FAA registry still indicates Conti power. I don't know if that is updated upon conversion. Those things glide very well, I am told; from their altitude they had a conservative 15+ nm radius, or about 700 sq. nm, to land in.
100%.. agree training, especially the biannual flight reviews, really need to spend more time on real world emergencies, and people really ought to practice those engine failures.. beyond just the "fuel on both, mags on both, full rich, oh surprise it came back to life" thing
Probably, but if I got to 1K agl and it didn't look right or I didn't feel 100% confident that I could safely put it down then I'd be pulling that handle. Why risk it?
Someone should tell the FAA that. They let Cirrus out of the spin certification steps because of the chute.
I’m not quite following this - Cirrus teaches that CAPS should be activated in the event of a spin.
Most spins are from base to final and only a couple hundred feet off the ground. Parachute won't do diddly.
...From the track it does appear that things were largely under control until the last moment (he basically kept flying that pattern), which is a real shame to have all that time circling over a field just to lose it at the end
...My instructor wouldn't sign me off for solo until he watched me do multiple full stop "dead stick" landings out at FIT.. it's much harder than people think to time everything right with the maneuvering, wind gusts, turbulence, flaps, etc. to actually put it down.. I think it took probably a dozen tries to not end up too high or too low and having to "cheat" with the engine. Add the stress of it happening for real with no CFI next to you?? damn
That's an interesting perspective, but it makes sense. I hadn't thought about that with the dead stick practice having to actually put it on the ground.. you are completely right about Cirrus by the way, that's one of the things that is heavily trained now in the transition course is to just pull the damn thing and basically guarantee your survival
Twice-a-year flight reviews would indeed be helpful, but they are only required every other year. ;-}bUt TuRbInES NevEr FaiL
ReAL piLOtS DoN'T NeEd ParaCHUtEs
From the track it does appear that things were largely under control until the last moment (he basically kept flying that pattern), which is a real shame to have all that time circling over a field just to lose it at the end
We just saw in the other video from that Cessna where the guy basically stalled it 100' up that maybe not everyone is as good at doing a dead stick landing as they think they would be when it eventually happens in real life
100%.. agree training, especially the biannual flight reviews, really need to spend more time on real world emergencies, and people really ought to practice those engine failures.. beyond just the "fuel on both, mags on both, full rich, oh surprise it came back to life" thing
My instructor wouldn't sign me off for solo until he watched me do multiple full stop "dead stick" landings out at FIT.. it's much harder than people think to time everything right with the maneuvering, wind gusts, turbulence, flaps, etc. to actually put it down.. I think it took probably a dozen tries to not end up too high or too low and having to "cheat" with the engine. Add the stress of it happening for real with no CFI next to you?? damn
I landed just after that happened.
"basically" - being the operative word. Short of hypothermia a life jacket is also a great asset to have on a boat, even if you are a good swimmer
