Originally Posted by
BEagle
You really brief all that?
How much of that litany would anyone be expected to remember?
Yes from the first flight. At the beginning I will do it and they will follow along and as training progresses they will do more of it. At the beginning it is rote recital but as training progresses the understanding of the actions increases. To maximize the potential for a safe outcome in the event of a takeoff emergency I think you need to do everything I listed.
In any case you could phone any of my students at 0200. wake him/her up from a deep sleep and bark "you are at 500 ft after takeoff and the engine FAILED!" and I will bet serous money they could immediately start reciting the emergency actions.
I feel if they can do that then if the bad thing happens I have given them the tools to help them survive.