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The ACS asks for what angle of bank in a chandelle?

About 30 degrees.

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  1. Approximately 45 degrees
  2. Approximately 30 degrees ✔
  3. Approximately 15 degrees

Why: You roll into a coordinated turn of about 30 degrees, then smoothly pull and add power. The bank stays constant for the first 90 degrees of turn while airspeed steadily decreases.

Huh, didn't know that: A chandelle must be done at an altitude that lets it finish no lower than 1,500 feet AGL.

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Answer: Approximately 30 degrees. You roll into a coordinated turn of about 30 degrees, then smoothly pull and add power. The bank stays constant for the first 90 degrees of turn while airspeed steadily decreases.

  1. Commercial Pilot Airplane ACS (FAA-S-ACS-7B) www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs/commercial_airplane_acs_7.pdf
    Establish the angle of bank at approximately 30°.
    Checked 2026-10-11.
  2. Commercial Pilot Airplane ACS (FAA-S-ACS-7B) www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs/commercial_airplane_acs_7.pdf
    performed no lower than 1,500 feet above ground
    Checked 2026-10-11.
  3. Commercial Pilot Airplane ACS (FAA-S-ACS-7B) www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs/commercial_airplane_acs_7.pdf
    Complete rollout at the 180° point, ±10° just above a stall airspeed
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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