Emergency Approach
OBJECTIVE: To develop the student's accuracy, judgment, planning, technique, and confidence when little or no power is available in an emergency approach and landing.
ELEMENTS:
A. Prompt establishment of the best glide airspeed and the recommended configuration. B. How to select a suitable emergency landing area. C. Planning and execution of approach to the selected landing area. D. Use of emergency checklist. E. Importance of attempting to determine reason for the malfunction. F. Importance of dividing attention between flying the approach and accomplishing emergency checklist. G. Techniques that can be used to compensate for undershooting or overshooting selected emergency landing area.
SCHEDULE: Pre-flight instruction: 10 Minutes Travel to training area: 10 Minutes Instructor Demonstration: 10 Minutes Student Practice: 20 Minutes Return from practice area: 10 minutes Post-flight Review: 10 Minutes Total Time: 1:10
EQUIPMENT: Functional aircraft.
INSTRUCTOR’S ACTIONS: A. Conduct preflight training on the elements of an emergency approach. B. Demonstrate emergency approach C. Conduct post flight briefing.
STUDENT’S ACTIONS: A. Ask questions, review homework. B. Perform preflight. C. Observe demonstrations. D. Perform IAW PTS.
COMPLETION STANDARDS: Student performs Emergency Approach IAW the PTS.
COMMON ERRORS: A. Failure to maintain Best Glide Speed. B. Improper airplane configuration.
Introduction: To develop the student's accuracy, judgment, planning, technique, and confidence in an emergency descent.
A. Lesson Requirements:
1. Task: Perform an emergency approach and landing.
2. Condition: Given a functional aircraft.
3. Standard: IAW the PTS.
i. Exhibits knowledge of the elements related to emergency approach and landing procedures. ii. Analyzes the situation and selects an appropriate course of action. iii. Establishes and maintains the recommended best-glide airspeed, ±10 knots. iv. Selects a suitable landing area. v. Plans and follows a flight pattern to the selected landing area considering altitude, wind, terrain, and obstructions. vi. Prepares for landing, or go-around, as specified by the examiner. vii. Follows the appropriate checklist.
B. ELO 1: Identify the most important elements of an emergency approach.
1. FLY THE PLANE.
2. Best glide speed.
3. Identify landing area.
4. Student check
What is the best glide speed in this airplane? _______
C. ELO 2: Identify common errors in the emergency approach.
1. Failure to maintain best glide speed. Pitch for airspeed, this is especially critical when you have no power.
2. Failure to reach the landing area. Pick a better landing area, fly the plane. You may have to adjust your speed, but don’t stall.
3. Failure to use the checklists. Once you have the plane under control, start troubleshooting.
D. ELO 3: Perform an emergency approach.
1. Get best glide speed.
2. Identify landing area, begin moving toward it.
3. Troubleshoot. (fuel on correct tank, fullest or both; boost pumps on, mixture rich, carb heat on, flaps up, gear up).
4. 7700 on transponder, notify ATC (121.5 or current ATC freq)
5. Set up for landing.
6. Extend gear and flaps when landing assured. (Examiner may end here)
7. Prior to landing open doors.
8. Land.
