Flight for Range and Endurance

This training, Flight for range and endurance, is included to the Private Pilot Licence program according Transport Canada.

For the training we used North VFR exit from CYHU (St Hubert airport). This video contains GPS track data that you will see time to time and it will show you where we are.

At the first time in my life I landed the aircraft at sunset – in low light condition. Additionally there was a significant side wind from the right . We worried that landing will be after sunset… I landed the aircraft at official daytime, but taxied during (official) nighttime 🙂

The video divided into chapters (see below). You can watch most interested moments for you!

Flight for Range and Endurance – Chapters:

1. Check list: Before starting engine
2. Engine start
3. Check list: After engine start
4. Radio: ATIS
5. Altimeter, compass
6. Instructor explains how use the radio
7. Radio: Initial Ground contact
8. Taxiing
9. Before Take-off briefing
10. Radio: Cross RWY 06L and contact tower
11. Engine Run Up
12. Check list: bebore take off
13. Radio: Take off clearance request
14. Take-off clearance
15. Take off
16. Instructor, look at your map
17. Climbing to 1900ft (Best Climb Ratio)
18. VTA Chart again
19. Main Lesson: Max range (Cessna 172)
20. Radio: Traffic advisory
21. Main lesson: Endurance
22. Steep turn
23. Radio: Tower frequency
24. Radio: Contact with tower
25. Radio: Change up flight (Tower)
26. Check list: Before landing
27. Approach
28. Final
29. Landing
30. Check list: After landing
31. Radio: Contact to Ground
32. Engine shut down

Other PPL training publications (all publications are here)

• Cessna 172: preflight inspection (2 videos)
• Cessna 172: Turns
• Attitudes and Movements
• Straight and Level Flight
• Slow flight Cessna 172 procedure video