Aero Vodochody L-39 Flight at Jet Warbird Training Center Santa Fe, NM

Video from the channel Jet Warbird Training Center about Aero L-39 Albatros, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 6:13. Language: English. Video type: Onboard.

A training flight in an Aero L-39 Albatros, filmed from the cockpit at the Jet Warbird Training Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The instructor guides the student from taxi through takeoff, several basic maneuvers, and a final approach.

Before takeoff the full travel of the stick is checked and full power is applied with the brakes held to check the engine's RPM, exhaust gas temperature, and vibration. Rotation happens at about 10° of pitch after reaching 100 knots, and the gear is retracted with the lever next to the left knee. In flight the student practices 30° and 45° banked turns, in which the aircraft requires very little control pressure. He also performs a gentle stall entry with the engine at 80% and 15° of pitch, recovering by applying full power and lowering the nose. The approach is flown at 120 knots with the engine at idle down to ground effect, followed by a go-around at full power.

The video shows the L-39 as an introductory jet trainer at a civilian training center, where the instructor emphasizes smooth control inputs and managing attitude through pitch.