Short Field Takeoff—Sporty’s Flight Maneuver Spotlight
|
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
|
Welcome to the latest edition of the Flight Maneuver Spotlight series. Here, we’ll highlight the various maneuvers you’ll practice during your flight training and be expected to demonstrate during your Private pilot checkride.
Each maneuver is part of Sporty’s 2025 Learn to Fly Course and includes a narrated video animation, along with step-by-step instructions that include performance standards and common errors. Study them while on the ground or print them for quick reference in the airplane.

These step-by-step instructions are part of the Flight Maneuvers Guide in Sporty’s 2025 Learn to Fly Course, which includes over 15 hours of HD and 4K video that demonstrate how to fly each maneuver, along with complete FAA test prep features.
- Sporty’s Most Frequently Missed Test Questions—Fall 2025 - December 12, 2025
- Surviving VFR Into IMC: A Private Pilot Training Syllabus You Need - December 5, 2025
- Video Tip: Starting the Airplane Engine - December 3, 2025


