Emergency Drills Basic

Question 1

The 7 basic Emergency Drills are:

Answer 1

1. Engine fire on start-up or taxiing
2. Engine fire in flight
3. Engine failure in flight followed by a forced landing
4. Electrical fire
5. Cabin fire
6. Flat main tyre
7. Brake failure

Question 2

For a fire to occur, three things are required:

Answer 2

1. Fuel
2. Oxygen
3. Ignition

Question 3

Drill for engine fire after start-up:

Answer 3

1. Keep engine turning with the starter
2. Move mixture to cut-off or the fuel selector to off.
3. Switch off electronics

Question 4

Drill for engine fire in-flight:

Answer 4

1. Shut down engine
2. Throttle - closed
3. Mixture - cut-off
4. Magnetos - off
5. Cabin heat - off

Question 5

Drill for electrical fire:

Answer 5

1. Master switch - off
2. All other switches except ignition - off
3. Cabin heat - off

Question 6

Drill for brake failure:

Answer 6

1. Throttle - closed
2. Steer away from other aircraft and obstacles
3. Stop the engine(mixture control cut off)
4. Fuel - off
5. ignition - off
6. Master switch - off