and Landing

  1. 10 degrees flaps
  2. don’t slow down
  3. lift nose wheel asap
  4. on landing – maintain power so as not to bog down