Re: Quiz Screaming Emu on the PA-44!
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Aww, screw that, it might have just been a Riddle thing.
How about:
"Talk me thru the immediate action items after an engine failure and what you're looking for"
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What I'd do depends on a couple of things. What phase of flight I'm in when the engine fails, what the single engine performance is that day, and whether or not I can figure out why the engine is giving up the ghost.
For example, if I'm flying a long in cruise and an engine shows a very low oil pressure, and CHT and Oil Temps are extremely high, odds are there isn't enough oil and I'm not gonna be able to salvage this one. If I catch that early enough I'll shut it down before it dies so its on my terms, I know when its coming, and it makes things less complicated.
So I'd go through the memory items, "identify, adjust power in operating engine, and maintain at least Vyse (88)". But since the engine is definately toast, I wont continue on with the non memory items such as checking the fuel selectors on, turning on carb heat, etc, because it wont make a difference. I'd just go right on to the securing procedure. Make sure that the engine your'e gonna feather is the right one (move throttle up and down and see if you get any change in manifold pressure, rpm, etc), then "left throttle-idle, left prop-feather, and left mixture-idle cut off". then on with the non memory items.
do I pass?
