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SeligSIM Assignment 1

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Last edited 59 days ago by Joseph P Salcik.

Overview

Recall the article that Ryan shared in week 2 that summarized the importance of good training paired with good simulation. The article suggested that without proper training and instruction, a pilot can develop bad skills.

Fortunately, SeligSIM, being a university professor’s project, has flight training built right into the home menu. In this assignment, you will be reviewing these videos and creating a short write-up of the technique used before completing the lessons in future SeligSIM assignments.

Tasks

Flight Training Videos

Now that you have SeligSIM installed on your computer, according to

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, you will be able to complete these tasks on your own PC from the comfort of your bed! 🛏️

From the main menu, select the Flight Training option and choose Airplane.

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Flight Training Menu

Flight Training Menu

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Starting from the first lesson, Ground School, watch the videos for each lesson by clicking the Fly button. Complete the questions for each lesson below.

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After the lesson, press the ESC key to return to the Flight Training Menu.

Basic

Lesson 1: Ground School

List and describe each of the main controls

AIleron: Controls the roll of the airplane

Elevator: Controls pitch up and down

Rudder: Controls yaw and steering on the ground

Starting engine: Push throttle forward a little bit

Lesson 2: Takeoff

What is the first thing to do before moving/taxing the aircraft? Describe this process and describe exactly what you are looking for.

What control is used to maneuver on the ground?

Rudder

Outline the process of the takeoff procedure

Check controls to make sure everything is working as it should. Ease into throttle and use rudder when necessary to keep it straight. After in the air, ease off throttle because the plane wants to fly itself.

What direction should you take off?

Away from you as to have the orientation set in your head and not have to worry about overcorrecting or going the wrong way.

Why does the instructor taxi away from himself first before initiating the takeoff sequence? What can you say about the takeoff point?

As to make sure that he had room for the trainer to take off.

How does this differ from the Believer?

We don’t have the ability to have the plane take off on its own as we hand launch it.

Lesson 3: Turns

Describe the throttle input from takeoff to cruise altitude.

Easing into full throttle when taking off and keeping full into the first turn as you are still climbing. After words, pull back on throttle.

What does it mean to pull the aircraft through a turn? Add a diagram showing the aircraft's forces to help illustrate this process.

It means to bank the aircraft using the ailerons and then using the elevators to actually pull the plane through the turn.

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When are you most likely to turn the aircraft the wrong way? That is, when are you most likely to lose your orientation?

When the aircraft is facing you.

How do you plan to combat incorrect orientation?

Reorientate myself to lessen the confusion or imagine myself behind the aircraft itself.

Lesson 4: Self-Recovery

Why fly high?

So that in the situation that you make a mistake and get disorientated you can recover before hitting the ground.

How does the instructor suggest recovering from incorrect attitudes?

Kill the throttle and let go of the sticks. Trainers will correct themselves as they want to fly and will get back to an attitude that we can continue flying from.

Lesson 5: Stall Recovery

What is a stall?

When at a high AOA attitude that the wings lose lift and the aircraft falls back down to the ground.

How can you recognize a stall?

The nose falls back down and the aircraft loses its forward velocity.

How can you recover from a stall? Describe the process in detail.

Release the elevator to let the aircraft gain airspeed and when it has a sufficient amount, then bring back the elevator to pull up.

What is the improper way to recover a stall?

To keep the elevator pulling the aircraft up. The plane will rock side to side and not be able to gain a sufficient amount of airspeed to recover.

Lesson 6: Landings

What is a flair?

When landing the aircraft, once it gets very close the ground right before landing, pull back on elevator so that the main wheels touch the ground first before the front to have a smooth landing.

Describe the instructor’s control inputs as he aligns for the landing? Describe the throttle, rudder, aileron, and elevator positions.

Throttle is completely cut, rudder is not used until landed to steer, ailerons are used to help with alignment of the runway along with elevator. They mostly are neutral until getting closer to the ground before during and after the flare where they are elevator down mostly (not all the way, just slightly to get wheels down)/

How can you tell if you are aligned with the runway centerline? What is a technique that you could use?

by using reference points or when the nose is directly on it while landing. You can use reference points down the runway to guide your descent or use the shadow of the plane by paying attention while it is taking off to see where it would be on the centerline.

How can you tell if you are on the correct glide slope to touchdown directly in front of you?

The plane will glide down at its own pace until it gets to the ground.

Lesson 7: Stunts

How do the flight characteristics of this trainer aircraft differ from those of the Believer? That is, in its current configuration, could you perform stunts with the believer?

The trainer is smaller, lighter, and has more powerful engines. I would not be comfortable performing stunts with the Believer. The main part is that the wings can easily detach and are made of Styrofoam and not plastic. Under that much load the wings could fall apart.

You are welcome to watch the remaining stunt videos, but there are no questions on them.