Forced landings without power Flashcards
Forced landing steps
- Initial reaction
- Assess wind
- Select field
- Plan approach
- Trouble checks
- MAYDAY + transponder 7700
- personal drills + pax brief
- Warm engine after 1000ft
- lookout and monitor descent up to1500ft point
- downwind checks + secure a/c
- warm engine after 1000ft
- Lookout and turn base at 1000ft point
- Lookout and turn final
- initiate go around
Forced landing - initial reaction
Simulate engine failure
- Mixture RICH
- Carb heat ON
- Close throttle
- Fuel pump ON
- 70kts
- Trim
Forced landing - how to assess wind
Following clues:
- Smoke
- Windsock
- Ripples on water (at right angles to the wind)
- Drifting spray / dust
- wave patterns on crops
- Washing on clothesline
- Aircraft drift
Forced landing - select field
Appropriate field is:
- within reach
- estimate elevation
- Longest available (choose the longest one)
- Clear of obstacles /unsafe surface features
- Surface is suitable
- Slope (upslope preferred avoid downslope)
Forced landing - plan approach
Select 1000ft point and 1500ft point and determine the track to these key points
Forced landing - trouble checks
F: fuel check correct tank, check contents sufficient, primer locked, fuel pump on
M: mixture rich, carb heat on
I: check ignition + check L and right instruments
Forced landing - MAYDAY call
On 124.2 MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY, TAW 5 north lake Onoke, engine failure will call you when safe on the ground, POB 2.
Forced landing- personal drills + pax brief
Pax brief: James, we are having engine trouble. I am going to land the plane in a paddock below us. Please keep your hands and feet away from the controls and make sure your seatbelt it tight. Once we have landed get out of the plane and we will meet behind the aircraft.
Harness secure
Latches secure
Forced landing - downwind checks + secure a/c
- BUMFH check
- FMI off (leave masters on until short final)
Forced landing - turning base
At 1000ft point, lookout and turn base, flap as required and adjust airspeed as required
Forced landing - turning final
Flap as required reduce airspeed as appropriate
Forced landing - initiate go around
Carb heat OFF
apply full power smoothly
assume climb attitude
when positive rate of climb is established, raise flap in stages and trim