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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Recover from abnormal aircraft attitudes
   • Abnormal aircraft attitude is recognised
   • Abnormal aircraft attitude recovery procedures are conducted in accordance with the aircraft flight manual (AFM)/pilot’s operating handbook (POH)
   • Aircraft controllability checks are performed as required
2. Recover from an induced fully developed aircraft spin
   • Aircraft spin entry is induced
   • Aircraft fully developed spin is established and recognised
   • Direction of aircraft rotation is identified
   • Aircraft spin recovery procedures are performed in accordance with the AFM/POH

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.
Abnormal aircraft attitudes must include one or more of the following:	high or low nose attitudes power settings spiral dive unbalanced flight varying angles of bank
Spin types must include:	erect inverted
Spin recovery procedures must include:	as specified in the AFM/POH centralised controls opposed yaw

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions on at least one occasion and include:

adapting to differences in equipment and operating environment in accordance with standard operating procedures applying precautions and required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards applying relevant aeroplane aeronautical knowledge communicating effectively with others compensating for the secondary and tertiary effects of controls completing relevant documentation following relevant legislation and workplace procedures identifying and correctly using relevant equipment identifying symptoms of fully developed spin and spiral dive implementing contingency plans implementing work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) procedures and relevant regulations maintaining lookout using a systematic scan technique modifying activities depending on workplace contingencies, situations and environments monitoring and anticipating operational problems and hazards and taking appropriate action monitoring work activities in terms of planned schedule operating aircraft within its limitations, achieving optimum performance operating electronic communications equipment to required protocol performing pre-manoeuvre checks reading, interpreting and following relevant regulations, instructions, procedures, information and signs reporting and/or rectifying identified problems promptly, in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures selecting and using relevant equipment in advanced abnormal aircraft flight situations selecting and using required personal protective clothing and equipment conforming to industry and WHS/OHS standards setting local or area barometric pressure adjusted for sea level (QNH) at appropriate stages of flight using instruments to monitor aircraft performance working collaboratively with others working systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self, others or damage to goods or equipment.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions and include knowledge of:

aerodynamic principles for entry into and exit from a fully developed spin and spiral dive aircraft limitations for type of aircraft flown including environmental factors CASR Part 61 Manual of Standards Schedule 3 Aeronautical Knowledge relevant to aeroplane operations difference between a spin and a spiral dive in a Defence context, relevant Defence Orders and Instructions physiological effects applicable to maximum performance flight pre-manoeuvre checks primary, secondary and tertiary effects of controls procedures and requirements for aircraft controllability checks procedures and requirements for performing pre-manoeuvre checks regulatory requirements applicable to performing advanced abnormal aircraft flight manoeuvre relevant sections of Civil Aviation Safety Regulations and Civil Aviation Orders relevant WHS/OHS and environmental protection procedures and regulations techniques to initiate and recover from abnormal aircraft attitudes, fully developed spin and spiral dive types of abnormal aircraft attitudes.

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