Activity Guide
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Tech-Design by Lab-Volt
Coordinated and Uncoordinated Flight
Flight Simulation
How to Perform a Spin
Open the flight simulation software.
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From the Main Menu, click on Free Flight.
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From the Free Flight screen, under 1. Current Aircraft, click on Change. Select the Bombardier
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Learjet 45 aircraft from the list and click OK. Under 2. Current Location, click on Change. Select a
location from the list of thousands of airports. Click OK. Change the 3. Current Weather to Clear
skies. Do not change the 4. Current Time and Season.
Click Fly Now!
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Fly to an altitude of 6000 feet or more.
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Pull back the throttle to idle.
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Pull back slowly on the yoke until you see that the plane is about to stall.
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As you begin to stall, pull back on the stick and turn the rudder pedals to the left or to the right. The
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aircraft will begin to spin and fall to the ground.
How to Recover from a Spin
Turn the rudder in the OPPOSITE direction that you turned it to cause the spin.
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Push forward on the yoke to bring the plane out of a stall.
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As you stop spinning, ease up on the rudder.
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Gently pull back on the yoke to resume straight and level flying.
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Exit the flight simulator (Flights>Exit). Click on Yes.
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Go to the next section in the multimedia presentation.
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