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Multi-Engine Drill, Sitting at your Desk (or in a car while you'd rather be flying).
When I was working on a multi-engine ticket, I was constantly confused with the scenario for an engine failing on take-off, en- route, and landings, trying to get things under control by rote memory, which didn't work well.
I was fortunate enough to have a fire bomber pilot clarify things for me. He said it was simple and he learned it when his job was to identify the dead engine (they lost one on almost every flight).
If it's not flying, then stop. If you are committed to fly, then go.
The drill is simple if you are going to fly.
Start on the RIGHT HAND SIDE of the power quadrant and moving to the left hand side, push everything forward. i.e. mixtures, props, throttle in that order. Then work you way back to the right as you determine which engine to feather. i.e. Identify with feet, confirm with throttle, feather, shut off mixture, use checklist to clean up and secure. (Some Beechcraft do this in reverse)(If you have a supercharged engine be sure you do not overboost the engine manifold pressure when you move the throttles forward>
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Identify : Identify using the "Loafing Foot, Loafing Engine" Analysis
Confirm : Confirm your analysis by reducing throttle on the engine you THINK is dead. If you get the wrong one, it will be immediately apparent. (Quieter too).
Feather : Having confirmed the engine is dead, feather it promptly, before it loses oil pressure. If it loses oil pressure, you can't feather it.
Shutdown. Use Emergency Checklist
I find that when I am daydreaming about flying, I can simulate an engine out drill, simply by pushing one foot or the other to the floor. Just push one randomly to get the surprise effect. (This is the first indication of an engine out - Assymetric yaw caused by now uneven power output).
As soon as I push the foot to the floor, I go through the drill, i.e. Start on the right hand side of the power quadrant and push things forward working back to the left. Then I go through the Identify, Confirm, Feather Routine.
If I have to think much about what I am doing, I am too rusty to fly multi-engine. Actually, a few of these drills, sitting on the ground are great refreshers, because after you understand what you are doing, you can do these engine out drills anywhere.
It's amazing how quickly you can get rusty, and this gives a means to practice when you don't have an opportunity to fly.
This practice also saves money.
The standard I use to determine if I am up to snuff is "can I do this correctly, every time, in 3 seconds or less....if I have to think about it at all, I am too rusty to fly multi-engine...and when I haven't been flying for a while, I find that I do have to think about what I am doing... so I go get some dual"
If you have questions you may E-Mail me at
atpcfii@ferrypilot.cjb.net
Fred H. Quarles ATP-CFII
888-595-9131
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