Handling your first In-Flight Emergency

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I've listened to a few accident cockpit recordings. I was impressed many times how calm and composed every crew member was. But this one gave me gooze bumps.

Western Airlines crash in Mexico city.

http://www.airdisaster.com/download2/wal2605.shtml

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That's really disturbing to listen to. As many of the audio clips are on airdisaster.com. It really gets under my skin..
 
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I've listened to a few accident cockpit recordings. I was impressed many times how calm and composed every crew member was. But this one gave me gooze bumps.

Western Airlines crash in Mexico city.

http://www.airdisaster.com/download2/wal2605.shtml

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That's really disturbing to listen to. As many of the audio clips are on airdisaster.com. It really gets under my skin..

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You can say that again.
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Seggy
To put it in perspective I was asked on a standardization ride what I would do if an engine quit after take off. I had about 5000 tt with 2500 in type ( C-12 which is a military BE-200 ), I was the Unit Standardization Instructor Pilot and Instrument Flight Examiner, and at the time I was also flying as Capt. on a CE-550 ( Citation ) and a Bell 222UT Helicopter.
My answer to the questions was ... "I don't know".
The Stand Eval guy couldn't believe what I was saying, he asked again ... what would I do if an engine quit after take off. I said I don't know, it's never happened to me. Obviously he wanted to know the procedure for an engine failure after take off ... which I knew, I was just giving the examiner a hard time. The point is untill it happens you don't know how you are going to react, I would like to believe I would do as I have been trained. Most of my inflight emergencies have been very anticlimatic ... something happened and I did as trained, backed up by a checklist and only really thought about it after I was on the ground. This includes an engine failure ( on a twin ) in the pattern, a rapid decompression at FL310 and a few emergencies in a helicopter ie: suspected main rotor malfunction and engine problems on takeoff ( compressor stalls and engine chip lights ).
You are doing well to think about contigencies but I wouldn't dwell on it too much, trust your training and your trainer.

Jim
 
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Seggy
To put it in perspective I was asked on a standardization ride what I would do if an engine quit after take off. I had about 5000 tt with 2500 in type ( C-12 which is a military BE-200 ), I was the Unit Standardization Instructor Pilot and Instrument Flight Examiner, and at the time I was also flying as Capt. on a CE-550 ( Citation ) and a Bell 222UT Helicopter.
My answer to the questions was ... "I don't know".
The Stand Eval guy couldn't believe what I was saying, he asked again ... what would I do if an engine quit after take off. I said I don't know, it's never happened to me. Obviously he wanted to know the procedure for an engine failure after take off ... which I knew, I was just giving the examiner a hard time. The point is untill it happens you don't know how you are going to react, I would like to believe I would do as I have been trained. Most of my inflight emergencies have been very anticlimatic ... something happened and I did as trained, backed up by a checklist and only really thought about it after I was on the ground. This includes an engine failure ( on a twin ) in the pattern, a rapid decompression at FL310 and a few emergencies in a helicopter ie: suspected main rotor malfunction and engine problems on takeoff ( compressor stalls and engine chip lights ).
You are doing well to think about contigencies but I wouldn't dwell on it too much, trust your training and your trainer.

Jim

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Thanks for the responses. I see exactly what you are saying here with this advice (and all the advice for that matter). Like I said I am thinking about it not dwelling on it. I am having SO much fun flying it hardly enters my mind!
 
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