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SeligSIM Assignment 1

15 points

Nathan Tyler Rose

Last edited 59 days ago by Nico Jaeckle.

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 - Roll left and right

Elevator - Controls pitch

Rudder - Yaw and ground steering

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.

Run through every control to make sure servos are working and no controls are reversed.

What control is used to maneuver on the ground?

Rudder

Outline the process of the takeoff procedure

Check all fight controls, line up with runway, gradually increase throttle, control direction with rudder, then ease back on the elevator.

What direction should you take off?

Away from yourself, into the wind

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

He taxis away from himself to start further at the end of the runway.

How does this differ from the Believer?

The believer will be hand launched so there will be no runway.

Lesson 3: Turns

Describe the throttle input from takeoff to cruise altitude.

Use full throttle until hitting cruise altitude then decrease throttle to about half.

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

Use elevator to pull the aircraft through the turn

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 flying towards you.

How do you plan to combat incorrect orientation?

Practice in the simulator and fly high enough to give enough time to correct any mistakes before hitting the ground.

Lesson 4: Self-Recovery

Why fly high?

To give enough time to recover from any mistakes.

How does the instructor suggest recovering from incorrect attitudes?

Throttle back and put the sticks in a neutral position, the aircraft will fly itself.

Lesson 5: Stall Recovery

What is a stall?

When angles of attack reaches an attitude and the airspeed is too low for the wings to produce lift.

How can you recognize a stall?

When a wing drops or the nose falls.

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

Release the up elevator and allow for the airspeed to increase before pulling up.

What is the improper way to recover a stall?

Continue to hold up elevator.

Lesson 6: Landings

What is a flair?

Pull the nose up so the back wheels touch before the nose wheel.

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

Set throttle to idle, adjust heading with rudder and aileron, not much elevator movement.

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

You can stand at the end of runway and line the aircraft direction in front of or behind you.

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

If you do not need any elevator movement.

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?

I would not perform any stunts with the believer, The believer is a much heavier aircraft focused on payload capacity and the internals are not designed for stunts.

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