RV-Type Training Syllabi, Lesson Plans, Techniques ...

1 RV-Type Training Guide 1 RV-Type Training Syllabi, Lesson Plans, Techniques , procedures and handling characteristics RV-4/6/7/8/9 Version 1 Jan 2015 RV-Type Training Guide 2 Table of Contents PART 1: GENERAL .. 15 15 Tracks.. 15 Track Descriptions.. 16 (1) Basic Transition.. 16 (2) Advanced Transition.. 16 (3) Advanced Top-Off.. 16 (4) Instructor Upgrade.. 16 (5) Recurrent Training .. 17 Guidance.. 17 Using this Guide.. 17 Experimental Amateur-Built (EAB) Aircraft.. 17 Operational Risk Management.. 18 Aircraft Documentation.. 19 Weight and Balance Considerations.. 19 Transition Training Track(s) Objective.. 19 Instructor Upgrade Track Objective.. 20 Recurrent Training Track Objective.. 20 Table 1-1: RV-Type Basic Weight and Balance Design Limits .. 20 Certificate Requirements.. 20 Basic Course Experience Requirements.. 21 Advanced Course Experience Requirements.. 21 Advanced Top-Off Course Experience Requirements.

2 21 Instructor Upgrade Course Experience Requirements.. 21 Recurrent Course Experience Requirements.. 22 Average Flight Duration.. 22 Training Days.. 22 Continuity of Training .. 23 Proficiency Flights.. 23 Incomplete Flights.. 23 Testing.. 23 Use of Chase Aircraft.. 23 Spin Training .. 23 Use of Parachutes.. 24 Training Documentation .. 24 RV-Type Training Guide 3 (1) Grade Books.. 24 (2) Grade 24 (3) Log Book Endorsement.. 24 Grading.. 25 Table 1-2: Grading 25 Flight Element Objectives/Standards of Behavior.. 25 Table 1-3: Objectives/Standards of Behavior for Individual Flight Elements For Upgrading Pilots in the Basic Transition, Advanced Transition, Advanced Top-Off and Recurrent Tracks .. 25 GROUND OPERATIONS .. 25 TAKEOFF .. 29 BASIC AIRCRAFT 30 SLOW FLIGHT AND STALLS .. 31 UNUSUAL 33 CONFIDENCE MANEUVERS (Advanced Tracks) .. 33 ADVANCED handling (Advanced Tracks) .. 35 PATTERN AND LANDING.

3 38 AFTER LANDING .. 40 AIRMANSHIP .. 40 Table 1-4: Objectives/Standards of Behavior for Individual Flight Elements For Instructor Upgrade .. 41 GROUND OPERATIONS .. 41 TAKEOFF .. 45 BASIC AIRCRAFT 46 SLOW FLIGHT AND STALLS .. 48 UNUSUAL 49 CONFIDENCE MANEUVERS .. 50 ADVANCED handling .. 52 PATTERN AND LANDING .. 56 AFTER LANDING .. 58 AIRMANSHIP .. 59 INSTRUCTIONAL ABILITY .. 59 Situational Emergency procedures Training (SEPT).. 60 Course Completion Standards.. 60 RV-Type Fuel Considerations .. 62 Training RULES .. 63 Weather .. 63 RV-Type Training Guide 4 Deep Stalls, Spins and Confidence Maneuvers .. 63 Takeoff and Landing .. 63 Area .. 64 Advanced handling Maneuvers .. 64 Prohibited Maneuvers .. 65 Out-of-Control .. 65 Pattern Operations .. 65 Fuel .. 65 Equipment .. 66 Minimum Bail-out Altitude .. 66 Human Factors .. 66 BASIC/ADVANCED TRACK FLOW .. 67 INSTRUCTOR UPGRADE TRACK FLOW .. 68 ADVANCED TOP-OFF TRACK FLOW.

4 69 RECURRENT Training TRACK FLOW .. 70 PART 2: Lesson PLANS AND BRIEFING 71 OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGMENT .. 71 BLOCK 1: Basic Transition/Advanced Transition/Instructor Upgrade .. 78 Ground 1: RV-Type Aerodynamics (.75 Hours) .. 78 TR/ATR-1: Basic/Advanced Transition Flight 1 ( Hour Flight + .75 Hour Brief + .5 Hour Debrief) .. 88 IPUG-1: Instructor Upgrade Flight 1 ( Hour Flight + .75 Hour Brief + .5 Hour Debrief + Instructional Critique) .. 88 SEPT 1: Ground and Takeoff Emergency procedures (.75 Hours) .. 92 Emergency procedures (EP) Basics .. 92 Block 2: Basic Transition/Advanced Transition/Instructor Upgrade .. 93 Ground Lesson 2: RV-Type Performance (.75 Hours) .. 93 Figure 2-1: AC90-89A Minimum Recommended Runway Length Chart .. 94 TR/ATR-2: Basic/Advanced Transition Flight 2 ( Hour Flight + .75 Hour Brief + .5 Hour Debrief) .. 98 IPUG-2: Instructor Upgrade Flight 2 ( Hour Flight + .75 Hour Brief +.)

5 5 Hour Debrief + Instructional Critique) .. 98 RV-Type Training Guide 5 SEPT 2: In-Flight Emergency procedures (.75 Hours) .. 102 Block 3: Basic Transition/Advanced Transition/Instructor Upgrade .. 103 Ground Lesson 3: RV-Type Weight and Balance (.75 Hours) .. 103 Table 2-1: RV-Type Basic Weight and Balance Design Limits .. 103 Table 2-2: RV-Type Useful Load with Full Fuel .. 104 Blindfold Cockpit Check (.25 Hours) .. 107 TR/ATR-3: Basic/Advanced Transition Flight 3 ( Hour Flight + .75 Hour Brief + .5 Hour Debrief) .. 108 IPUG-3: Instructor Upgrade Flight 3 ( Hour Flight + .75 Hour Brief + .5 Hour Debrief + Instructional Critique) .. 108 SEPT 3: Landing Emergency procedures (.75 Hours) .. 111 Block 4: Basic Transition/Advanced Transition/Instructor Upgrade .. 112 Ground Lesson 4: EAB Airworthiness Determination (.75 Hours) .. 112 TR/ATR-4: Basic/Advanced Transition Flight 4 ( Hour Flight + .75 Hour Brief +.

6 5 Hour Debrief) .. 115 IPUG-4: Instructor Upgrade Flight 4 ( Hour Flight + .75 Hour Brief + .5 Hour Debrief + Instructional Critique) .. 115 Block 1: Advanced Top-Off .. 119 Risk Management Review: Human Error ( Hours) .. 119 Ground 1: RV-Type handling (.75 Hours) .. 122 Table 2-3: RV-Type Aerobatic Limits .. 123 ATO-1: Advanced Top-Off Flight 1 ( Hour Flight + .75 Hour Brief + .5 Hour Debrief) .. 131 Block 2: Advanced Top-Off .. 134 Ground Lesson 2: RV-Type handling (.75 Hours) .. 134 ATO-2: Advanced Top-Off Flight 2 ( Hour Flight + .75 Hour Brief + .5 Hour Debrief) .. 138 Block 1: Recurrent .. 141 Safety and Risk Management Review ( Hours) .. 141 Ground Lesson : Regulatory Review (.5 Hours) / Tailored Instruction (.5 Hours) .. 146 RECUR-1: Flight ( Hour Flight + .5 Hour Brief + .5 Hour Debrief) .. 150 WRITTEN EXAM AND REVIEW .. 154 PART 3: Techniques , procedures AND handling characteristics .

7 167 Techniques , procedures , FLOWS AND HOOKS .. 167 RV-Type Training Guide 6 technique vs. Procedure .. 167 Flows .. 170 Hooks .. 171 Summary .. 171 EMERGENCY EGRESS Training .. 172 Emergency Ground Egress .. 172 Parachute Pre-flight 173 Determining Minimum Bail-out Altitude .. 173 Use of an appropriate maneuvering floor.. 173 Out-of-Control Bailout.. 174 Controlled 176 Parachute landing considerations.. 176 AIRWORTHINESS DETERMINATION AND PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION .. 176 Airworthiness Determination .. 176 Pre-Flight Inspection .. 177 Interior Pre-flight.. 177 Exterior Pre-flight.. 178 NORMAL procedures .. 182 GROUND OPERATIONS .. 182 PASSENGER BRIEFING .. 182 SOLO FLIGHT .. 183 BEFORE START .. 183 START .. 185 Cold Weather Considerations.. 185 Starting Carbureted Engines.. 186 Starting Fuel Injected Engines.. 187 Cold 187 Hot Start.. 187 Flooding.. 188 AFTER START .. 188 ENGINE GROUND OPERATION .. 189 TAXIING.

8 190 Tail Wheel Steering.. 191 Nose Wheel Steering.. 191 Taxi Speed Control.. 191 RV-Type Training Guide 7 Landing Gear Rigging.. 191 Design Eye Height.. 192 Cockpit Ventilation and De-fogging.. 192 BEFORE TAKEOFF .. 193 Typical Lycoming Installation, Engine Operation on the Ground.. 195 High Density Altitude Takeoff.. 195 Typical Lycoming Installation, Conventional Magneto Ignition Source.. 196 Excessive RPM Drop, Smooth Engine during Magneto Check.. 196 Rough Engine during Magneto Check (Oil Fouled Spark Plug).. 196 Monitoring EGT during Magneto Check.. 197 TAKEOFF .. 198 Cross-wind Takeoff .. 200 Tail Wheel Considerations.. 200 Short-field Takeoff .. 201 Soft-field Takeoff .. 201 CLIMB .. 202 Typical Lycoming Installation, Engine Operation during Climb .. 203 CRUISE .. 204 Typical Lycoming Installation, Engine Operation during Cruise .. 205 EGT .. 205 CHT .. 205 Cold Weather Operations.. 205 Power Setting.

9 205 Fuel Flow .. 206 Leaning/Mixture Control.. 206 Best Power Leaning .. 207 Peak EGT .. 207 Lean-of-Peak .. 207 Table 3-1: Mixture Adjustment Temperature Range .. 207 Figure 3-1. Typical Lycoming Installation: Effect of leaning on CHT, EGT, power and specific fuel consumption at constant engine RPM and manifold pressure. The red dashed area is peak EGT to 50o rich-of-peak (ROP). Operation in this area should be avoided.. 209 DESCENT .. 210 LANDING PATTERN .. 211 Figure 3-2. Normal Landing Pattern .. 212 LANDING .. 212 Common errors.. 214 RV-Type Training Guide 8 Wheel Landing (Tail Wheel Equipped Airplanes).. 215 Tail-Low Wheel Landing (Tail Wheel Equipped Airplanes).. 216 Figure 3-3: Example Stabilized Approach Criteria .. 217 Short-Field Approach and Landing .. 217 Cross-wind Approach and Landing .. 218 Maximum Demonstrated Cross-wind.. 218 Base Turn Adjustment.. 218 Crosswind Techniques .. 218 Tail Wheel Considerations.

10 219 High Gross Weight Landing .. 220 GO-AROUND .. 220 AFTER LANDING .. 221 SHUT DOWN .. 221 TAKEOFF AND LANDING AT HIGH ELEVATION AIRPORTS .. 222 EMERGENCY procedures .. 224 GENERAL EMERGENCY CONSIDERATIONS .. 224 GROUND OPERATION EMERGENCIES .. 227 EMERGENCY GROUND EGRESS .. 227 NO OIL PRESSURE AFTER START .. 228 INDUCTION FIRE DURING START .. 228 Carburetor Temperature Considerations .. 229 BRAKE 229 Brake Fire.. 230 FLOODED ENGINE DURING START .. 231 FIRE DURING GROUND OPERATIONS .. 231 TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANES: LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL (GROUND LOOP) .. 232 TAKEOFF EMERGENCIES .. 233 LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL .. 233 REJECTED TAKEOFF/TAKEOFF ABORT .. 233 ENGINE FAILURE/MALFUNCTION DURING OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF .. 234 Power Loss during Takeoff Roll .. 235 Power Loss Immediately After Lift-off .. 235 On-field Landing Considerations .. 235 Power Loss at Low Altitude .. 236 Off-field Landing Considerations.