COMM.V.C — Chandelles (ASEL, ASES)

Objective: To determine that the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with chandelles.

Knowledge

The applicant demonstrates understanding of:

• CA.V.C.K1Purpose of chandelles.
• CA.V.C.K2Aerodynamics associated with chandelles, to include:
  • CA.V.C.K2aa. Coordinated and uncoordinated flight
  • CA.V.C.K2bb. Overbanking tendencies
  • CA.V.C.K2cc. Maneuvering speed, including the impact of weight changes
  • CA.V.C.K2dd. Accelerated stalls
• CA.V.C.K3Appropriate airplane configuration for maximum performance climb.
• CA.V.C.K4Proper pitch control required for continuously decreasing airspeed.

Risk Management

The applicant demonstrates the ability to identify, assess and mitigate risks, encompassing:

• CA.V.C.R1Failure to divide attention between airplane control and orientation.
• CA.V.C.R2Collision hazards, to include aircraft and terrain.
• CA.V.C.R3Low altitude maneuvering, including stall or spin.
• CA.V.C.R4Distractions, loss of situational awareness, or improper task management.
• CA.V.C.R5Failure to maintain coordinated flight.
• CA.V.C.R6Failure to manage energy state.
• CA.V.C.R7Rate and radius of turn with confined area operations.

Skills

The applicant demonstrates the ability to:

• CA.V.C.S1Clear the area.
• CA.V.C.S2Select an altitude that will allow the maneuver to be performed no lower than 1,500 feet above ground level (AGL).
• CA.V.C.S4Establish the angle of bank at approximately 30°.
• CA.V.C.S5Simultaneously apply power and pitch to maintain a smooth, coordinated climbing turn, in either direction, to the 90° point, with a constant bank and continuously decreasing airspeed.
• CA.V.C.S6Begin a coordinated constant rate rollout from the 90° point to the 180° point maintaining power and a constant pitch attitude.
• CA.V.C.S7Complete rollout at the 180° point, ±10° just above a stall airspeed, and maintaining that airspeed momentarily avoiding a stall.
• CA.V.C.S8Resume a straight-and-level flight with minimum loss of altitude.