How to handle an in-flight engine fire
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
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AOPA CFI Chris Moser goes through the emergency procedure for an in-flight engine fire. Determining a landing site is an integral part of an emergency checklist. Pilots should prioritize finding a suitable landing location as part of the emergency procedure.
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Let’s practice confirming you’ve got an engine fire and not something like an overnight birds nest on the exhaust
This was dumb and poorly done. What about slipping to keep the smoke/flames away from the cockpit. What about diving to snuff out any flames??
At 00:34 Chris simulates an emergency descent which is used to try to put out the flames
They followed exactly what the POH states though?
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That's pretty good, but you got to put the flaps down and I would do that before I would do anything else cuz you have to get down now as quick as possible
Depends where you’re at during the descent. If you still haven’t found your landing area, you don’t want to deploy flaps just yet. The moment you do, you start to lose airspeed, negating your best glide speed. You typically want to deploy flaps as you get closer to your landing area.
@@crazypilot4017 You were absolutely wrong my friend. You want to put as much drag on that airplane as soon as possible because you want to get down as soon as possible. It's a known fact in aircraft fires the most important thing is to get down as soon as possible end of story. I don't care if you crash land into a fireworks stand the most important thing is to get down ASAP. Who cares if you're wreck the airplane in your landing, that's not the issue The issue is to get the wind (oxygen) off the air frame ASAP.
You would never ever drop the flaps prematurely. Additionally what he says about 100 kn is also incorrect. Your first step is to set the 172 upward best glide flap up. Then you find a landing spot, once you have a landing spot secured and it's within reach, then you start with the flaps and slowing up. You never want to slow down the airplane until after you have found a spot to land. But 100 knot gliding speed in a 172 is way too fast. You'll waste all your altitude that way! Altitude is the INE thing that WILL save your lufe! NEVER give it up freely. You should be looking for 70 knots, your best glide speed in a 172. Once field is picked out, and you've got it made distance wise, drop your flaps and get it set up to land a normal soft field landing.
@@jmflyer55 I think you forgot something, "You're on fire" meaning you have to get down as soon as possible and that means dropping your flaps and shoving the stick forward. Yes kill the mixture, turn off electric power, shut off the fuel. But you have to get the airplane on the ground ASAP and that requires drag. The most effective drag inducing device is your flaps. And you want to slow down ASAP because the slower you go the less oxygen is going to the fire, what don't you understand about this It's basic airmanship
@@christophergagliano2051 You have it backwards. Yes you need to get down ASAP, but also want to put out the fire at the same time, which requires “emergency descent” to aid in putting out the fire. If you go slow you’re allowing the fire to burn more, vs the faster your decent you’re typically “smothering” the fire out. We actually train to do this in flight school by performing “emergency descents” by descending at a certain speed to aid in putting out the fire, while looking for a place to land, in conjunction with the steps he listed in the video.
100kts? I'm taught 70kts which buys you time to make the correct landing decision. Height is your friend
That sounds like the Vg which is used for engine failure. You want to use as close to the Vno as possible for an engine fire (which on the 172’s I fly is about 129). Once the fire is out you can switch to Vg.
I'm sorry but the height is not your friend when you're on fire, are you old enough to remember the value jet crash?
You want to get the flaps out and point that thing at the nearest open space, Even a cornfield full of corn would work for this aircraft That's if you have the flaps deployed.