Cirrus Engine Failure at 1500 Feet
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 พ.ค. 2022
- If you're a single engine private pilot, I am pretty sure one of your biggest fears is facing an engine out. It certainly was for me. Recently that incident became a reality. What didn't happen was the paralyzing fear I assumed would follow. Join me in this episode as I hypothesize why the fear never entered the cockpit and what we all can do to mitigate our concerns and put us in the best position possible to handle an emergency.
My hope is that my experience can somehow translate to a path to proficiency and confidence for you that results in the best possible outcome of any unexpected "situations" you encounter.
Blue Skies and Tailwinds!
I’ve had 4 emergencies in 52 yrs of flying, fortunately was able to nurse the plane to an airport each time. Just as you describe, I found my mental awareness instantly became hyper focused, alert and decisive. It’s fascinating to experience how the brain works when flooded with adrenaline.
Love hearing that. I had a sample size of one. Now we've doubled that!!! Thanks for sharing.
Mike, unfortunately, so many don't become hyper focused, alert and decisive.
That’s 4 hundred percent reason to go turboprop or nothing, instead of lying to your family how safe piston aircraft are. Just look at the history of engine failures in Katherynreport on Cirrus vs Cessna, their an overpriced paint job of a joke., hence the idiotic requirement for the parachute.
I've had various emergencies in 25k hours of flying, a lot of it sitting behind s.e. radials. I had lots of warning prior to any total engine failure. I have never had to look at a dead stick during a landing.
@@tropicthndr Wow aren't you just a ray of sunshine ✨️
Thanks for sharing. I'm glad there's a few people around who understand airplanes and their power plants. What would we do without your insight. 👌🏽
I love how the big boys were talking with you. Aviation is an amazing community.
Funny, when I think about it, it brings some emotion to my eyes. I talked with another pilot who had a failure as well and he told me the same emotion came to him when he thinks about all the people that are rooting for you.
I had an engine failure in February of this year. I had 82 total hours. Jut like you said, training kicked in and lucky for me and my wife, I had an airport 3.5 miles away. It was an uneventful landing. I credit my fantastic CFI's with pounding that training in my head!
Was yours the 1963 C-205?
@@pfflying6275 No, I'm not famous enough for a TH-cam video..HaHa! Mine was a 172. Had contaminated fuel. Just like the books say, it was exactly one hour after fueling up. I landed in Rainsville GA. My wife's FIRST cross country flight. She's already a nervous flier but she did great. She sat there quietly and let me do what I needed to do.
@@douglastisdale7035 ..GREAT job!
Nice work!
Training didnt kick in for him. You pull the chute in acirrus
I've been a pilot for 30 years and an aircraft owner. I watched a hundred engine out videos. I'm a worrier and I believe it can, and will, happen to me. I practice engine out landings regularly. Still I have the fear of the real thing. IN all the videos and information I have studied, I never heard your perspective on this. The idea that all the training and practice I continue to do will allow my brain to act appropriately when it is necessary. It's a wonderfully positive thought that I will remember. And of course I will keep practicing and training for emergencies. Thank you for posting this. It really struck home to me.
Thanks for your comments. So many accidents are pilot error, I wonder if the engine out really isn't a likely scenario for you. But like you, I feared it and so adjust my flying process accordingly. For example, I won't fly the lake shore if the wind is blowing out of the west. I don't want the chute to take me out over the lake. I also don't like to fly too close to the ground. Altitude gives you time, distance and options. That worked against me on this flight. I do oil analysis, and watch my engine temps and pressures. All of these things help to move the odds in your favor. And ultimately that's all we can do. Keep practicing, but don't get wrapped around the axle with stress. Just like pilots love the journey as much as the destination, let your learning journey create the same excitement and enjoyment for you. Keep me appraised of your progress.
"You do not rise to the occasion. You fall back to your level of training." I forget where the quote is from, and it sounds a bit negative on the face of it. But if you really think about it, it's extremely actionable and empowering. Words to live by!
@@FallLineJP Although frequently credited to an anonymous Navy Seal, (the altered quote likely is), this quote is originally attributed to the Greek lyrical poet, Archilochus. He is credited with being among the earliest Greek writer of iambic, elegiac, and personal lyric poetry.
@@musicbycandlelightmbc3225 Fascinating! Thanks for the history lesson :)
Chair flying is what saved my life in each emergency. Instant and correct control input especially at low altitude is critical.
Excellent flying, excellent video! TRAINING TRAINING TRAINING!! I'm a 30 year pilot, 23 year 121 driver, CRM/TEM instructor. I cannot give you enough hi 5's. I certainly appreciate your vulnerability, candor, and professionalism. Nice work my friend.
Thank you for putting the time and energy into making this video. I hope it empowers everyone watching to put the same effort into their airmanship as have you.
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I'm a new pilot who is fortunate enough to own a plane and when I am flying with my wife she asks why are you always looking at the ground, and I say I am looking for place to land and she gets worried. I then let her know that I was trained to always look for your engine out landing area. Great job on your emergency landing!!
Sometimes you have to not answer some questions from your flying companion, and other times you have to make sure you word it right. Help them to understand how we are always thinking about safety and safe outcomes. There's a bit of an art to it. Thanks for the comment.
This is a great narrative and recap. Thanks for doing this, and more than anything, I’m glad you’re safe! Great job!
Thrilled to hear you are all right and here to fly another day. I have added this video to my CFI Training list to share with students. Thanks for sharing with us.
Hey Sam. I'm glad too! If you ever want me to talk to any of your students, I'm happy to do so. Keep having fun.
Took a lot of courage to make this video. Thank you for the great advice and candor. I’m so glad you are okay!
Sometimes I just have to get something off my chest. I love that our pilot community welcomes the sharing as long as I don't mind hearing what people think. ;-) Thanks for your comments.
GREAT JOB! I find my time as a sailplane pilot really helps with outlandings. You are always looking for a place to land and learn what kind of fields are best. When you run out of lift it's time to pick a field!
Fantastic video! I don’t think anyone could have explained that type of situation better and I am so happy you landed safely! I will def take some things I learned from your video which Ik will make me a better pilot but furthermore much more efficient with critical thinking. Thanks for this video!
Excellent handling of this emergency. Glad you are still in the land of the living. I've had one emergency in my time - a night electrical failure when I was a low time pilot. I experienced the same feelings: extremely heightened awareness and decisive decision-making. I'm somewhat ashamed to say, I've never felt more alive. Training and proficiency are everything. Keep up the good work.
Interesting comment. Never thought of it that way. Thanks for your comments.
The beauty of small single engine airplanes they glide pretty good ! Glad you landed safely ! Good Job
Glad you are safe and appreciate the time it took to share your experience.
Thank you for taking the time to pass along your comments. I just hope the video makes pilots realize how much each of us can do to prepare for emergencies. The human brain is amazing and we are empowered to make it work to our benefit. Blue Skies to you.
Brilliant. I am a cfi and am taking this to tell me to give my students even more practice in this area. Mix, pump, tank switch. Mags. Air source (carb heat ). Thanks for putting yourself out there for us. All the best neal sw fla
Thanks.... to you as well.
Great to hear all the genuine congratulatory call outs from your brethren!
A real special aspect of this was the community of pilots reaching out. It’s humbling.
Back when I was a student pilot on my first cross country I reached the Set heading point and went through the set heading checklist which starts with pulling the carb heat on. I did that and the engine quit. Well instantly one of my Dads many and hard earned aviation anecdotes came jumping out at me. He used to say "if you move a lever or switch a switch and bad things start happening - move it back to where you found it" . So as I was reaching for the mic button this hit me and I simply pushed the carb heat back off and voila, the engine came back to life. The training school changed the carb the next day.
I'm a new pilot and I watch as many of these videos as I can get my hands on to see what can go wrong and how the situations were successfully handled. I appreciate all the time people put into making these videos just so that others lives can be spared, should they be exposed to the same scenarios. Keep the blue side up!
Thank you Dave. I have a relative who used to think it was morbid that pilots always look into accident stories, but now realizes that our community (our common unity) is that we love what we do and always try to learn from other's experiences, good or bad. You're off to a good start. Study, train, practice will lead to proficiency and confidence. It's amazing how well that works. Blue Skies and Tailwinds
Great Job. Happy to hear this had a happy ending. In this particular situation, I think that scenario review in your head 30 minutes prior to the engine failure helped you as much if not more than the review with the CFI 6 months earlier since all the engine restart procedures were irrelevant and you realized that quickly. What you needed to do immediately was what you had just mentally rehearsed 30 minutes ago with the same terrain for landing....farmer's field, parallel to plowing rows. Again, great job getting down safely along with the good fortune of pretty firm dirt so you didn't sink in and nose over.
This is why we train! Great job, Marc (and CFI Bob)!
Yep, and we hope we never need it. ;-) Thanks for the comment.
What a great lesson for ALL of you pilot's & wannabes! So profound in explaining how to be PRO-actionary & not RE-actionary to a MAYDAY situation!
Always chose BROWN over GREEN. Perfectly done here. As a glider pilot "out landing" is quite normal. No need to get scared. Just land at the lower or lowest end of the speed range! And keep the front wheel up... As long as possible
I've heard from Dan that corn is green.
@@bwyseymail 😂
Why brown over green?
@@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403 dirt vs plants or trees 😉
An outstanding video. I teach military pilots in a small Grob 120 TP turboprop, flying with parachutes but no ejection seats, and I might just show your video on our next ‘Flight Safety Friday.’ We have loads of mnemonics to deal with such situations; but you basically covered them all seamlessly. As a professional pilot with 40 years experience I would have been proud to have handled the situation half as well as you did. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you for your great commentary! I guess we have all learned much from this video! Thank you for posting! Wish you a great day! Many happy landings! 😊
Thank you.
Great work!! I command the NW Ohio Civil Air Patrol and got a notice of your distress call from one of my lieutenants. I alerted my team and we tracked your ADSB data to that field while we got to our HQ/hangar. We all breathed a sigh of relief when we heard you were un-injured. Fantastic after action report, looking forward to hearing about the engine!
I've been asked to hold off on the results of the engine analysis. We know what happened.
Wonderful video with lots of great points! One of my favorite things about the aviation community is everyone's willingness to share their experience and eagerness to learn from others' experiences! - Beth
If you think of the word Community, you'll see that its made up of two root words.... COMMON UNITY. We all come together around the notion of a passion for aviation. It's our common unity. And in that we learn and share with each other. It truly is special and worthy of celebration!!!
Thank you. Yours is the BEST aviation training video I have ever watched (and I have watched many). Your message confirms, in time of crisis we do not rise to the occasion. We revert to the level of our training. Again, thank you.
Very kind of you to write and thank you for the compliment. I have slowed down on videos, because I want them to be of value and not just showing a trip. You've motivated me to get back on track. THANKS.
How right you are, I had an engine failure a few weeks ago and I didn’t panic it was all automatic. Made a safe landing back at the airport I had departed.
I love how another pilot on frequency reminded you to fly the airplane to the ground and how aviation is such a close community. Good job on this emergency and this video.
Thank you. I often remind people that the word community is made up of two root words.. COMMON UNITY. Our common unity is a passion and love for aviation. All of the communication from the airline pilots that day was very much appreciated and makes me a bit emotional when I think about it.
Thanks for expertly sharing your experience. Also, job well done Captain. My hat is off to you.
Thanks.
That’s funny, I heard this mayday call on guard that day flying into CMH. I was working that day. Now here it is on TH-cam. Nicely done, sir.
Good job man!
So happy you’re ok
I own a hangar at Mansfield drove up to the site shortly after this incident. You did an awesome job! That field could not have been more perfect. With our rains the week before your incident I was worried everything would be soft. I had an engine failure in 2014 at 80 hours total time and had a very similar landing. Great job flying the plane!!!
Was just at Mansfield today, plenty of places to land out there. Glad you made it out safe and chose to share. Great for new pilots like me (60 hours) cheers.
Great! Thank you for sharing. I am a low time pilot and as I am usually flying in mountain areas I am always focused on "where to go in case". This gives me confidence.
I am involved with a flying club in Chicago. We have decided to organize a discussion about what to do if we lose an engine on takeoff. Not everyone has a chute and if you're below 500 feet on a G3 or below 600 feet on a G5/6, the chute isn't really an option anyway. We're in a heavily populated area about 8NM Northeast of KORD. Not a lot of options, but worthy of discussion. I have limited experience in terrain that you deal with. Your thought process sounds like a good one. Train, Practice, Study.
Great job on handling the situation. Enjoyed the learning experience, great video and very good advice mixed in. Appreciate you sharing.
Thank you, Randy. Appreciate you taking the time to write.
What a great lesson here. Thanks for sharing your experience. Need to go up with my CFI for some proficiency.
As a trainee pilot I would to thank you for this video and your thoughts and experience in this area. It has given me a new perspective and way of thinking about this. Especially as my cfi has said my lesson will be on stalls, lol..
I’m glad I watched this. Thank you
You're welcome. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Have you earned your ticket yet?
@@pfflying6275 not yet. Im about 5 hrs away from my first solo flight. So its getting exciting. I bought myself a small plane to further my training in too. A little Jabiru ST3. Cant wait to fly it.
Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄
Just saw this video but truly great advise for all pilots. Thanks for taking the time to share this.
Thanks for taking the time to comment. Much appreciated and glad you found value in the video.
Fantastic video. Thanks for sharing and teaching us all something with this experience.
Excellent job on the landing! I'd also say that learning to fly from an airport surrounded by farmland & lots of fields, is a lot nicer experience than flying over lots of water and hills!
A lot of firsts that day, the best of it is that you came out of the emergency unharmed and with the high spirits that come out of a job well done. Congrats .
Thanks. The fallout implications of insurance making it difficult even though it was maintenance induced and I gave them the best possible outcome have been rather frustrating, but I am most happy to be here to complain about it!!! 😀
Thank you for your excellent job treating an emergency situation properly and not just pulling the chute. I hate it when Cirrus pilots have a manageable problem and just use their chute as a crutch to avoid having to deal with their problem. They belly-flop into a residential area, risking the lives of others, and damage their airplane, which causes insurance rates to go up for all of us. Meanwhile, there's a field or barren stretch of highway half a mile away.
The true test of your composure in an emergency will only come when you have that emergency. I've had about 10 in over 22,000 hours of flying. I wouldn't change a thing on any of them. You remained calm and did what you were trained to do. Well done. Not everybody is like that. On two of my emergencies, my first officer froze in fear and shut down. I had to secure the engine myself and talk her down afterward to get her to take over the radio.
You talked about the brain being wonderful by shutting off hearing the "pull up" calls to focus on the important things. That's not exactly a good thing - but it is something that affects all humans at a point of task saturation. Nobody is completely immune to it. The hearing is the first thing to go in a stressful situation. In some cases what you are not hearing (not in your case) IS the priority. Consider the Eastern Air Lines 401 crash in the Everglades. All four pilots were pre-occupied with a burned-out landing gear indication light, and not one of them heard the autopilot disconnect, the altitude warnings, or ATC trying to call them to check their altitude. 101 people died on that flight. The important take on that is to be aware of that Human Factor and try to avoid falling into its trap.
Nicely done, sir! You should be proud of your accomplishment. Textbook prioritization example!
Great video. Thank you for sharing this experience with us.
This is a very well-done explanation of what you need to know. Obviously, inspections and AD compliance need to be taken very seriously and not just a get-her-done attitude. I had previously seen you on a "Then Finer Points" episode and was already impressed with your reaction and skills. Having never lost an engine I can not imagine how the surprise element grabs you.
Regarding the surprise element, I'm just glad I didn't have to change my underwear. Seriously, I was surprised that panic did not rear its ugly head. My first reaction was one of disbelief. THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING, But then my brain just told me to get to work. We all have that capability. It's comforting to know. But we are all accountable to study, train, and practice so the brain has the necessary information to drive our action.
Thank you so much for sharing this. Very valuable information, and a great, real-life reminder of why these types of skills (my CFI calls them "perishable skills") are SO important to keep drilling on. Great narration too! Congratulations on handling this emergency so well.
Thank you. I love doing it and like all pilots, we love to learn from each other. Every day, every flight.
nice video, thanks for sharing your experience and insight. Some good wisdom!
I am a Cirrus pilot as well, 800+ hour in G1/G2/G3 SR20/SR22/SR22T
Some great experience there. Thanks for commenting. I'd be interested in picking up some of your good wisdom.
This just shows at the beginning of the video that he must have been broadcasting on 121.5 and others were listening. We all while flying are one and we all look out for each other. That's awesome.....no air rage!!
I love how you were calm and prepared for this accident. You handled this like a true professional. Also Glad you flew it all the way to the ground, as stated by ATC. Great job! You saved the airplane too, no chute deployment, how great. You took advantage of your terrain.
Thank you John. It kind of surprised me, as I said in the video. I was so glad I didn't panic and that's what gives me hope for all pilots. That if we study, train, and practice, we put ourselves in the best position to be successful. Also was lucky to be around a bunch of fields. By the way, the guy that told me to fly it to the ground was an airline pilot. Most of those commenting were. I love our aviation community. Thanks for the comments.
@@pfflying6275 I think it was good that you communicated all the way down. That gave you the reassurance and confidence to land safely. This is such a cool story, I need to spread this around because you did fly it all the way to the ground! Recently a Cirrus owner in the pattern on downwind deployed the chute. He ruined his airplane. At pattern altitude I am sure he could have made it to the runway. While he may not have had the experience and composure you had, and you really can't judge, except that it seems that Cirrus pilots, and yes I am judging rely on the chute instead of what you did! I am an airline pilot myself and have had several instances over the years to help others. My best was vectoring a guy around some weather at night with our first generation ADS-B. They have since taken that away from us, which is a shame! My iPad in the little planes gives me an overall better weather picture than my radar in the big airplane. Keep up the good work!
Great video, great advice, well done on a great result.
Yessir, you had a Catastrophic Engine Failure! You also picked the very best field to land in; well packed/not freshly plowed.
Great video that every - new as old - pilot aught to see!
I'm glad you made it not that it's surprising consindering your mentality for safety and training.
Thank you, this video reassured me that those doubts that have crept into my mind from time to time are just fear of the unknown. Nothing more, nothing less. A strong mind and training will always prevail.
Glad you figured it out. It's not a 100% guarantee, but it's the ultimate risk mitigator. Becoming an appropriately confident pilot, through proficiency, which of course comes from study, knowledge, training, and practice, will help eliminate emergencies, and if they do occur, puts you in the best possible position for success. It was a really reassuring learning for me. Enjoy the ride. Blue Skies.
Great stuff, Marc - one word stuck out to me - "hyperfocused." But I think the most important thing is your preparation for the event. Knowing your airplane REALLY well and having run simulations (even if only in your head) enabled your "good" brain to take over. I hope that never happens to you again!
I hope it doesn't happen again as well. ;-) It's not just about airplanes. This is probably a good life lesson as well. Thanks for contributing.
This is a fantastic review of emergency procedures, thanks very much.
You're welcome. Glad you found it of value.
I celebrated 50 years of private/military/commercial aviation last year.. I've had a plethora of engine failures and emergencies (never dead sticking in but a couple of zero thrust) but the one thing that has come back to me is training, training, and more training! (I guess that's three) It becomes mental muscle training. If you train correctly, it comes automatically when things go sh*t-house. Your brain autoshifted into that training mode. Never forget the aviation tenet, aviate, navigate, communicate as the basis of every emergency. Congrats on your decision process!! Well done...just like you trained.....as it should be!
Fantastic video. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Nice job. I enjoyed the video and incorporate many of the techniques you mentioned to mitigate the risk of engine failure in cruise. I’ve had several engine failures in multi-engine jets, but I hope I never have one in my Cardinal.
Glad you were able to walk away. Excellent.
WOW, so happy you were over some great countryside....nice job, remain calm, fly it to the ground.....thanks for sharing!
Great job! As we said in the Marine Corps - Prior Planning (or Preparation) Prevents Piss-Poor Performance - the Six P's. I try to apply that to my flying as well.
I love that. Now if I could only memorize that.
Its the 6-P’s
@@dondonzi2627 Correction noted and edited. I promise I can count lol
Great refresher and WELL DONE SIR!
Thank you.
Congrats. Thanks for sharing. You were amazingly calm.
Thanks for sharing your story! My home airport is KDKB - DeKalb. I certainly will be scheduling some time with an instructor. Especially since “life” pulls you away from flying.
My partner in the plane gets gas at KDKB. Hopefully, you'll see it there in the near future.
Great job. Thank you for sharing. Your story benefits many. I never heard the 3-2-1 rule....useful. Happy flying.
Thanks for reaching out. Bop (CFI) is loaded with great things like 1-2-3. Blue Skies.
Thanks for walking us through everything and nice job. I had a few emergencies in my lifetime but all were in turbine equipment and not too scary.
Still sounds scary.
Thought you recently overhauled it. Would love a follow up as to what happened with the engine, I know your diligent about maintenance. Good job keeping your cool and doing ad trained.
Just waiting for some key approvals to let everyone know what the analysis showed. Stay tuned.
well done. As a Glider pilot of airfield landing as somewhat more common, and our aircraft are defiantly more suited for them, but even then, it is always a challenge
Well done - Awesome instructional video...Blue Skies and Tailwinds!
Thank you. I have learned so much from so many pilots. It's what our special community does. It's all about sharing and getting better.
EXCELLENT situational process! Many Thanks!
You're welcome and thanks for saying so.
Fantastic video - learnt a valuable lesson: we need to keep building/conditioning muscle-memory. I will do more checkflights from here on! (I had two unplanned outlandings with a glider in fields in the past 4 years - In the Swiss alps this is not so simple)
Thanks for this vid. Much appreciated. Glad your good 👍🏻
"[The brain] was just being perfect at bringing up data that I provided it earlier."
This is the key reason to train! I fly from an airport with very few off-airport landing opportunities and rising terrain on departure. My departure briefing always includes the 5 different small fields that I will try to make and in which order they will be available during the departure. And while departing I will actively call out the fields in my head to make sure I am ready. I hope I will never need this knowledge, but if I ever do, I have it.
Also: Wonderful piloting job there! There is not really anything to improve.
Where I fly from there are only small fields, but it is rural so no worries about urban landing nightmares. Your little five field departure briefing has however struck a chord with me and I will be examining my local area for the best fields when leaving or arriving at our locale. There is so much we can learn from each other and this was one of those little gems! Thanks!
@@theflyingfool I recently added the "I want to be x speed at x point" to my takeoff briefing. Also something I picked up from fellow pilots. I am happy my comment helped someone!
Happy landings!
I heard this somewhere recently...."In an emergency, you don't rise to the challenge, you sink to your training". We've all trained for off airport landings, and we all hope we don't have to remember our training.
Great job and video - thanks for sharing these tips (I hope I’ll never need them!). Glad that everything worked out so well, now you should be all set for the next 2,000 hours or so 🙂
I hope you're right. we picked up the plane a couple weeks ago. Back in the shop with a Field Control Unit and Prop Governor issue. Hoping it's ready tomorrow. Thanks for your comments.
Great flying!
Thank you for sharing.
And thanks to you for the nice comment.
Awesome! You've earned my subscription. Well done on the landing
Thank you.
I have never seen an engine look like a grenade went off inside the case until now. Thankful for your safe landing.
Exceptional story and really valuable. Oh, and great job!!
great job! Very lucky that the field was harvested and hard packed with no ruts. Thank you for making this video. I would love a Cirrus some day. I currently share a 182 Skylane with a friend who is also a CFI.
Thanks for the comments. Where are you based. Happy to take you for a ride if you are in the Chicago area or happen to be in an area that I fly to in the Midwest. As for the field, it was pre-season (April) so nothing planted yet. One of the benefits of the Midwest is lots of fields. I was extremely lucky this was right there and my brain told me to go there. Blue Skies.
Similar experience engine out 1500 ft. Over lake out of Pomona. Tried to restart twice. Fortunately, the engine restarted. I fire walled and traded as much altitude for airspeed as I could and simultaneously headed back to the airport. Turned out it was fuel contamination.
Congratulations ! and you don't have to add a repack to the list, Prop looks untouched too good job!
Fantastic job. Great video. Wonderful message. Thank you.
You're welcome. Thank you for taking the time to provide your comments. Blue Skies.
Good job man! Nicely done!
Well done, thanks for sharing!
I was flying a jet on the east coast the same day and heard this on 121.5. I was wondering what happened and am so glad you put this on Utube.
I heard more than one person say they heard it on the East coast. That is amazing to me.
A fantastic debrief. Thank you.
Good work man.... Starting my PPL in a cirrus tomorrow. Hopefully my eventual training will prepare me for any issues that ever arise.
Everything you learn has the potential to help. From instructors, from discussions like this, from watching and learning from others. And the rest is up to us as Pilots. We can’t guarantee perfect results, but we can start to shift the odds in a more positive direction. All the best to you. You’re going to love it.
@@pfflying6275 It was a very good time. Near 3 hours of flight time in a G3 and G6 SR20. All still very overwhelming at present. Will keep at it, and continue learning everything I can.
I have never flown in a small single engine airplane but Sir I would fly with you in your airplane any day ! Outstanding job .
Wow. Quite a compliment. Thank you. What part of the world do you live?
Great video. Thank you for sharing lessons learned. G1 SR20 here.
Thanks Ryan. We had a G1 20 in our club. It was an eye opener. Starting with the steam gauges and the Stec-30 autopilot, it didn't look like a Cirrus. But flew great and quickly felt at home.
@@pfflying6275 I'm a 2003, must be second half of the year. Avidyne Entegra glass and STEC 55x. If I had a deeper bank account a DFC-90 might be nice, but the STEC takes me all over the country. The dual 430s are original I believe, but a number of years ago a previous owner had them updated to WAAS. Still a very capable machine for me. Frequent trips from Maryland to Colorado.
Excellent Video and Narration
Very nice of you to say so. Thanks much.
It’s cirrus. What to expect. The most safe light aircraft ever. Great job. Wish I could afford the sr22 in the advance too.
Good Job handling a real engine out; and good job with your video! I fly an Ercoupe, my checklist for engine out is simple, check power, check mags, land. I love complex airplanes but thankfully, the 'Coupe is so simple. I, like you am always looking for someplace to put my 77-year-old craft down.
Thank you.
I've never flown an Ercoupe, but familiar from afar. In the end, we have an engine, wings, and controls. Whether it's an Ercoupe or a 777, we're all members of the same community. Thanks for watching and commenting. Blue Skies.
Great job. Man that's a beautiful plane.
I lost power last August at around 800' AGL shortly after takeoff. I ended up gliding under power lines and landing in a field of standing corn which made for a firm but fairly soft landing. Your mention about not being scared is the same thing I felt. I don't remember a bit of fear, just 100% concentration on what I was going to do next and how to get back on the ground safely. I later found one of the throttle cables broke which explained why the engine idled fine but would not produce any power. This event made me realize how one small failure can turn into an emergency at the worst time possible. Practice engine out landings often. Some day it might be for real.
I continue to hear from people that share the same experience you and I went through. It's a good message to share. Study, Train, Practice. It will help you when you need it. Thanks for the comment.
great job landing, would be cool to see some of the eng photos showing the failure and damage as well.
Stay tuned. Coming soon.
Nicely done!
Thank you.
My first off "airport" landing was during primary flight instruction. The CFI simulated an engine out near a grass strip airport. We did a full landing on the grass strip which was not at all like a paved runway but my confidence grew greatly knowing I could safely land off pavement.
Thanks for sharing. I learned a lot!
Great vid, thanks for sharing!