Re: Word of the day
Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2021 10:45 pm
My 02 cents
1) if the engine fails talking on the radio is usually going to be the least important thing to do. The most important is to establish the glide, point the airplane at some place where you will survive the crash and then try to get the engine going again since a minimum of 50 % and probably closer to 75 % of engine failures are caused by the actions or inactions of the pilot.
2) When the pressure is on you revert to what you were taught. Therefore if the student has got the airplane well set up for a forced landing, and has done a methodical and thorough cause check and has determined that that there is nothing they can do to get power back, hit the ELT remote switch and dial 7700 in the transponder. If and this is a big if, they have the time to talk on the radio without loosing focus on flying the aircraft, select 121.5 and say 3 things, Mayday, a rough location, and engine failure. I get them to verbalize this to me without pressing the PTT. I as the instructor, do any if required calls regarding alerting others to the fact that we are doing a practice forced approach. Students making calls detailing simulated situations is IMO , negative training.
1) if the engine fails talking on the radio is usually going to be the least important thing to do. The most important is to establish the glide, point the airplane at some place where you will survive the crash and then try to get the engine going again since a minimum of 50 % and probably closer to 75 % of engine failures are caused by the actions or inactions of the pilot.
2) When the pressure is on you revert to what you were taught. Therefore if the student has got the airplane well set up for a forced landing, and has done a methodical and thorough cause check and has determined that that there is nothing they can do to get power back, hit the ELT remote switch and dial 7700 in the transponder. If and this is a big if, they have the time to talk on the radio without loosing focus on flying the aircraft, select 121.5 and say 3 things, Mayday, a rough location, and engine failure. I get them to verbalize this to me without pressing the PTT. I as the instructor, do any if required calls regarding alerting others to the fact that we are doing a practice forced approach. Students making calls detailing simulated situations is IMO , negative training.