Description should include the following:
- When a flight instructor wishes the student to take control of the aircraft, he/she should say to the student, “You have the flight controls.” The student should acknowledge immediately by saying, “I have the flight controls.”
- The flight instructor confirms by again saying, “You have the flight controls.”
- Part of the procedure should be a visual check to ensure that the other person actually has the flight controls.
- When returning the controls to the flight instructor, the student should follow the same procedure the instructor used when giving control to the student.
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