I have never done that. Pulled the prop to idle many times but never stop
and then nose up to really stop it.
Will have to try that. But I'm such a coward I will have an instructor
with me when I try it.
Good training that I hope I never need.
Ray_pilot
New Orleans
On Sun, Nov 3, 2024 at 3:10
Thank you Mark,I see you have done the test piloting already, and that is good information to know.If the prop will not windmill with the engine switched off, I think that’s a good thing. As long as the engine is not siezed, and you don’t have your hands full controlling your descent, I would think
Todd Thelin wrote:
"I often wonder though if we are training ourselves for an unrealistic
feel for how to set up for an engine failure. I imagine that the engine
produces a different amount of drag when idling than it does when either
totally stopped or when windmilling. I have not experiment
Landing with a stopped prop is different. I had an instructor who would
have me practice that in a C150.
The thing I did not expect that stood out was it took effort to stop the
prop. Even with no fuel it would windmill, producing more drag.
To stop it we'd have to nose up until near stall to r
Mark,
I also use the same technique in my KR2S of throttling back to idle, once I
feel the airport is made I and landing without touching the throttle. This
seems very natural to me as I learned to fly in gliders, where we didn't have a
throttle to distract us, and also developed slipping skil
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