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