Dirty dive engine fire drill
Hi all, quick question, I am doing cpl at present and one of the exercises is engine fire, dirty dive to put it out, forced landing.
when doing a dirty dive we are limited to undercarriage speed and max flap speed, which generally gives quite a steep dive. Once fire is out clean a/c, get yourself sorted into field.
My question to you guys is, why do a dirty dive? Why not a dive clean and dive at a faster speed, but shallower angle, maybe losing less height? I have not tried in a/c but can you dive clean at a faster speed than dirty and lose less height?
There are perhaps other considerations ie getting on deck quick as possible, but it seems like a possible waste of height and time to go through drills and pick suitable field etc. And also from a speedy clean dive you could convert speed to height once fire out giving you more time also.
Any credence in diving clean, or am I being a dunce.