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Training Syllabus content has been updated:
<h2>Update By:</h2>
Noss, John
<h2>Description of Changes</h2>
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<h1>Lesson 3a - Aerotow High-Low Transition</h1>
<h2>Lesson Objective</h2>
<p>The student will learn how to perform from high tow to low tow, and back to high tow, while transitioning directly through the tow plane's wake.</p>
<h2>Regulatory Requirement</h2>
<ul>
<li>Pre-Solo: <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)(12)</a></li>
<li>Private Pilot Teste Candidate <a href="https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/test_standards##Pilots" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PTS</a> IV-C</li>
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<h2>Content</h2>
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<li>Appearance of tow plane in high tow</li>
<li>Appearance of tow plane in low tow</li>
<li>Effects of tow plane's wake on the glider</li>
<li>Rate at which the glider must descend through the tow plane's wake.</li>
<li>When to stop descending</li>
<li>When the glider is too low relative to the towplane</li>
</ul>
<h2>Completion Standards</h2>
<p>The student must be able to perform:</p>
<ul>
<li>a successful transition from high tow to low tow.</li>
<li>a successful transition from low tow to high tow.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Common Errors</h2>
<ul>
<li>Rushing the maneuver too quickly, causing slack,</li>
<li>Allowing the glider to rise up too quickly, getting into a very high tow position</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>, pages 7-6 and 7-12</li>
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<h2>New Content</h2>
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<h1>Lesson 3a - Aerotow High-Low Transition</h1>
<h2>Lesson Objective</h2>
<p>The student will learn how to perform from high tow to low tow, and back to high tow, while transitioning directly through the tow plane's wake.</p>
<h2>Regulatory Requirement</h2>
<ul>
<li>Pre-Solo: <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)(12)</a></li>
<li>Private Pilot Teste Candidate <a href="https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/test_standards##Pilots" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PTS</a> IV-C</li>
</ul>
<h2>Content</h2>
<ul>
<li>Appearance of tow plane in high tow</li>
<li>Appearance of tow plane in low tow</li>
<li>Effects of tow plane's wake on the glider</li>
<li>Rate at which the glider must descend through the tow plane's wake.</li>
<li>When to stop descending</li>
<li>When the glider is too low relative to the towplane</li>
</ul>
<h2>Completion Standards</h2>
<p>The student must be able to perform:</p>
<ul>
<li>a successful transition from high tow to low tow.</li>
<li>a successful transition from low tow to high tow.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Common Errors</h2>
<ul>
<li>Rushing the maneuver too quickly, causing slack,</li>
<li>Allowing the glider to rise up too quickly, getting into a very high tow position</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 7-11</li>
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