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I am glad to see attention given to single-engine overwater flights (“One If By Land, Two If By Sea?” June 2012). As a frequent traveler to the Bahamas in my 1981 Beech Sierra, this is of particular interest to me.
Overwater
I am glad to see attention given to single-engine overwater flights (“One If By Land, Two If By Sea?” June 2012). As a frequent traveler to the Bahamas in my 1981 Beech Sierra, this is of particular interest to me.
Key Takeaways:
- "Spare Air" bottles are recommended as valuable safety equipment for single-engine overwater flights, providing emergency breathing air to aid egress from a ditched aircraft.
- There is a discussion on the optimal go-around procedure, with differing opinions on whether to immediately apply full power or gradually increase it to manage potential control issues and torque effects.
- The electrical stress on an aircraft's magneto ignition system is primarily a function of combustion chamber pressure, not the fuel/air mixture quality (e.g., lean-of-peak operation), and healthy magnetos have sufficient operational margin.
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