Focus on Education - 2003/10
Jack Frost AMA Education Coordinator Tel.: (765) 287-1256 Ext. 515 [email protected]
Many of you have been asking for ideas on performance testing for a club training program. The following includes both ground school and flight performance standards that you may want to use and/or adjust for your needs. If you have any questions about this, please feel free to contact me.
Aerodynamics
The trainee will:
- Given a list of aerodynamic terms and definitions, match the definition to each term.
- Given a diagram of the training aircraft, identify each of the components.
- From a list of statements on the three axes of rotation and flight-control surface names, match each statement with the corresponding surface.
- Given a list of the individual control surfaces and a list of their effects on the flight of the aircraft, match each effect with its associated control surface.
- From a list of statements on the principles of flight, select the statement that describes the flight principles of the training aircraft.
- Given a list of true/false statements on stalls and the factors affecting stalling characteristics, select the true statement.
- Given a diagram of the relationships between lift, weight, thrust, drag, and angle of attack, identify the flight mode applicable in that relationship.
- From a list of flight factors, select those factors affecting lift, drag, and ground effect.
- From a list of true/false statements, select the statement that correctly describes how an airplane turns.
- Given a diagram of three types of aircraft stability, identify positive, neutral, and negative stability.
- From a list of true/false statements on the effects of bank angle on load factor (LF) and the effects of LF on stalling speed, select the true statement.
Mechanics of Two-Stroke Engines
The trainee will:
- Given a diagram of a two-stroke model aircraft engine, identify the engine parts.
- Given a list of true/false statements of the operating cycles of a two-stroke engine, select the true statement.
Radio Control (RC) System Introduction
The trainee will:
- Given a list of the components of the radio-control system, choose the application of each component.
- Select from a list the requirements for battery charging.
- From a list of true/false statements on the operating restrictions imposed by radio frequencies, select the true statement.
Crosswind Effects
The trainee will:
- From a list of true/false statements, select the true statement on the effects of wind on aircraft flight path.
- Given a list of true/false statements on the proper execution of turns in windy conditions, select the true statement.
- Given a list of the effects of headwinds, tailwinds, and crosswinds on aircraft ground tracking, identify the compensation techniques for each effect.
Aircraft Electronics Systems
The trainee will:
- Given a list of components of the RC aircraft, select their location on/in the RC aircraft.
- From a list of true/false statements on component operation and function, select the true statement.
RC Aircraft Flight Preparation and Familiarization
The trainee will:
- Given the RC training aircraft, engine starter, and fueling/defueling station, demonstrate fueling and defueling, engine starting, routine maintenance, preflight checks, and taxi procedures using the checklist while observing all pertinent safety precautions.
RC Aircraft Fueling and Defueling Procedures
The trainee will:
- Perform the procedures for fueling and defueling the RC training aircraft using the steps of the checklist.
- Perform the procedures for properly storing aircraft fuel.
RC Aircraft Engine Starting and Needle Valve
The trainee will:
- Perform the procedures used to start the RC training aircraft engine.
- Perform the procedures used to adjust the needle valve for proper operation of the RC training aircraft engine and set it to the correct mixture.
RC Aircraft Routine Maintenance and Preflight Procedures
The trainee will:
- Perform preflight of the RC training aircraft using the steps of the checklist.
RC Aircraft Taxi Training
The trainee will:
- Perform obstacle-avoidance procedures while taxiing the RC training aircraft between cones spaced 40 feet apart.
RC Aircraft Basic Flight Skills Development
The trainee will:
- Given the RC training aircraft, perform basic aircraft-control functions in flight including launch, recovery, and solo flight, maintaining specific traffic pattern positions for accuracy while observing all pertinent safety precautions.
RC Aircraft Orientation Flight
The trainee will:
- Perform the proper stick commands for aircraft response in the roll, pitch, and yaw axes, and for throttle command changes.
- Perform banked turns while maintaining a safe and constant altitude.
RC Aircraft Air Speed and Altitude Control Basic Maneuvering
The trainee will:
- Maintain constant airspeed and altitude while performing basic turns using the basic RC training aircraft.
RC Aircraft Ground Reference Maneuvers
The trainee will:
- Maintain required airspeed, altitude, and position of the aircraft while performing ground reference maneuvers.
RC Aircraft Stall Recognition and Recovery
The trainee will:
- Perform stalls and stall recoveries.
RC Aircraft Landing Patterns, Approach, and Trim for Descent
The trainee will:
- Perform landing patterns with required approaches and trim for airspeed.
RC Aircraft Takeoffs
The trainee will:
- Perform a safe takeoff, steer the aircraft on centerline, and climb out.
RC Aircraft Landing Patterns with Touch-and-Gos
The trainee will:
- Perform constant approach patterns and safe touch-and-gos in a touchdown zone 100 x 5 meters.
RC Aircraft Supervised Solo Flight
The trainee will:
- Perform control of the aircraft as a solo pilot throughout normal touch-and-go patterns with overall accuracy of 80% maintained in execution.
RC Aircraft Advanced Flight Skills Development
The trainee will:
- Given the RC training aircraft, perform touch-and-gos, crosswind landings, extended-range flights, emergency responses, and payload management within prescribed parameters while observing all pertinent safety precautions.
RC Aircraft Touch-and-Gos with Power On
The trainee will:
- Perform touch-and-gos utilizing power to adjust for the 50 x 5-meter landing zone.
RC Aircraft Touch-and-Gos with Power Off
The trainee will:
- Perform training aircraft touch-and-gos with power off, utilizing a specified zone 100 x 5 meters.
RC Aircraft Extended-Range Flight
The trainee will:
- Perform extended-range flight at distances between 900 and 1,200 meters.
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
