Airspeed changes in a turn

Rolling into a level turn on back pressure alone: altitude holds, but with no extra power airspeed bleeds off.

Changing or correcting airspeed once established in a turn:

• Use straight-and-level pitch-and-power technique.
• Pitch and power move together. Back pressure without power, or power without pitch check, trades the error to another instrument.

While decelerating in a turn:

• Scan faster as power reduces.
• Altimeter and VSI catch pitch drift; bank instruments catch bank drift.
• Add power back as airspeed nears target; trim to hold.

Airspeed indicator, nose attitude in a turn (TP 1102):

Trap: back pressure to hold altitude in a turn without power; airspeed bleeds instead.

Practice