CESSNA 172S MANEUVER GUIDE

Commercial Standards Heading: ±10° Specified Bank( if any): ±5° Steep Turns 1. Perform Pre-Maneuver Checklist 2. Throttle set to RPM required to maintain level flight and 95 KIAS 3. Choose visual waypoint 4. Roll into Bank 45° Private, 50° Commercial with Aileron AND Rudder, Maintain Altitude and Airspeed (add elevator/trim as necessary) 5. Increase to 2400 RPM 6. Roll out 20-25° ahead of entry heading with Aileron AND Rudder 7. Verify clear of traffic and roll into the opposite direction. (smoothly and immediately for commercial) 8. Roll out 15-20° ahead of entry heading 9. Cruise checklist when appropriate Private and Commercial Standards Airspeed: ±10 KIAS Heading: ±10° Altitude: ±100 FT Bank: ±5° Revision 11/02/2024 5211 Airport Dr, Denison, TX 75020 972.735.9099 5 Turns Around a Point (Private only) 1. Perform Pre-Maneuver Checklist 2. Select appropriate ground reference and emergency field(s) 3. Descend to 800ft AGL (ACS says 600-1000ft) 4. Throttle set to RPM required to maintain level flight and 98 KIAS 5. Enter maneuver on downwind, use bank to correct for wind (High Ground Speed = Steep, Low Ground Speed = Shallow) 6. Exit upon returning to entry heading 7. Cruise checklist when appropriate Private Standards Airspeed: ±10 KIAS Altitude: ±100 FT S-Turns (Private only) 1. Perform Pre-Maneuver Checklist 2. Select ground reference 90° to the wind and emergency field(s) 3. Descend to 800ft AGL (ACS says 600-1000ft) 4. Throttle set to RPM required to maintain level flight and 98 KIAS 5. Enter maneuver on downwind, use bank to correct for wind (High Ground Speed = Steep, Low Ground Speed = Shallow) 6. Exit upon returning to entry heading 7. Cruise checklist when appropriate Private Standards Airspeed: ±10 KIAS Altitude: ±100 FT Revision 11/02/2024 5211 Airport Dr, Denison, TX 75020 972.735.9099 6 Power Off 180 (Commercial Only) 1. Complete an Approach Checklist prior to pattern entry 2. Before Landing Checklist - Select Touch down Point 3. Abeam Touch down Point, throttle smoothly to idle, slow to Vg 68 KIAS 4. Configure aircraft and manage airspeed as necessary: Anticipate earlier turn if in windy conditions Flaps may be increased on approach to steepen descent Forward slip may be used to steepen descent 5. Go around may be initiated if necessary* 6. Land with no sideload and proper pitch attitude (crosswind correction as necessary) *Go around will result in a failure per ACS standards Accelerated Stall (Commercial Only) 1. Perform Pre-Maneuver Checklist 2. Reduce throttle to 1500RPM 3. Slow to 90 KIAS (Use pitch to hold Altitude) 4. Power idle, Bank to 45° and add extensive back pressure 5. At first indication: Reduce AoA, apply Full Power and Level Wings 6. Perform Cruise Checklist when appropriate Commercial Standards Complete no lower than 3000 AGL Revision 11/02/2024 5211 Airport Dr, Denison, TX 75020 972.735.9099 7 Commercial Standards TD Point: -0/+200 FT Steep Spiral (Commercial Only) 1. Perform Pre-Maneuver Checklist 2. Establish flight path into Upwind 3. Select ground reference point 4. When directly over the point, reduce power to idle and slow to 85 KIAS 5. Adjust bank as necessary to keep point at a fixed distance up to 60° Bank 6. After completion of each 360° turn Clear Engine (power to 2000rpms momentarily) 7. Exit maneuver on specified heading, resume normal cruise 8. Perform Cruise Checklist when appropriate Commercial Standards Bank: not to exceed 60° Airspeed: ±10 KIAS Specified Heading: ±10° Complete no lower than 1500 AGL Revision 11/02/2024 5211 Airport Dr, Denison, TX 75020 972.735.9099 8 8’s on Pylon (Commercial Only) 1. Perform Pre-Maneuver Checklist 2. Establish flight path ~45° of downwind (bug entry heading) 3. Throttle set to RPM required to maintain level flight and 105 KIAS 4. Establish Pivotal Altitude* 5. Select ground reference point (road, barn, small pond) 6. Begin bank when point is abeam wing (no more than 40°) 7. Use pitch to maintain point on reference line (pitch smoothly) 8. After completion of a ~270° turn maintain straight and level flight 9. After 5-7 seconds, perform steps 4-7 to the right 10. Roll out on bugged heading 11. Perform Climb/Cruise Checklist when appropriate Commercial Standards Bank: Not to exceed 40° Avoid Slips and Skids *Pivotal altitude should be calculated before the flight. Chandelle (Commercial Only) 1. Perform Pre-Maneuver Checklist 2. Throttle set to RPM required to maintain level flight and 105 KIAS 3. Select 90° Reference 4. Bank 30° then apply Full Power 5. Slowly increase pitch to 15-17° (should reach max pitch and hold at 90° point) 6. Maintain pitch and slowly reduce bank angle to be at 0° at 180° point 7. Slowly reduce pitch to maintain level flight and accelerate to cruise 8. Repeat steps 3-6 to the right (If asked to demonstrate to right) 9. Perform Cruise Checklist when appropriate Commercial Standards Heading: 180° ±10 Airspeed: Just above stall; Maintain momentarily while avoiding stall Revision 11/02/2024 5211 Airport Dr, Denison, TX 75020 972.735.9099 9 Lazy Eight (Commercial Only) 1. Perform Pre-Maneuver Checklist 2. Select 45°,90° and 135° References 3. Verify configuration (Throttle set to RPM required to maintain level flight and 98 KIAS) 4. Increase pitch & bank 1-2° per second (up to ~17° and speed should be near 60KIAS) 45°: ~15° bank & max pitch up 5. Relieve back pressure, increase bank 90°: ~30° bank, level pitch 6. Increase back pressure slowly (maintain nose low attitude), reduce bank 135°: ~15° bank & max pitch down 7. Level off @ 180° from start at entry altitude, airspeed and reciprocal heading 8. Repeat steps 4-7 to the Other direction smoothly and immediately 9. Perform Cruise Checklist when appropriate Commercial Standards Bank: Approx 30° at Steepest At 180° Point: Airspeed: ±10 KIAS Heading: ±10° Altitude: ±100 FT Revision 11/02/2024 5211 Airport Dr, Denison, TX 75020 972.735.9099 10 Unusual Attitudes 1. Use the attitude indicator to quickly determine whether the airplane is in a nose high or nose low attitude (cross check with altimeter, airspeed, and vertical speed indicators) 2. Recognizing a nose high attitude: nose up pitch on attitude indicator, increasing altitude on altimeter, vertical speed indicator shows climb, decreasing airspeed (possibly approaching a stall) 3. Nose High Recovery: Add full power, simultaneously lower the nose to the horizon, level the wings, trim 4. Recognizing a nose low attitude: nose down pitch on attitude indicator, decreasing altitude on altimeter, vertical speed indicator shows descent, increasing airspeed 5. Nose Low Recovery: bring power to idle, level the wings to avoid overstressing the airframe, smoothly bring the nose to the horizon, trim 6. Perform Cruise Checklist when appropriate Standards Recognize and perform the correct, coordinated and smooth flight control application to recover Secondary Stall (CFI Only) 1. Perform Pre-Maneuver Checklist 2. Reduce throttle to 1500 RPM (maintain altitude) 3. Incrementally add flaps; verify landing configuration 4. Initiate stabilized descent @ 60 KIAS 5. Throttle idle, increase pitch to maintain altitude (apply necessary rudder) 6. At first indication of stall: Reduce AoA 7. Once initial Stall indication stops, increase pitch to maintain altitude 8. At first indication of stall: Reduce AoA and apply Full Power, Flaps 20° 9. Level and accelerate to Vx 62 or Vy 74, Flaps 10° 10. At Vy 74 KIAS and Positive Rate, Flaps 0° 11. Return to starting altitude 12. Perform Cruise Checklist when appropriate Standards Exhibits instructional knowledge in demonstration of stall Revision 11/02/2024 5211 Airport Dr, Denison, TX 75020 972.735.9099 11 Elevator Trim Stall (CFI Only) 1. Perform Pre-Maneuver Checklist 2. Reduce throttle to 1500 RPM (maintain altitude) 3. Incrementally add flaps; verify landing configuration 4. Trim aircraft for a stabilized descent @ 60 KIAS 5. Simulate Go-around by adding full power and allow AOA to increase (apply necessary rudder). 6. At first indication of stall: Reduce AoA and apply forward trim, Flaps 20° 7. Level and accelerate to Vx 62 or Vy 74, Flaps 10° 8. At Vy 74 KIAS and Positive Rate, Flaps 0° 9. Return to starting altitude 10. Perform Cruise Checklist when appropriate Standards Exhibits instructional knowledge in demonstration of stall Cross Controlled Stall (CFI Only) 1. Perform Pre-Maneuver Checklist 2. Select visual reference to simulate a runway 3. Reduce throttle to 1500 RPM (maintain altitude) 4. Incrementally add Flaps 20° 5. Initiate descent and simulate overshooting final 6. Begin coordinated left turn back to runway while adding backpressure 7. As plane begins to overbank, maintain left rudder and back pressure while adding right aileron 8. At first indication of stall: Reduce AoA, apply Full Power, Flaps 10° 9. Perform Cruise Checklist when appropriate Standards Exhibits instructional knowledge in demonstration of stall Revision 11/02/2024 5211 Airport Dr, Denison, TX 75020 972.735.9099 12