EFATO IN TRAINING
I would like to encourage instructors to incorporate EFATO into training whether part of the syllabus or not (it is my understanding that it is part of the JAA syllabus). Doesn't necessarily need to be done with a throttle chop or by the student - a demonstration is better than nothing. When I was an instructor in the Schweizer we were encouraged to give practice engine failures to students in every state of flight above 200ft. This was very effective in building the confidence of the student. Feeling that big drop of the aircraft before the blades 'bite' again and realising that you are not about to die takes a few goes!!. Climbing out and descending in engine failures have very different techniques to s&l...
There are a quite a few techniques not in flying schools syllabus' which can get missed. How many commercial students have never done a hover at 2000ft let alone done an auto from one?????
Last edited by splodge; 15th Dec 2005 at 10:17.