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Dave,
I did do the aviate as I was trained to do, but I
definitely need to be better rehearsed on emergency
procedures. On my first flight, I was prepared for
anything that I could foresee going wrong. Now with
not previous serious problems, I've gotten a little
complacent, and need to readdress some processes I
think.
Steve
--- David Leonard <wdleonard@gmail.com> wrote:
Steve,
Glad you and the plane are in one piece. You and Ed
illustrate the first
rule of troubleshooting, that Tracy has tried to
instill in us - don't
think, but follow a fixed engine-out routine that
you practice in your head
often. Ed just pushed that relay without thinking -
as force of habit,
didn't hurt anything. Earlier he tried to out-think
his routine and failed
to switch tanks when that would have solved his
problem. My primary flight
instructor drilled it into me too: aviate,
navigate(brief),
communicate(brief), fuel selector, circuit breakers,
master switch,
mags, mixture rich, carb heat on. In the C150 it
flows in a fixed "T" from
memory. Then you can allow yourself to think if
time permits.
Of course, I would probably try to outsmart myself
if I ever had an engine
out - so thanks to you and Ed and Tracy for
reminding me to practice that
routine! :-)
Great job with the most important part - aviate!!!
Dave Leonard
Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/vp4skydoc/index.html
On 12/3/05, Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
wrote:
>
> Hi Steve
>
> Very glad to hear you and aircraft got back on the
ground safely. Yes,
> events like those really do use up seat cushions -
don't they. Glad you
> found the problem - amazing how little things like
adding tie wraps can
> cause such an exciting "adventure".
>
> I too have a "Live Man" switch, actually a circuit
breaker (normally open)
> that when I push it in by-passes power around all
switches to the critical
> systems (fuel and spark). I aborted a take-off from a 2200 ft runway
> (after getting airborne) when the engine began to
surge. Only thing I did
> have time to do (which in hind sight was a waste
of effort) was too push
> in
> the circuit breaker. Of course, the odds of a
surging engine being caused
> by a electrical problem is low - turned out it was
the fuel map set too
> low
> for the higher engine rpms (this was when I was
using an HALTECH EFI which
> you had to tune with laptop).
>
> But, a good idea in my opinion since often use
switches could possibly
> fail.
>
> In any case, sounds like all the thought processes
regarding what to do
> were
> well done Land long and land hot if you have too
- far better to go off
> the
> far end doing 20 mph than end up short on distance
or airspeed - my
> opinion,
> of course.
>
> Ed A
>
>
>
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