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Old 21st January 2012 | 12:04
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Genghis the Engineer
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There are several subtle variations on PFL training powered, but they all broadly amount to the same thing. Here's a simplified version of what I practice and teach

- Engine's failed
- Establish best glide speed, point into a sensible area,
- If height permits, attempt a restart
- Pick a good field, well within gliding range, preferably somewhere between 45 degrees to the side of the nose, and behind me, preferably with other good fields around. Points of interest exactly as gliding - crop, slope, wind, obstructions, length
- Establish somewhere between downwind and base, note the vertical angle to an aiming point about 1/3 into the field
- Fly a constant aspect approach, tightening the turn if the aiming point goes up in the field of view, widening it if it goes down.

After that, it's all pretty much aircraft specific - speed, gear, carb heat, flaps, as required. Mayday and pax brief as time permits. Be prepared to switch fields if it's going wrong, if i doubt err on the side of going through the far hedge slow, rather than the near hedge fast.
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