It seems that my dear Sister was concerned by my post yesterday. “How,” she asked, “does one abandon the aircraft? Do you have parachutes?” Well, first of all, the danger in this case was an engine fire on “start-up”…on “the ground”…so I suppose I would have just climbed out the door. Actually, I probably wouldn’t have even had to open the door myself, seeing as how the Cherokee only has one door - on the right side where my instructor sits. Don’t worry Jen, I would have used him to break my fall. Who knew my blog would be such a great way to stay in touch and tease my younger sister at the same time?
Contrary to popular belief, we do not carry parachutes in the aircraft, even while training. In fact, an important aspect of training is learning how to land your aircraft without any power. In the unlikely event of an engine failure (see, I’m not even a licensed pilot yet and I’ve already got the “in the unlikely event” part down pat) we simply establish the best glide angle – 69 knots – and start looking for a good place to land. More about that later…
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