S Turns Across a Road - Ground Reference Maneuvers - MzeroA Flight Training
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- čas přidán 16. 10. 2017
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S Turns are a private pilot ground reference maneuver that don't get practiced often, but is a great tool for learning wind correction and developing precise aircraft control.
The goal of an S Turn is to fly two equally sized half-circles even in windy conditions.
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Im going over this in my ground school and reading it trying to picture the maneuver is difficult. Thank you for giving me a clear idea of what the maneuver should look like!
Great help to see that you did this on a windy day. Helps demonstrate the principles more.
Great “building block” maneuver. Once you get the S-turns mastered it really helps many more throughout your training
I agree 100%! I find that students who master S-Turns are more proficient with landings and traffic pattern operations.
0:47 starts maneuver at 875'
1:16 currently at 808'
2:09 finished maneuver at 974'
Private Pilot ACS Maintain altitude ±100 feet
Lol
And your point? That's still a pass. Or you're just busy being an armchair quarterback? You sound like someone that took an introductory flight and now you're a "pro"..
@@harveymanfrantinsingin7373 I think that was his point (or hope it was). That he took exactly 99. I think it was just suppose to be a humorous observation.
@@harveymanfrantinsingin7373 as a private pilot, he's not wrong in the slightest. Its how you pass your cherckride.
Any advice on getting s turns down?? I started a working on my private two months ago, and when I did s turns and turns around a point the first time, my flight instructor told me I would've passed a check ride with them! Since then though, I CANNOT figure them out-- s turns specifically!! I don't know what's wrong I just don't seem to understand how they work anymore even though I've watched a ton of videos on it! Jason really does make it look easy! Any advice or tips would be totally appreciated!
I got my license in England and we never did these. Working towards an FAA check ride and this was really interesting to watch.
ExPatAviator Ive been doing a lot of these in my school in Scotland.
@@sandyhutton7222 Scottish are tougher..
I just stared to learn my ground reference maneuvers but I keep on losing altitude and I’m also having trouble with my trimming do you have any pointers?
Another great video Jason. Got my checkride on 28th.
how do you determine wind direction when in flight? would the local atis work?
Another great video! Keep up the great work. Any IFR videos in the future?
Yes we are! We are currently producing an IFR clearance video ... but in the mean time if you follow the below link you can see our IFR ground school videos free for a week!
Here is a link to a 1 week trial of the ground school: ud165.infusionsoft.com/app/form/e6aa859fb8841a25fc13e6841fa319f7
Eager to try my hand at it.
Great video but pls copy audio to right channel as well :) for best listening experience as headphone user
I'm a student private pilot. How do we know exactly where the winds are coming from?
My instructor always says to know where the wind is coming from.
We cover this in Lesson 9 and 12 (and many other lessons) of our Private Pilot Ground school. Here is a link to a 1 week trial of the ground school: ud165.infusionsoft.com/app/form/e6aa859fb8841a25fc13e6841fa319f7
There are many ways to determine wind direction while in the air. You can read the signals around you (such as flags, smoke, or water ripples) or reading the signals your airspeed gives you while turning your airplane at a constant power setting.
If you are near an airport, use ATIS or AWOS. It should get you close, seems to work for this student. :)
Out here in Utah when we are in our training area, we cannot always pull up our awos due to terrain(mountains/ridges etc) So I have learned you can use visual cues like tall grass in fields being blown by the wind to help you judge where you should start your ground reference work. The winds here on average are 14G25 so its paramount to have your wind direction set so you can fly precise . Blue Skies!!
Start with the local AWOS if available; use outside visual cues if they are available; if you have an aviation GPS with you, check how your ground speed changes in a 360 circle; also note how the plane is being blown in or away as you do the maneuver and compensate. Try the movement without compensating and see what happens!
My left ear hurts
Nice vid, currently working on these right now.
Aaron Frick Great! I hope you can show your flight instructor how well you know the fundamentals of the S-Turn 👍🏼
Jason Schappert....the happiest pilot I've ever met
come to Greenville south carolina and fly some warbirds with me
Jon B Trump was just there, nice
Gosh it sure would have been nice to see the actual road you are doing the turns overn. I assumec
Oops hate when that happens...as i was writing I assume you mean the manuver is supposed to be complete the moment you pass back over the road wings level and ready to enter into the next turn manuver..i assume but cannot see At Any Time. The video constantly switches between shots of your fat face talking about the manuver as you go through it. Yes thats obvioisly necessary but you need to talk your way through the manuver, cutting to show shots of various control and or throttle rudder inputs necessary to accomplish the manuver perfectly. Better yet a split screen showing both these things. What is not and in fact never necessary or helpful for tha matter...is showing you pudgy little face talking about things. Its useful.in the sense it passes along info like any book. No better no worse and completely negating any advantages gained from using film or video as a teaching tool. What possibly could be the point then?? I wish people would think things through and approach it like they were first day student who.is eager but onows absolutly nothings about fkying at all. Would you then want to.actually SEE the road you were talking about and you are trying to learn to do manuvers correctly over?? Or is actually seeing what is being refrenced and talked about not neccessary or helpful in any way.
For me this video would NOT have been helpfull IN ANY WAY except in the most basic of ways. I wont be looking to any more of this guys video in the future.
@@jamesm.taylor6928 -- Selfies are more important than Substance..
i can't even see much, but
thanks anyways
And a lot of selfies dont.. Not substance..
Doing it the easiest way.. Very high and very fast with mild winds..Does not show what point he aligns on road.. Instead shows a long selfie SAYING THAT... LOL.. Looong Selfie video talking..
Jason should I be crabbing after the midpoint turning into the wind? Thank you 🙏