Required Equipment for Overwater Flights
Here is a question I received this morning regarding required equipment for over water flights: I’d like to fly to the Florida Keys. Of course, we all know the FAR about flying high enough to get to...
View ArticleEmergency Descent Procedure in a Twin
Can someone explain an emergency descent procedure in a twin? Thanks.
View ArticleVacuum pump failure while flying
One of my favorite things about running this website is experiencing the power and value of the community. Just as pilots learn valuable lessons from sitting at the airport and “hangar flying”, pilots...
View ArticleIs a broken Rudder cable an emergency?
So in the rare event that your in the pattern and you snap a rudder cable, would you consider declaring an emergency to get help on the ready just as a precaution? Would you divert to an airport with...
View ArticleDeclaring an emergency
If engine is lost at 5000’AGL and I am directly over an airport, do I need to declare an emergency or can I simply notify ATC of situation?
View ArticlePTS – Private
Would it be within scope on a Private Pilot Practical Test for the Examiner to simulate partial or complete power failure on downwind for landing, i.e. require the Private Pilot applicant to...
View Articleemergency procedure of cessna 182 T
Hello, I am happy to see this site while surfing for my answer on the internet.. I am a student in Flight Instructor course. We are flying with Cessna T182 , my instructor asked me a question that I am...
View ArticleLow Fuel v.s. Emergency Fuel
Hi! Recently my classmate was failed in his Instrument Rating checkride, because of this question: What are the definitions of minimum fuel, low fuel and emergency fuel? I could not find any...
View ArticlePlanning for Emergency Landing
How do you recommend best preparing for an engine-out failure on departure (in a Single Engine Land) emergency situation? Do you use Google Earth? What do you look for besides large roads and open...
View ArticleEmergency Training Pays Off
This site is “Ask a CFI” not “Thank a CFI…” but I want to thank, then I’ll ask. When I teach aerobatics I start with recovering safely from what can go wrong. Because things do go wrong. Along the...
View Articlemaximum altitude loss
Hello, I’m wondering if there is a maximum altitude loss safe to an engine while practicing an emergency decent? say I start at 6500 and begin an e-dec down to 2500. power off, mixture rich, carb heat...
View ArticleCommercial Steep Spiral Entry
I am currently working on my FAA commercial certificate and fly a C152. I am having trouble with steep spirals lately. I think the entry is where I am having trouble at. I’ve tried searching on this...
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