Air Experience Flying
Flying in the Air Cadets
• Air Experience Flights – Grob Tutor 115E
• Operational Aircraft on an opportunity
basis
• Civil Flights on an opportunity basis
• Must be 13 years 3 months
• Have had at least a safety brief OR 1st
Class cadet.
Your Local Air Experience Flight
6 AEF
RAF Benson
6 Air Experience Flight
RAF Benson
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Grob Tutor 115E
Grob Tutor 115E
Grob Tutor 115E
Grob Tutor 115E
Grob Tutor 115E
Grob Tutor 115E
Wingspan: 10.0m
Length:
7.6m
Height:
2.8m
Max Weight: 990Kg
Engine: 180hp
Max Speed: 185Kts
Side-by-side 2 seat
Carbon Fibre construction
Cockpit Layout
See poster for details
Flight Instruments - Altimeter
Attitude Indicator
(or Artificial Horizon)
Airspeed Indicator
Vertical Speed Indicator
Shows the speed of
the aircraft through
the air, usually in
knots.
Shows the attitude
of the aircraft in
pitch and roll
relative to the
Earth’s horizon.
This picture shows
the aircraft 10 deg
nose down and
banked15 deg to
the left.
Shows the height
or altitude of the
aircraft.
Shows rate of
climb or descent
(vertical speed).
It has 3 needles
that read
hundreds,
thousands and
tens of thousands
of feet.
In a glider the
variometer (a very
sensitive VSI)
shows if the glider
is in rising air
FLIGHT CONTROLS
Control Surfaces
Control Surfaces – what do they look like
in real life???
Control Surfaces – what do
they look like in real life???
The Axes of an Aircraft
Longitudinal Axis – “roll”
Controlled by Ailerons
Vertical Axis – “yaw”
Controlled by the Rudder
Lateral Axis – “pitch”
Controlled by Elevators
Ailerons
Control
column
Push right
Left aileron down
Right aileron up
Aircraft rolls right
Aircraft rolls right
And continues to do so until the
control column is placed
in the neutral position
Aircraft rolls right
Summary
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Control column left
Left aileron up
Right aileron down
Aircraft rolls left.
Rudder
The rudder is controlled by
‘Rudder Pedals’ in the cockpit
Rudder pedals
set to neutral
Push right pedal
forwards
(left with come back towards
you!)
Rudder moves
right
Aircraft yaws
right
Aircraft yaws
right
Aircraft yaws
right
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Push right pedal forward
Rudder moves right
Aircraft moves right
Push left pedal forward
Rudder moves left
Aircraft moves left.
Elevator
Control
column
Push
Forward
Elevator
moves
down
Nose
pitches down
Nose
pitches down
And continues to do so until the
control column is placed
in a neutral position
Airspeed will
increase
Nose
pitches down
Summary
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Control column back
Elevator moves up
Nose pitches up
Speed will decrease.
Explore the effects of control surfaces
using the digital demo
Air Experience Flight
Safety Briefing Video
SAFETY ON THE GROUND
When on the Ground
• Never approach an aircraft unless told to do so
• Never walk towards the propeller. Always approach
from an angle that can be seen
• Remove any hats in the aircraft dispersal area –
Look & Listen.
Parachute Fitted
Seat Harness
Rip Cord Extended
ONLY PULL THIS
CORD IN AN
EMERGENCY
BALE OUT….
….AND ONLY
WHEN YOU
HAVE FALLEN
CLEAR OF THE
AIRCRAFT!
When on the Ground
• If a Jet beware of both the intake and the
exhaust areas
• Keep hands away from your parachute ’D’
ring
• Listen to the Ground crews or Staff Cadets.
Ready to go!
SAFETY IN THE AIR
While in the Air
• Talk to the pilot – ask questions
• Ask to see the effects of controls
• Ask about the instruments
• Only touch the controls when told to do so.
While in the Air
• Keep hands & feet away from the controls if you
are not flying the aircraft
• Listen to any commands, if not sure ask to repeat
• Ensure that you have no loose articles in your
pocket.
Summary
• Ask Questions
• Ask to take control
• Do not touch
unless told to do
so
• Think Safe
• Look & Listen.
Above all else...
... Enjoy your flight
Questions
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What does AEF stand for?
Name the aircraft we use for AEF?
What is the number of your local AEF?
What happens when you move the control
column to the right?
• From which direction should you approach the
Tutor?
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Which control can you touch first?
What is an ASI?
What is an Artificial Horizon?
What is this?