...you were referring to...the Twinstar itself. ...is probably accurate :banghead:
Yes. Yes. A thousand times yes. I try to convey that to students...with mixed success.
It's difficult for them to grasp at first. Teach them a flow across the cockpit and teach them to
think about what position the switches need to be in for each part of the flight. Spent time on the ground with them. Then let them use the checklist to make sure they didn't forget anything/do anything wrong.
Flow, then check. Flow, then check.
Take the checklist away from them while just sitting in the airplane. Make them go through what is required, then let them read the checklist.
Bingo.
There is no chance in hell that I'll do a rolling run-up in a Cirrus. Too much power on a castering nosewheel, with brakes that have been known to catch fire.
And that's no problem at all. If
you don't want to do it, so be it. But saying "that's a good way to get in trouble" is ludicrous. You can't just make blanket statements like that and expect it to apply all the time. If you aren't comfy with it, don't do it.
That being said you can do a runup in less that 20 seconds in a cirrus if you have your together. It's the boneheads that haven't programmed their 430's and various other whiz bang gizmos that holds up the line.
Program that stuff before you start it up. Get a GPU, start up and program it while you're waiting for engine temps to stabilize...your stuff should be programed by the time you hit the taxiway.
I'm sorry mini and your self centered world, if 30 seconds of your time is more valuable than the safety of my flight.
30 seconds of my time is very valuable to me. If you want to do a run-up at a complete stop, pull off somewhere so you aren't holding up the show. That's all that would really piss me off, is if I followed you in the mighty SR22 to the end only to get to wait while you do your 5 minute run-up. How long do you need to watch the RPM drop on the mag check anyway? 30 seconds should be it. Cycle the boots, cycle the prop, check the mags, maybe lean the mixture if it's appropriate, check the electrical load. If you know your airplane it shouldn't take more than 30 seconds. If not, you should be with an instructor learning your airplane.
When I fly, I am the show! :bandit:
...lame joke.
har har har
Load airplane.
Climb in, check everything a second time, start engines.
Close cowl flaps.
Good way to get hot spots on some installations. Leave 'em open and let it warm up slowly most of the time if you can.
I've learned over the years that many pilots confuse technique and procedure; thinking that their particular techinque must be procedure or must be the best/safest way because they do it that way.
Oh it is. You can't do it
any other way. You should know that by now.
Actually for most bug smasher pilots, checklists ARE taught as read and do checklists.
...which is a major problem with flight instruction. Teach the student to know their airplane. I don't like omitting checklists entirely (as I know some pilots do), but I hate the idea of being "heads down" because it's time to do the after takeoff checklist. Meanwhile we're 40* off of heading and climbing through assigned altitude....
-mini
anic:
