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  • Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Engine Failure During Flight

    Engine Failure During Flight Engine failures well above the ground are handled differently than those occurring at lower speeds and altitudes. Cruise airspeed allows better airplane control and altitude, which may permit time for a possible diagnosis and remedy ... failure. Maintaining airplane control, however, is still paramount. Airplanes have been lost at altitude due to apparent fixation on the engine problem to the detriment of flying the airplane. Not all engine failures or malfunctions are catastrophic in nature (catastrophic…

  • Chapter 7: Ground Reference Maneuvers › Elementary Eights › Common Errors

    should be tangent to both circular patterns. Common Errors Common errors in the performance of elementary eights are: 1. Failure to adequately clear the surrounding area for safety hazards, initially and throughout the maneuver. 2. Poor selection of ground references ... Failure to establish a constant, level altitude prior to entering the maneuver. 4. Failure to maintain adequate altitude control during the maneuver. 5. Failure to properly assess wind direction. 6. Failure to properly execute constant-radius turns. 7. Failure…

  • Chapter 7: Ground Reference Maneuvers › Turns Around a Point

    following are the most common errors made while performing rectangular courses: 1. Failure to adequately clear the surrounding area for safety hazards, initially and throughout the maneuver. 2. Failure to establish a constant, level altitude prior to entering the maneuver ... Failure to maintain altitude during the maneuver. 4. Failure to properly assess wind direction. 5. Failure to establish the appropriate wind correction angle. 6. Failure to apply coordinated aileron and rudder pressure, resulting in slips and skids. 7. Failure…

  • Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Low Altitude Engine Failure Scenarios

    Altitude Engine Failure Scenarios In OEI flight at low altitudes and airspeeds such as the initial climb after takeoff, pilots should operate the airplane so as to guard against the three major accident factors: (1) loss of directional control ... directional control and performance. A takeoff or go-around is the most critical time to suffer an engine failure. The airplane will be slow, close to the ground, and may even have landing gear and flaps extended. Altitude and time…

  • Chapter 13: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes › Low Altitude Engine Failure Scenarios › Landing Gear Control Selected Up, Single-Engine Climb Performance Inadequate

    Selected Up, Single-Engine Climb Performance Inadequate When operating near or above the single-engine ceiling and an engine failure is experienced shortly after lift-off, a landing needs to be accomplished on whatever essentially lies ahead. [Figure ... within the performance capability of the airplane to do so. An accident is inevitable. Figure 13-19. Engine failure on takeoff, inadequate climb performance. Analysis of engine failures on takeoff reveals a very high success rate of off-airport engine…

  • Chapter 7: Ground Reference Maneuvers › Elementary Eights

    following are the most common errors made while performing S-turns across a road: 1. Failure to adequately clear surrounding area for safety hazards, initially and throughout the maneuver. 2. Failure to establish a constant, level altitude prior to entering ... maneuver. 3. Failure to maintain altitude during the maneuver. 4. Failure to properly assess wind direction. 5. Failure to properly execute constant-radius turns. 6. Failure to manipulate the flight controls in a smooth and continuous manner when transitioning into…