Thread: Ever kill the engine in flight?
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Old 11-07-2006 | 09:04 AM
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kaos

You really have gotten yourself worked up over this. Let’s examine your reply.

Originally Posted by kaos
the danger is not only in the sky...you need your engine for a go around or aborted landing
Originally Posted by kaos
what you will do if you have a rwy incursion? it can be another plane or a dog.

Crikey mate, better ban all soaring. Gliders don’t do go arounds you see so I wonder how come we don’t gliders getting smashed up all the time?

Hmmmm, I think we are out of our comfort area again. You only understand powered flight so un-powered flight is scaring you.


Originally Posted by kaos
fly the airplane always ahead it means also to ponderate all the consequences.
Yup it sure does, something could break, engine could quit, and that is why we practice emergencies, even the unusual ones. Being cool calm and proficient is the best way to handle a bad situation, knowing how the airplane will truly respond is important.


Originally Posted by kaos
kill the engine in flight its the most stupid thing you can do it, it is illegal and it doesnt add anything to your skill.


Pure hyperbole, if you truly think that kill the engine in flight is the most stupid thing you can do then you are a ignoramus.

How about an uncoordinated stall at 100’ agl?
How about a full pull up on a normal category a/c at say 10 kts below Vne?
What about flight into known freezing rain in a underpowered bug-smasher?

I could go on and on but I am sure everyone gets my point. Compared to what I have listed gliding an airplane to a landing is a rather benign event.


Originally Posted by kaos
the real good pilot is not the one looking for the risk, the real good pilot is the one that is controlling and mitigating the risk.


Exactly right my boy, but we’ve gone over this before. This is risky to you because it is very far outside of your experiences.

Everyone of your objections fall flat on it’s face when you realize that thousands of people take the air every weekend in gliders; they don’t fall from the sky, they don’t crash on landings, as a matter of fact gliding has a lower fatality rate than powered flight. But to you this is extremely dangerous but to others, who have had this experience you statements come off as well, naive.

Do I think every pilot should try this the answer is NO. But under the right circumstances as I laid out earlier and with a person who is competent this sort of experience can be a valuable training aid.

You are highly uncomfortable with this – so it is not for you. The idea of actually landing an airplane without a engine brings fear and trepidation to your heart. You view it as risky and dangerous. To me it is basically a non-event, this is not a macho-man attitude. Are all glider pilots, macho-men or macho-women? Of course not and neither are pilots who in controlled circumstances practice what could very well happen to them in real life.

Best Regard, I hope that you start expanding your horizons it will only make you a safer and more competent pilot.
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