Forced Landing Routine/Drill
Attempting to re-start?
When flying a single piston-engined fixed wing aircraft with a fixed pitch prop, is there a standard check that you can carry out when the engine fails? I want something along the lines of BUMFFICH or FREDA. My textbook (Jeremy Pratt) doesn’t contain one and the checklist I have doesn’t flow neatly.
If there is no standard check, I’m gonna have to invent one! Shall I start at the fuel cock or the primer? (Cessna 150/152)
I take it that carb heat is a bad idea when trying to start an engine from stopped?
And then if re-starting is unsuccessful I’ve got to try and remember all of the other cr@p like unlatching the doors and remembering to shut off the master switch at the last moment.
You will be glad to know that I am not typing this at 900ft AGL.