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Early Last week my instructor presented me with a written list of emergency procedures a student private pilot is required to know. On Friday(8/14), we flew to a practice area, and for the first time, practiced two of the procedures. One such procedure was for engine fire and the other was when the engine quit. The first procedure I wasn’t able to initially perform well and parts of the second were the same. The steps for the second:
Aviate 70knots
Navigate
Investigate cockpit checks
Communicate 121.5 7700expr
Aviate
USE the checklist
The above is the level of detail provided for engine out. No more
On Wednesday of this week (yesterday), we went to the simulator instead. And in the simulator I learned that I had completely misunderstood the instructors for engine fire. Upon clarification, I made much progress and eventually did it successfully. Performing the engine out procedure, I followed the steps as indicated above yet the instructor said I was leaving details out……which weren’t listed in the procedure. The instructor hadn’t provided more detail previously and said that I should "know" them. It was in the step for Investigate cockpit checks. And that I did the Communicate before Investigate .he also said that I should have attempted to restart the engine
Understand that I am new to these procedures, having only been introduced to the written instructions for them last week; and only practiced them for the first time on Friday.
So my question: assuming most of you have been introduced/trained with this procedure, is this the level of detail above what you were provided(for engine out)….and would you have “automatically” known attempt engine restart when you first learned it. And is communicating while or before investigate cockpit checks a BIG error
comments please
Aviate 70knots
Navigate
Investigate cockpit checks
Communicate 121.5 7700expr
Aviate
USE the checklist
The above is the level of detail provided for engine out. No more
On Wednesday of this week (yesterday), we went to the simulator instead. And in the simulator I learned that I had completely misunderstood the instructors for engine fire. Upon clarification, I made much progress and eventually did it successfully. Performing the engine out procedure, I followed the steps as indicated above yet the instructor said I was leaving details out……which weren’t listed in the procedure. The instructor hadn’t provided more detail previously and said that I should "know" them. It was in the step for Investigate cockpit checks. And that I did the Communicate before Investigate .he also said that I should have attempted to restart the engine
Understand that I am new to these procedures, having only been introduced to the written instructions for them last week; and only practiced them for the first time on Friday.
So my question: assuming most of you have been introduced/trained with this procedure, is this the level of detail above what you were provided(for engine out)….and would you have “automatically” known attempt engine restart when you first learned it. And is communicating while or before investigate cockpit checks a BIG error
comments please