Tips for MEI?

[spoolinup22]

hah. i'm crossing my fingers that the guy at arr is cool and lets us do that!

 

[sounddoc]

My DPE really liked that I pointed out that Vmc is and should be treated as a control v speed and not performance v speed. Big difference!

 

[Autothrust Blue]

How do you handle a prop governor failure?

This should REALLY be mandatory for all multiengine students, but in the course of three multiengine checkrides, I was never asked about it.

 

[TwoTwoLeft]

This should REALLY be mandatory for all multiengine students, but in the course of three multiengine checkrides, I was never asked about it.

Yeah, when I'm 100+ miles offshore at 500agl that's the one thing that makes my butt pucker.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Yeah, when I'm 100+ miles offshore at 500agl that's the one thing that makes my butt pucker.

In my new airplane, that makes me pucker all the time. That, and a prop not feathering immediately after V1 are the only real "hurry up" items.

I should be done with training in a week or so, we should go fly inverted.

 

[spoolinup22]

whats your new plane? Autothrust Blue

 

[Autothrust Blue]

whats your new plane? Autothrust Blue

EMB120. It has a somewhat distant history of killing people (WARNING: includes CVR audio) with prop overspeeds and other prop-related problems.

 

[TwoTwoLeft]

In my new airplane, that makes me pucker all the time. That, and a prop not feathering immediately after V1 are the only real "hurry up" items.

I should be done with training in a week or so, we should go fly inverted.

Yeah, that's a lot of propeller doing the opposite of what it's supposed to do.

We'll defiantly have to get some up-side down time if I'm still in town.

 

[spoolinup22]

Good to know.

Any tips on part 23? I know it's just a seminole so 23 doesn't apply, but i'm positive i'll get asked on it.

 

[JustinS]

Good to know.

Any tips on part 23? I know it's just a seminole so 23 doesn't apply, but i'm positive i'll get asked on it.

Part 23 does apply! Part 23 is small planes and Part 25 is transport category planes.

Look at FAR 23.149. Know it by heart, and be able to explain how each one effects Vmc (control) and performance (drag).

So they certify Vmc with the following:

Most adverse C.G. (aft C.G.)
Most adverse weight (MTOW)
Dead engine wind milling
Good engine full power
Cowl flaps in takeoff configuration
Flaps in takeoff configuration
Gear up
Bank and ball (Explain how this is good for Vmc for performance and explain that manufacturers are limited to 5 degrees of bank max for certification purpose because more bank is good for Vmc as Vmc decreases as bank increases.)

http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_G...D4CD062C81C49E2D85256687006C4CCB?OpenDocument


This is basically the heart of teaching and understanding multi-engine aerodynamics.