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Training Syllabus content has been updated:
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Noss, John
<h2>Description of Changes</h2>
<h2>Old Content</h2>
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<h1>Lesson 3c - Traffic Pattern</h1>
<h2>Lesson Objective</h2>
<p>The student will learn the shape, go ahead-points, and most of all, the flexibility of the pattern.</p>
<h2>Non-Goals</h2>
<p>The student will <strong>NOT</strong> focus on bad habits such as rigid adherence to specific altitudes at certain points in the pattern. It must also be stressed that rigid, square perfection is <strong>NOT</strong> the goal of the pattern. Every pattern is different, and it must be viewed as a tool to the primary and ultimate goal -- <strong>getting to the runway safely</strong>.</p>
<h2>Regulatory Requirement</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=389e6e836f725e72e90b07fe197b2326&rgn=div8&view=text&node=14:2.0.1.1.2.3.1.4&idno=14" target="_blank" rel="noopener">§61.87(i)(10),(16) </a></li>
<li>Private Pilot <a href="https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/test_standards##Pilots" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Practical Test Standard</a> IV-Q</li>
</ul>
<h2>Content</h2>
<ul>
<li>Entry point</li>
<li>Entry altitude</li>
<li>Entry leg</li>
<li>Downwind leg</li>
<li>Base leg</li>
<li>Final approach</li>
<li>Flexibility in pattern construction and TLAR</li>
<li>Ground tracking with reference to the aiming point</li>
</ul>
<h2>Completion Standards</h2>
<p>The student must be able to perform:</p>
<ul>
<li>A pattern to the satisfaction of the instructor, without aid from the instructor.</li>
</ul>
<p>The student must be able to explain:</p>
<ul>
<li>That the primary ultimate goal of the pattern is to reach the runway!</li>
<li>The procedure for a normal pattern</li>
<li>The situations when a pattern is not appropriate</li>
<li>The means of abbreviating a pattern</li>
</ul>
<h2>Prerequisite Study</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/glider_handbook/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Glider Flying Handbook (2013)</a>, <a href="https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/glider_handbook/gfh_ch07.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chapter 7</a>, page 7-22</li>
<li>SSA Video: <a href="https://www.ssa.org/Default.asp?embed=https://www.soaringsafety.org/learning/FSvideos.html#aerotowturn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nice View From Up Here</a> (too high on final)</li>
<li>SSA Video: <a href="https://www.soaringsafety.org/learning/FSvideos.html#aerotowturn" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>A Bit of a Stretch</em></a> (too low on final)</li>
<li>SSA Video: <a href="https://www.ssa.org/Default.asp?embed=https://www.soaringsafety.org/learning/FSvideos.html#aerotowturn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stall/Spin Base to Final</a></li>
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<h2>New Content</h2>
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<h1>Lesson 3c - Traffic Pattern</h1>
<h2>Lesson Objective</h2>
<p>The student will learn the shape, go ahead-points, and most of all, the flexibility of the pattern.</p>
<h2>Non-Goals</h2>
<p>The student will <strong>NOT</strong> focus on bad habits such as rigid adherence to specific altitudes at certain points in the pattern. It must also be stressed that rigid, square perfection is <strong>NOT</strong> the goal of the pattern. Every pattern is different, and it must be viewed as a tool to the primary and ultimate goal -- <strong>getting to the runway safely</strong>.</p>
<h2>Regulatory Requirement</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=389e6e836f725e72e90b07fe197b2326&rgn=div8&view=text&node=14:2.0.1.1.2.3.1.4&idno=14" target="_blank" rel="noopener">§61.87(i)(10),(16) </a></li>
<li>Private Pilot <a href="https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/test_standards##Pilots" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Practical Test Standard</a> IV-Q</li>
</ul>
<h2>Content</h2>
<ul>
<li>Entry point</li>
<li>Entry altitude</li>
<li>Entry leg</li>
<li>Downwind leg</li>
<li>Base leg</li>
<li>Final approach</li>
<li>Flexibility in pattern construction and TLAR</li>
<li>Ground tracking with reference to the aiming point</li>
</ul>
<h2>Completion Standards</h2>
<p>The student must be able to perform:</p>
<ul>
<li>A pattern to the satisfaction of the instructor, without aid from the instructor.</li>
</ul>
<p>The student must be able to explain:</p>
<ul>
<li>That the primary ultimate goal of the pattern is to reach the runway!</li>
<li>The procedure for a normal pattern</li>
<li>The situations when a pattern is not appropriate</li>
<li>The means of abbreviating a pattern</li>
</ul>
<h2>Prerequisite Study</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/glider_handbook/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Glider Flying Handbook (2024)</a>, <a href="https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/glider_handbook/gfh_chapter_7.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chapter 7</a>, page 7-31,32</li>
<li>SSA Video: <a href="https://www.ssa.org/Default.asp?embed=https://www.soaringsafety.org/learning/FSvideos.html#aerotowturn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nice View From Up Here</a> (too high on final)</li>
<li>SSA Video: <a href="https://www.soaringsafety.org/learning/FSvideos.html#aerotowturn" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>A Bit of a Stretch</em></a> (too low on final)</li>
<li>SSA Video: <a href="https://www.ssa.org/Default.asp?embed=https://www.soaringsafety.org/learning/FSvideos.html#aerotowturn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stall/Spin Base to Final</a></li>
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