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Steep Turns

by Jason Schappert

Man oh man do I have some neat inflight footage to share with you! This weeks video I’m not only working with some new cameras I’m working on a neat new approach to teaching steep turns. It’s all about keeping thing consistent! Which you’ll learn all about in this weeks video.



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  • Anonymous

    Trim is you friend thats FOR SURE!

    Jason

  • Anonymous

    Thanks man!

    and we’ll be in touch! I have some ideas

    Jason

  • Anonymous

    Do I read each comment? Man I even reply to each comment! (just takes me a while sometimes) It’s all about customer service! :)

    You’ve got some great ideas

    Below are some videos I did on the topics you asked about

    http://www.m0a.com/mastering-slow-flight/

    http://www.m0a.com/airplane-stall/

    Jason

  • Anonymous

    Aircraft owner and student pilot?!?!?! Dude that’s awesome! Congrats!

    You’ve gotta fly the airplane and not let it fly you! Great advice

    Jason

  • Anonymous

    Thanks so much my friend!

    Jason

  • Anonymous

    Thanks so much man!

    Jason

  • Anonymous

    Great point Jack!

    The slips video should be out next week!

    Jason

  • Anonymous

    …. ummmm 

    c-150 = float type carburetor = I don’t advise that

    ….not even a little bit

  • Anonymous

    Good questions

    Steep turns have no room in the pattern 30 degrees max!

    You’re slow, low, don’t add load factor to the mix too!

    Jason

  • Anonymous

    Not a bad tip

    Jason

  • Anonymous

    TRIM TRIM TRIM ! You’re so correct it’s huge

    Jason

  • Anonymous

    Thanks for your comment and kind words

    Great tips!

    Jason

  • Anonymous

    haha yep “slice that nose across the horizon” is a common statement out of my mouth too

    Jason

  • Anonymous

    You’ve got a good instructor!

    It’s all visual my friend

    Jason

  • Anonymous

    Thanks man!

    Jason

  • Anonymous

    hahah no problem! Thanks for watching Bob

    Jason

  • Anonymous

    Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! Really appreciate it

    Jason

  • Anonymous

    Great Tip

    Jason

  • Anonymous

    low end HD Cameras are going to pick up the prop my through the prop camera is a high end canon which i’ll be shooting with more in the future

    Jason

  • Anonymous

    Thanks man!

    Jason

  • Anonymous

    That’s awesome!

    Thanks so much

    Jason

  • Anonymous

    Thanks for leaving a comment! Really appreciate it

    Jason

  • Anonymous

    Thanks so much James!

    Jason

  • Anonymous

    It’s all visual thats for sure

    Jason

  • BK

    Jason – just discovered you…brilliant dude…thanks.  I’m no spring chicken at 37 but I’m finally in flight training.  My instructor encourages a touch of rudder entering the bank to help reduce the nose slip.  Like you, he stresses proper sight picture…ok, so I have a tendency to follow gauges and not the horizon.  Anyway, the touch of rudder helped me this week and thought I’d share.  Oh, and he also makes me leave the trim alone because we’re eventually going to want to roll out level and it’s setup where it should be.

  • Darko

    My experience with trim in steep turns on C-150 and C-172 shows pro and contra. Pro is you spare some muscles to maintain the desired altitude during the turn. Contra is you spend certain time – however short – to trim before as well as to re-trim to what you need after the turn. What will you choose? I think it depends on the situation.  

  • Iahu Satc9

    Its useful Sir but I am having truoble doing steep turns in seminole

  • Jerry

    Just completed my check ride.  Executed a steep turn to the left.  An additional instruction given was to add a little power as I enter the steep turn to the left and keep coordinated.

  • Sid

    Hey its a really nice tip and and a fantastic video but i struggle with the 360 degree steep turns… especially on the right turn…i lose close to  200 ft…and i get really nervous by it,and i know what i am supposed to do for it but things happen so quick that i lose the entire maneuver…need some serious help and tips!!! Sid

  • Pete Kemble

    Great video – only critique; I would have mentioned the difference in sight picture between left and right steep turns in side by side trainers.

    Neat cameras!

  • Gold100

    Great tip on holding the nose up a bit on the right turn. Thanks Jason!

  • KaroF

    Excelent Videos! Thanks for sharing Jason! I’ve spent almost all evening watching your videos instead of studing… sshhh.. hehe
    I would like to ask you… why if it is always “the law” pitch for speed, power for altitude… during this maneuver (steep turn) we are suposed to maintain altitude with pitch? BUT If I do that I would loose my speed…
    Do I have to “play” with power and pitch during the maneuver… ? …that will not lead me to a constant speed or altitude… I am very confused. Please help.

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  • Alessandro

    very very nice! havent looked at other comments, but students should know that more right rudder is required during steep turns to the right!

  • Ekflightops

    Hey Jason excellent video I’m getting ready for the PPL general flight test and steep turns will be part of the test however Ive experienced dizziness while performing the maneuver with my flight instructor any tips on how I can overcome that feeling its pretty uncomfortable

  • Complimited

    The video don’t show enough of what’s going on in the cockpit

  • Kochflys

    hey MzeroA  an olp pilot and hanger bum pete from helena montana told me if I do it right that is steep turns when you have gone 360 degrees you will feel you bump from where you started . Well guess what he was right no bump you are to low or high returning to your heading …..

  • DanaGlidden

    Would have loved to see the sight pic from the cockpit on the right turn – love the rivet line to the horizon tip!

  • Charles Lehman

    Love the videos, very educational and to the point. Love the Steep Turns Vid, and a good point on keeping the top rivet line on the horizon. Hard to gain or loose altitude on steep turns with that tip.

  • Charles Lehman

    Love the videos, very educational and to the point. Love the Steep Turns Vid, and a good point on keeping the top rivet line on the horizon. Hard to gain or loose altitude on steep turns with that tip.

  • Jon Pickering

    Good video, I will see if this helps my student, not that I have not been instructing him in exactly these three things. Having said that I have noticed another reason more often than not why a student fails to get these steep turns and just about anything else while there learning, as is the case with my student. 1) They are holding the controls with the Vulcan Death Grip and as a consequence of that. 2) They will never be able to realize  the very small pressures it takes to control the plane and they either won’t do anything or over-imput.  Crucial for them to relax and loosen up prior to them attempting any of this stuff. I always give them after we leave the terminal airspace about 5 min of them flying between 45 degrees either way no more than 15 degrees pitch up or down and no more than 5 seconds of straight and level flight initially so they can start co-coordinating and moving their feet and, after that we will get into the formal stuff. It seems to help

  • Kariuki

    Thnx realy hve problems nw will try it out.

  • jorge t

    Jason tanks for your excellent videos ,they really help to get more out of the training classes  ,I’ am a beginner and enjoy watching your videos Thanks 

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