February 19, 2011 - Emergency Procedures
Another crappy weather day did not preclude our ability to review and address in more detail in emergency procedures, which I need to be profient in before Lari will let me solo... We spent some classroom time reviewing decision making, as well as some time in the aircraft actually physically practising specific procedures such as engine fire after take-off, forced approach and so on.
What intrigued me was how there are general frameworks to follow, just as I learned in my PQP when preparing for the Principals' interviews -- argh, I remember all the problem solving frameworks we memorized, the 5-finger one, the "What, so what, now what?" framework, and so many others. Well, surprise, surprise, here they are again, same shit different smell! The following two are generally applicable to a variety of situations:
What intrigued me was how there are general frameworks to follow, just as I learned in my PQP when preparing for the Principals' interviews -- argh, I remember all the problem solving frameworks we memorized, the 5-finger one, the "What, so what, now what?" framework, and so many others. Well, surprise, surprise, here they are again, same shit different smell! The following two are generally applicable to a variety of situations:
1. Fly the Plane (i.e. set up cruise attitude, and trim, to leave your hands free to figure out what needs to be done next) 2. Investigate (What's going on? Cause Checks) 3. What are the Options? (What can/should I do to deal with the situation?) 4. Follow Procedure (Execute your plan; if there is a specific procedure for this particular emergency, follow it) 5. Now What? (what should be done next? I.e. if fiddling with a few things made the engine regain power, great, but do I continue practising spins, or should I maybe head back to the airport and save that other stuff for another day?! Also, now is a good time to communicate.) |
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Below are a few specific procedures, as I remember them:
Engine Failures
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Fires
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