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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 3d - Minimum Controllable Airspeed</h1>
<h2>Lesson Objective</h2>
<p>The student will learn how to fly the glider on the cusp of a stall -- without allowing the glider to actually stall. If performed correctly, the glider will show many or all of the six signs of a stall. Also, the student will be expected to perform shallow-banked turns while flying in Minimum Controllable Airspeed (MCA).</p>
<h2>Regulatory Requirement</h2>
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<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)(8) </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> V-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> IX-A</li>
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<h2>Content</h2>
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<li>Performance of the glider at MCA in level flight.</li>
<li>Performance of the glider at MCA during turns.</li>
<li>Performance of the glider at MCA without causing the aircraft to stall.</li>
<li>Performance of the glider at MCA while showing the six signs of a stall (without stalling).</li>
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<h2>Completion Standards</h2>
<p>The student must be able to perform:</p>
<ul>
<li>Appropriate clearing turns before the maneuver</li>
<li>MCA in level flight</li>
<li>MCA in turns.</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 7-31 "Maneuvering at Minimum Controllable Airspeed"</li>
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<h2>New Content</h2>
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<h1>Lesson 3d - Minimum Controllable Airspeed</h1>
<h2>Lesson Objective</h2>
<p>The student will learn how to fly the glider on the cusp of a stall -- without allowing the glider to actually stall. If performed correctly, the glider will show many or all of the six signs of a stall. Also, the student will be expected to perform shallow-banked turns while flying in Minimum Controllable Airspeed (MCA).</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)(8) </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> V-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> IX-A</li>
</ul>
<h2>Content</h2>
<ul>
<li>Performance of the glider at MCA in level flight.</li>
<li>Performance of the glider at MCA during turns.</li>
<li>Performance of the glider at MCA without causing the aircraft to stall.</li>
<li>Performance of the glider at MCA while showing the six signs of a stall (without stalling).</li>
</ul>
<h2>Completion Standards</h2>
<p>The student must be able to perform:</p>
<ul>
<li>Appropriate clearing turns before the maneuver</li>
<li>MCA in level flight</li>
<li>MCA in turns.</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 7-45,46 <em>Slow Flight</em></li>
</ul>
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