Originally Posted by
tobster911
Thank you all. As I say, I have no intention of doing it, just purely wondered. The advice about calling a MayDay is evidently the way to do it.
So, on a related but slightly different note, can anyone briefly explain how they work, or is it too much detail for a forum?
Thank you
The best you can do and what you should practice is a wings level let down on a heading.
No turns nothing.
Carb heat ON, flaps first setting, power reduction and wings level 400-500fpm rate of descent.
You get caught about an overcast, this is how you get down.
Declare an emergency and wings level let down.
Break out below and you should have a runway between your 11 and 1 o'clock.
You can practice this plenty with a flying buddy.
When this happens for real you'll be close to panic and only remember the basics.
In calm stratiform cloud you'll only need the lightest of corrections as a trimmed airplane will maintain a wings level constant rate descent on its own.
You have the right idea ( emergency) but you're making it too complex ( ILS approach)