In this lesson you'll learn how to glide and land the aircraft after experiencing a complete power loss from both engines.

ESTIMATED TIME TO COMPLETE

20 minutes

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

You should complete all of the Student, Private Pilot, and all previous Commercial Pilot lessons before beginning this lesson. Reading the Ground School material before starting this lesson will help you better understand the skills being taught.

THE WEATHER

Clear

RECOMMENDED CHARTS

None

ABOUT THE FLIGHT

You will experience an engine failure on both engines. Rod will talk you through establishing a proper glide, navigating to the airport for landing, and preparing to land the aircraft. Once set up over the airport, you'll perform a "dead stick" landing.

KEY COMMANDS TO REMEMBER

F7 to operate flaps
G key to operate landing gear
Shift + 3 to display the GPS
Shift + 4 to display the throttle quadrant

FLIGHT CRITERIA

You'll be asked to maintain:

• Airspeed within 10 knots as assigned
• Altitude within 100 feet as assigned
• Headings within 10 degrees as assigned
• Bank within 10 degrees as assigned