Solo Flight Maneuvers Practice

I preflighted the Allegro 2000 LSA at 10.00 AM today and started the engine as a cold-start (applying full-choke with ignition switches off for 3 seconds and then choke off and restart with ignition switches on). After the checklist, I taxied to RWY 3 following a Cessna 172. I departed with flaps at 15 degrees and with crosswind corrections for winds from 330 at 5 knots. After the climb and left crosswind, I piloted the airplane near the 3M plant at Pittsboro, about 10 miles NW of KTTA.

At an altitude of 2,500 ft AGL, I made clearing turns and steep turns to a circle with the distant water tower as the reference. I then piloted the plane at slow speed (55 mph) at flaps 2 towards the water tower. I made shallow turns to left and right. I then performed a power-off stall and recovery. Gaining an airspeed of 90 mph, I descended to 1600 ft and practiced circle around a point maneuver with a small pond as the ground reference.

I entered the downwind leg at midpoint for RWY 3 at 1250 ft and reduced the airspeed to 70 mph abeam the number 3. I switched the flaps at 2 and maintained an airspeed of 65 mph for the base and final legs. I then performed a short-field landing with crosswinds and touched down before the first taxiway exit at 1300 ft. I then taxied back to RWY 3 and performed a soft-field takeoff gaining airspeed by ground effect after the liftoff at 50 mph. I then executed a traffic pattern with an approach speed of 62 mph at flaps 2 for a soft-field landing. I then taxied back to the FBO.

Dual PTS Flight Maneuvers Practice

Power-ON Stall & Recovery

Power-OFF Stall & Recovery

On April 13th and 14th 2010, I practiced several flight maneuvers after Jim demonstrated each of them. During the flight training on the 13th, Jim demonstrated the first takeoff with flap 1 (15 degrees) as a soft-field takeoff with the stick all the way back from the taxiway. Applying full-power, the airplane lifted off at 50 mph. Jim reduced the nose high attitude to allow the airplane to gain further speed in the ground effect and climbed at Vy = 70 mph. After clearing over the runway, I took control of the airplane. I performed my first soft-field landing with Flap 1 at downwind (AS=70 mph) and Flap 2 (48 degrees) at final with an airspeed of 62-64 mph in a nose down attitude. I still held a little power after touchdown to simulate rollout on a soft-field. Touch and Go...Tookoff from the remaining runway with flap 1. After the traffic pattern at 1,250 ft (crosswind, downwind, base and final), I performed my second landing as a short-field landng with flap 2 in the final and cutoff any remaining power as the main wheels touched down. I performed six short-and-soft field landings with flap 2 to gain proficiency.

During the second day of PTS Flight maneuvers training, Jim demonstrated several flight maneuvers and I repeated them under his guidance. I practiced the following flight maneuvers:
1) Clearing Turns
2) Steep turns at 45 degrees to left and right
3) Power-ON stall with 4,500 rpm and recovery
4) Power-OFF stall in landing configuration with Flap 2 with idle power and recovery
5) Circle around a point at 1,400 ft
6) S-turns around a straight road from 1,400 ft

I then performed the landing at RWY 21 and taxied back to FBO.