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PRACTICAL TEST
STANDARDS
To determine that the applicant:
1. Utilizes procedures before taxiing
onto the runway or takeoff area to
ensure runway incursion avoidance.
Verify ATC clearance/no aircraft on
final at nontowered airports before
entering the runway, and ensure that
the aircraft is on the correct takeoff
runway.
2. Exhibits satisfactory knowledge of
the elements related to a short-field
takeoff and maximum-performance
climb.
3. Positions the flight controls for
the existing wind conditions; sets
the flaps as recommended.
4. Clears the area; taxies into takeoff
position utilizing maximum available
takeoff area, and aligns the airplane
on the runway center/takeoff path.
5. Applies brakes (if appropriate), while advancing the throttle
smoothly to takeoff power.
6. Rotates and lifts off at the recommended airspeed, and accelerates
to the recommended obstacle clearance airspeed or VX.
7. Establishes a pitch attitude that
will maintain the recommended
obstacle clearance airspeed, or VX,
plus 10 and minus five knots, until
the obstacle is cleared, or until the
airplane is 50 feet above the surface.
8. After clearing the obstacle,
establishes the pitch attitude for VY,
accelerates to VY, and maintains VY,
5. CLIMB AT VX. Because short runways

plus 10 and minus five knots, during

usually have obstacles, part of the demon-

the climb.

stration requires the pilot to climb at VX until
clearing any dangers. In most light aircraft,
this requires a deliberate and continuous
pull back from rotation through a nose-up

VX VERSUS VY

attitude that will attain VX. In other words,

The definitions of best angle of climb

don’t let the airplane settle and accelerate

(VX) and best rate of climb (VY) are well

after lifting off; it’s usually ready to continue

known but not as well understood. VX

pitching up to the necessary climb speed.

is equivalent to the speed at which the
difference between thrust and drag are

6. RESUME A NORMAL CLIMB. At a

the greatest. Being the slower of the two

predetermined altitude, or when clear of

speeds, it enables more altitude gain

the obstacles, reduce the pitch attitude to

in the same distance. Think of VY as the

VY or a cruise climb, and begin to retract

ultimate climb. Aircraft climb because

the flaps. Keep in mind you’re likely to

of excess thrust, and VY is the speed at

sink somewhat when this happens, so be

which excess thrust is the greatest. It

sure you have an adequate safety buffer of

results in the most altitude gain over

altitude. Climbing at VY after clearing any

time (feet per minute), and is thus used

obstacles will give you better visibility over

when no obstacles are present.

the nose and improve engine cooling.
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Flight Training - July 2013
Contents
Member Benefits
Right Seat
Centerline
Letters
Spin Doctor
Success Story News
How It Works
News
After the Checkride
Asi News
Training Products
Final Exam
Flight Lesson
Checkride
Flying Carpet
Weigh In
Just Like the Real Thing
Glider Pilot for a Day
Technique
Weather
Go or No/go?
Career Advisor
Tech Talk
Two Touchdown Techniques
Keep Your Distance
Talk to Yourself
Advertiser Index
Debrief
Flight Training - July 2013 - Flight Training - July 2013
Flight Training - July 2013 - Cover2
Flight Training - July 2013 - Contents
Flight Training - July 2013 - 2
Flight Training - July 2013 - 3
Flight Training - July 2013 - Member Benefits
Flight Training - July 2013 - 5
Flight Training - July 2013 - Right Seat
Flight Training - July 2013 - 7
Flight Training - July 2013 - Centerline
Flight Training - July 2013 - 9
Flight Training - July 2013 - Letters
Flight Training - July 2013 - 11
Flight Training - July 2013 - Spin Doctor
Flight Training - July 2013 - 13
Flight Training - July 2013 - Success Story News
Flight Training - July 2013 - How It Works
Flight Training - July 2013 - News
Flight Training - July 2013 - After the Checkride
Flight Training - July 2013 - Asi News
Flight Training - July 2013 - 19
Flight Training - July 2013 - Training Products
Flight Training - July 2013 - 21
Flight Training - July 2013 - Final Exam
Flight Training - July 2013 - Flight Lesson
Flight Training - July 2013 - 24
Flight Training - July 2013 - Checkride
Flight Training - July 2013 - Flying Carpet
Flight Training - July 2013 - 27
Flight Training - July 2013 - Weigh In
Flight Training - July 2013 - 29
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Flight Training - July 2013 - 31
Flight Training - July 2013 - Just Like the Real Thing
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Flight Training - July 2013 - 35
Flight Training - July 2013 - Glider Pilot for a Day
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Flight Training - July 2013 - 38
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Flight Training - July 2013 - Technique
Flight Training - July 2013 - 41
Flight Training - July 2013 - Weather
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Flight Training - July 2013 - Go or No/go?
Flight Training - July 2013 - Career Advisor
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Flight Training - July 2013 - Tech Talk
Flight Training - July 2013 - Two Touchdown Techniques
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