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Old 4th May 2015 | 17:56
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Jumpindan
 
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From: NW Africa / DFFD
I appreciate the responses. We do not induce V1 cuts for training and only verbally simulate failures below 400ft as per FAA guidance. We don't have an installed auto feather on all our aircraft (some are early model 100's when it was a factory option, not always installed). We train the best we can in the aircraft for manually feathering for V1 cuts by chair flying and talk through/going through the motions. We do use the factory recomendations for V1/V2 speeds and perform balanced field planning. The main thing I am looking for is a good power setting for single engine missed approaches when I want the gas generator spooled for a real world oops when training. The idea of doing approaches/landing to any short field with turboprop/turbine engines pulled to idle and the prop pulled back isn't my idea of a safe or smart idea, especially since we tend to fly into smaller strips with less margin for error. When I have the plane up tomorrow I'll do some experimentation as suggested to find a good compromise. Thanks again for the help.
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