Advanced Flight Training Test #1
Your instructor warns you that the Oxford trainer has much more powerful engines than the Anson.
That means on take-off there's a much greater concern with the effects of "torque".
What is "torque" and how do you deal with it?
A. As your propeller turns one direction, the entire plane tries to rotate in the opposite
direction. If a pilot doesn't use the control wheel to correct the problem your plane will
try to roll to one side during takeoff
B. When the wing flaps are deployed, they help produce much more lift. If the flaps are
not balanced properly the side with the greater lift will slowly try to roll the aircraft
over. To counter-act this the pilot must level the flaps at the same level of deployment.
C. With a more powerful engine airplanes climb faster when the control wheel is pulled
back. A trainee pilot sometimes pulls the stick back too far on take-off and the plane
does a loop and crashes.
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