Maneuvering Flight
More than 25% of General Aviation fatal accidents occur in the maneuvering phase of flight. Of those accidents - half involve stall/spin scenarios.
Maneuvering flight includes: Takeoffs, landings and go-arounds
Stalls, spins
Formation, aerobatics and aerial photography
Forced landings, buzzing
Practice - Practice - Practice!Slow flight
Stall recognition and recovery
Basic flight training maneuvers - Turns About a Point, Lazy Eights, Pylon Eights, Steep Turns
Takeoffs, Landings and Go-Arounds
Instrument Maneuvers - Recovery from inadvertant flight into IMC
For more information on Maneuvering Flight, please review the following publications:
June Fact Sheet
AOPA Safety Advisor - Maneuvering Flight
NTSB GA Safety Advisory
FAASTeam Online Course
NTSB GA Safety Video
For more information contact Sam Heiter, FAASTeam Program Manager - South Bend FSDO: samuel.l.heiter@faa.gov / (574)245-4600
