Precautionary Search & Landing

Question 1

Reasons for a Prec Search & Landing?

Answer 1

Bad weather (Pilot Error)

Low fuel (Pilot Error)

Last light (Pilot Error)

Lost (Pilot Error)

Aircraft malfunction

Serious illness

Question 2

What are some ways to detect the wind direction for landing in the field?

Answer 2

Automatic terminal information service

Last known

Smoke

Wind lanes

Cloud shadows

Aircraft drift

Question 3

Slow safe cruise speed and settings for inspecting the runway?

Answer 3

10° Flaps,

2000 RPM,

70kts

Question 4

What do you look for at 200ft AGL on the first pass?

Answer 4

Big features: powerlines, trees etc.

Question 5

What are BUMFH & DG checks and when should they be conducted in a prec search?

Answer 5

Brakes

Undercarriage

Mixture

Fuel

Height

&

Directional gyro align to nearest main direction.

On downwind circuit

Squark 7700, Mel Centre 124.9MHZ

Question 6

What is the height of the first pass and second pass?

Answer 6

First 200ft AGL

Second pass 100ft AGL

Question 7

What to look for on the second pass?

Answer 7

Small features: rocks, ditches etc.

Question 8

on the second pass how do you calculate the distance of the runway in meters?

Answer 8

Time the run.

DISTANCE = 1/2 THE SPEED (35) X TIME

Question 9

What is the minimum recommended time?

Answer 9

18 seconds -184m(605ft)

Question 10

What are the five S’s for identifying a good field?

Answer 10

SIZE

SHAPE

SURFACE

SLOPE

SURROUNDS

SITUATION

Question 11

What is the PAN-PAN call for a prec search?

Answer 11

“PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN,

LIMA QUEBEC LIMA QUEBEC WHISKY​WHISKY, LIMA QUEBEC WHISKY

BAD WEATHER (REASON)

10 MILES NORTH EAST (LOCATION)

INTEND TO LAND IN THE FIELD (POSITION)

TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD” (POB)

124.9MHZ 7700

Question 12

Passenger brief for a Prec search

Answer 12

We are going to perform a Precautionary Search and Landing to be safe due to the (Reason)

If you could please look out for other planes and any main roads (Give them a task)

Please make sure your seatbelt is tight and remove any sharp objects and meet me at the back of the plane once we have landed.

Question 13

When should you give the passenger brief and PAN call?

Answer 13

As soon as you have started decent towards 500ft

Question 14

What type of landing should be used for a Prec search on final?

Answer 14

Short field

60KNTS 20º on base

55KNTS Full flaps on final