Overall, I think “Engine-Out IFR Approach” (April) provides some good advice on the topic. Additionally, its a good mental exercise to go through on the ground prior to a flight-sort of a what-if scenario. However, there are a couple of things that I was surprised were not discussed and which would make the approach even easier. 288
The Engine-Out IAP
Overall, I think "Engine-Out IFR Approach" (April) provides some good advice on the topic. Additionally, its a good mental exercise to go through on the ground prior to a flight-sort of a what-if scenario. However, there are a couple of things that I was surprised were not discussed and which would make the approach even easier.
Key Takeaways:
- A reader suggests specific GNS430/530 GPS methods to easily determine an extended runway centerline for engine-out IFR approaches, offering an alternative to the article's generic advice.
- The concept of "reversed command" in flight is debated, with a pilot arguing that "pitch for airspeed and power for altitude" is the universally applicable principle for subsonic flight and that "reversed command" is an overly complicated term.
- A pilot questions the counter-intuitive design of aircraft airspeed indicators, noting their right-to-left needle progression and the "upside down" orientation of speed arcs.
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