192 Avoiding Takeoff Emergencies with Flying Magazine's Rob Mark
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🗓️ 14 June 2021
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192 Avoiding Takeoff Emergencies with Flying Magazine's Rob Mark
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192 Max talks with Flying Magazine's Rob Mark about minimizing takeoff risks. Per the NTSB, 26% of fatalities occur during takeoff, so pilots need to plan for what they'll do if things don't go well during the takeoff. Engine failure can occur, but a partial power loss is three times more likely than a complete engine failure. Rob also shares a long list of tips for avoiding takeoff emergencies.
Rob's Tips for Avoiding Takeoff Emergencies
• Don't simply read the before-takeoff checklist; make sure you've accomplished the required tasks.
• Recheck that the tank chosen for takeoff contains sufficient fuel.
• Check that the backup fuel pump is on if the aircraft requires it for takeoff.
• Recheck that takeoff flaps are properly set.
• How many inches of manifold pressure and/or what rpm should the engine deliver during the takeoff roll?
• Don't accept an intersection departure that leaves valuable runway behind you.
• Note the distance (in feet) of your upcoming ground roll.
• Highlight the intersection where the aircraft should break ground.
• If you're not airborne by the highlighted spot, do you have enough remaining runway to stop?
• Have you surveyed the area off the departure end of the runway for potential landing spots?
• If you've never practiced making a 180-degree turn back after a loss of power, don't make today the day to try one.
• If you're forced into an off-airport landing, your job is to protect the people on board—the airplane's insured.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk where we talk General Aviation, with relevant |
| 0:06.3 | news and flying tips for pilots and student pilots to help keep you safe. |
| 0:10.1 | I'm Max Truscott. |
| 0:11.2 | Today we'll talk in detail with Rob Mark, senior editor of Flying Magazine, about how to minimize |
| 0:16.7 | risks when taking off and stick around to the end when we'll go through Rob's fullest of |
| 0:21.9 | tips for avoiding takeoff emergencies. Last week in episode 191, we talked about 30 ways to save |
| 0:28.0 | money on flight training, and we talked with Kevin Myers of Pilot Edge about Sim Venture 2021. |
| 0:34.2 | So if you didn't hear that episode, you may want to check it out. And here's some really big news I want to share with you. |
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| 1:36.7 | about Rob Mark. Rob is the senior editor at Flying Magazine, and he also publishes the Jetwine |
| 1:42.2 | blog at Jetwine.com. |
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