To develop smoothness, coordination, orientation, division of attention and control techniques necessary for the execution of maximum performance turns when the airplane is near its performance limits
Steep turns
To develop the pilot's sense of how the flight controls lose their effectiveness at slow airspeed and how to compensate for the loss of controllability
Slow flight
To familiarize the pilot with the conditions that produce stalls, to assist in recognizing an approaching stall and to develop the habit of taking prompt preventative or corrective action