Flight Test your sim

Finding the best climb speedV_climb

• TEST START
• Make sure the HUD is displaying INDICATED AIR SPEED
• Set full throttle and adjust the pitch up with the joystick to maintain that speed.
• Fly at a specific compass heading (e.g.) 180 degrees at 1,000 feet
• Slow to 50 ktas BELOW the test speed
• Set Stopwatch
• Advance throttle to 100 % RPM
• Maintain 1,000 feet
• As airspeed reaches test speed :
• start stopwatch and
• execute a 2 G pullup until the speed stabilises at test speed
• adjust pitch continuously to maintain the test speed + or - 5 kias
• As altitude reaches 21,000 ft
• stop stopwatch
• record time on Test Card
• TEST FINISH
• >Turn to reciprocal heading, execute standard descent to 1,000 feet
• >Repeat test procedures at next airspeed increment