Student Pilot Program SAM 27

SAM 27 STUDENT PILOT LIST 29 January 2004
Student	Instructor	Alternate Instructor
Don Musick	Andrew Tickle	Larry Jobbins
Rick Madden	Ed Hamler	Mike Clancy
Dick Sullivan	Ed Hamler	Bill Watson
Mike Sidwel	Hap Miller	Andrew Tickle
Steve Cohen	Hap Miller	Andrew Tickle
John Hlebcar	Hap Miller	Andrew Tickle
Bob May	Mike Clancy	Larry Jobbins
Richard Beck	Mike Clancy	Larry Jobbins
INSTRUCTORS AT LARGE: Mike Clancy and Don Bekins

RC INSTRUCTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY
1	Keep airplane flying safely at all times. If no buddy box then grab transmitter immediately from student if plane is too low, flying into sun, too far downwind or heading for trouble.
2	Have student conduct preflight checks below
3	Demonstrate to student pilot the flight maneuvers below, as required.
4	Never allow student to let the plane drift randomly, especially down wind.
5	Direct student through flight maneuvers below until he can perform them predictably

PREFLIGHT
Proper attachment	Wings, tail group, motor, control linkages.
Stability	CG position, unintended wing warps.
Range	Check whenplane is new or newly repaired.
Other	Frequency pin, check wind direction.

FLIGHT MANEUVERS
Take Off	ROG take off preferred. Hand launch ok if no landing gear (e.g. electric glider, scale etc)
Landing	Within designated landing area, 25 ft x 100ft.
Rectangular Circuit	Over-fly the landing area, flown both left pattern and right pattern.
Figure of Eight	Fly at constant height, with intersection opposite pilot.
Deadstick Landing	Start at 200 ft altitude and land in designated area.
Aborted Landing	Conventional landing approach changed to climbing departure.
Trim Adjustment	Set elevator, rudder/aileron trim in flight.

NOTES

These flight tasks are based on the "A Certificate" required in Britain for RC pilots to fly in meets, fly-ins and contests. Actually our list goes slightly beyond the A certificate requirements because we have mature students and instructors. Also we fly year round and get more practice than the Brits and Europeans.

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