kfackler(at)ameritech.net
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 Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:44 am Post subject: Sport Pilot written test passed; taxiing downwind |
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Gentlemen:
Sport Pilot Test
I took the Sport Pilot written exam yesterday and passed with a 100%. Next
step is getting the student pilot cert followed by a few hours doing
checkride prep.
Taxiiing Downwind
With all due respect to Bro' Hart, if I had used his recommendations for
control positioning to answer some of the questions, I would not have gotten
a perfect score. The SP written expects that your answers to questions such
as these will reflect these procedures:
Taxi upwind = elevator up
Taxi downwind = elevator down
Upwind crosswind = aileron on the side the wind is coming from is up
Downwind crosswind = aileron on the side the wind is coming from is down
Synopsis: When taxiing upwind position the controls TOWARD the wind; when
taxiing downwind position them AWAY from the wind.
If you do something else in your particular aircraft, that's up to you, and
I won't argue or debate with anyone about it. However, if you want to PASS
the written exam, you need to answer the way the FAA says you should.
Note: The above is consistent with a PP ground school I took 20+ years ago
as well as all the instruction I've ever received from CFIs over the years,
including the local taildragger "expert".
-Ken Fackler
Kolb Mark II / A722KWF
Rochester MI
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