Flight Training Instruction - Cnatra - U.S. Navy

CHAPTER FIVE T-6B PRIMARY INSTRUMENT NAVIGATION
most critical situation. Correction to an upright attitude (less than 90° bank) is the priority, and
must be initiated before pitch correction.
Procedure. Perform recoveries as described below. In both a nose high and a nose low
recovery, steps one and two are the same.
1. Recognize - Identify potential unusual attitude with attitude indicator and aircraft
performance.
2. Confirm - Verify actual attitude with the BFI and performance instruments.
Nose High (Steps three through five should be performed almost simultaneously)
3. Relax back stick pressure, allowing the nose of the aircraft to fall to the horizon (maintain
positive Gs).
4. Roll the aircraft towards, but not past 90º of bank.
5. If the aircraft is climbing, use power as required to maintain desired airspeed.
6. As the fuselage dot of the miniature aircraft approaches the horizon bar, adjust bank to
establish a wings-level attitude. If airspeed is low (below 100 KIAS), the nose may continue
below the horizon. Use only as much bank as needed to recover. It is not necessary to use 90° in
all recoveries.
Nose Low
3. Roll toward wings level.
4. Start pull up when the wings are level. Reduce power and extend the speed brake if
required.
Common Errors.
Nose High
1. Not rolling towards 90º of bank as needed in a nose high situation.
2. Pushing over in order to reach the horizon in a nose high situation.
3. Not adding power as needed.
Nose Low
Not setting the wings level prior to pulling the nose toward the horizon (rolling pull-out).
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