The Controls of a Cessna 172 — Learn to Fly, Episode 1

Every move an airplane makes — every climb, every turn, every landing — starts with a small movement of one of its controls. In Episode 1 of Learn to Fly, your instructor Cindy walks you round the controls of a Cessna 172 at Wonderboom, then takes you up to see what each one does in the air. In this lesson: • The three axes: roll, pitch and yaw • The control wheel and ailerons, the elevator, and the rudder pedals • Throttle and mixture, elevator trim, and the flaps (with their speed limits) • In the air: what each control does, and the further effects (yaw brings roll, roll brings yaw) • How airspeed changes the feel of the controls, and what power does to the nose • Trimming, and flying with flap • The three mistakes students make most, and how to avoid them This series shows you what happens and why. It doesn't replace flying with a qualified instructor. Chapters 00:00 Every move starts here 00:24 Meet Cindy, your instructor 01:00 The three axes 01:25 Wheel, elevator and rudder 02:06 Throttle and mixture 02:20 Trim 02:42 Flaps 03:14 Take-off and lookout 04:07 In the air: hands and feet on 04:43 Elevator: attitude and speed 05:22 Ailerons: rolling and banking 06:03 Rudder and the ball 06:37 Further effects: yaw brings roll, roll brings yaw 07:57 Airspeed and the feel of the controls 08:46 Power and attitude 09:29 Trim in flight 10:10 Flying with flap 11:12 Three common mistakes 11:57 Recap 12:40 Home to Wonderboom · next time Next episode: the instrument panel — the six main instruments, what each one tells you and how it works. #LearnToFly #Cessna172 #FlightTraining ImmersaHub · www.immersahub.co.za #xplane12 #flightsim #motionsimulator