Home VHS: Flight Training #6

Welcome back to our flight training video series.

If you've watched our previous videos, you are familiar with...

... the structure of your plane, and the pre-flight checklist.

Remember, this tape is an aid to, not a substitute for, a live instructor.

If you have clearance, it's time to move towards your first takeoff.

You must first taxi the plane to the start of your runway or airstrip.

The pedals at your feet will move the rudder and allow the taxiing aircraft to turn.

Always taxi slowly and carefully, until lined up with the runway.

If necessary, stop and contact ATC with the message "ready for departure".

When you receive the message "cleared for takeoff"...

... increase your plane's throttle to full power.

Push forward on your joystick to keep the plane from taking off prematurely.

When sufficient speed is reached, pull back on the joystick...

... and your plane will leave the runway.

Climb to a safe altitude as quickly as possible...

... but without rising so quickly that the plane stalls.

Then level out, raise the landing gear, and lift the flaps.

Continue your journey through the skies with the next tape in our series...