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Training Syllabus content has been updated:
<h2>Update By:</h2>
Noss, John
<h2>Description of Changes</h2>
<h2>Old Content</h2>
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<h1>Lesson 3b - Before-Landing Checklist</h1>
<h2>Lesson Objective</h2>
<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)(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) (8)</li>
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<h2>Content</h2>
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<li>The student will learn the necessity and procedure for the memorized checklist executed before entering the pattern.</li>
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<h2>Completion Standards</h2>
<p>The student must be able to perform:</p>
<ul>
<li>The FUSTALL checklist <em>before</em> entering the pattern</li>
<li>All items on the checklist with smooth transition between the steps and authority.</li>
</ul>
<p>The student must be able to explain:</p>
<ul>
<li>The purpose of the FUSTALL checklist</li>
<li>The reasons why <strong>F</strong>laps and <strong>U</strong>ndercarriage are included, even though the aircraft lacks flaps and a retractable landing gear</li>
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<h2>Prerequisite Study</h2>
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<li><strong>FUSTALL:</strong>
<ul>
<li><strong>F</strong>laps -- Set to the landing setting.</li>
<li><strong>U</strong>ndercarriage -- down and locked (down and welded)</li>
<li><strong>S</strong>peed -- Set to the landing speed.</li>
<li><strong>T</strong>rim -- Set to maintain the landing speed.</li>
<li><strong>A</strong>ir brakes -- Verify they work before you need them. Open and symmetrical deployment.</li>
<li><strong>L</strong>ookout -- Look to the traffic pattern to ensure proper separation</li>
<li><strong>L</strong>anding -- Look to the landing runway to ensure it is clear</li>
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<em>Note that some instructors include an extra "A" for altitude after "Trim".</em></li>
<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>
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<h2>New Content</h2>
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<h1>Lesson 3b - Before-Landing Checklist</h1>
<h2>Lesson Objective</h2>
<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)(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) (8)</li>
</ul>
<h2>Content</h2>
<ul>
<li>The student will learn the necessity and procedure for the memorized checklist executed before entering the pattern.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Completion Standards</h2>
<p>The student must be able to perform:</p>
<ul>
<li>The FUSTALL checklist <em>before</em> entering the pattern</li>
<li>All items on the checklist with smooth transition between the steps and authority.</li>
</ul>
<p>The student must be able to explain:</p>
<ul>
<li>The purpose of the FUSTALL checklist</li>
<li>The reasons why <strong>F</strong>laps and <strong>U</strong>ndercarriage are included, even though the aircraft lacks flaps and a retractable landing gear</li>
</ul>
<h2>Prerequisite Study</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>FUSTALL:</strong>
<ul>
<li><strong>F</strong>laps -- Set to the landing setting.</li>
<li><strong>U</strong>ndercarriage -- down and locked (down and welded)</li>
<li><strong>S</strong>peed -- Set to the landing speed.</li>
<li><strong>T</strong>rim -- Set to maintain the landing speed.</li>
<li><strong>A</strong>ir brakes -- Verify they work before you need them. Open and symmetrical deployment.</li>
<li><strong>L</strong>ookout -- Look to the traffic pattern to ensure proper separation</li>
<li><strong>L</strong>anding -- Look to the landing runway to ensure it is clear</li>
</ul>
<em> </em></li>
<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 7-32</li>
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