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area pilots to infer the position. But another position used by pilots in Simi Valley is the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, just northeast of Ginna Lake. While this is a great reference for those familiar with the local area, it appears nowhere on any chart. Indeed, most practice areas depict few VFR waypoints, so some degree of local knowledge is often necessary in making radio calls. Nevertheless, in the case of the Reagan Library, it is better to announce “two miles northeast of Ginna Lake.” Next time you and your student are flying in a practice area with its own air-to-air frequency, keep these pointers in mind: Make radio calls that any private pilot can understand; keep chatter to a minimum; and whenever possible, reference your location to places that appear on VFR charts. Following these suggestions helps increase situational awareness for all, thus making the skies safer.
Derek Beck is a CFII who flight instructs while he courts publishers for his Revolutionary War book 1775. More at derekbeck.com.

When simulated emergencies become real
» By David Jack Kenny

POWER PLAY

Desire comes from showing your student how the idea you’re offering provides the strategy for becoming the type of person (pilot) he or she wants to become—be that a safe pilot, a capable pilot, a respected pilot, and so on. Finally, one of the biggest reasons people typically fail to buy a product is that the salesman (you) fails to ask someone to buy your product. So close the sale by obtaining your student’s commitment to trying or using the idea you’re peddling.

SOME STUDENTS REALLY dislike doing simulated engine-outs. Reducing power below the level needed to sustain level flight just seems like asking for trouble. You know the emergency drills are necessary, but that doesn’t mean these students’ discomfort is completely misplaced. Pulling the throttle back to idle can be asking for trouble, especially if you don’t think carefully about where and when to stage this little surprise—or if you continue the drill after it’s clear that you won’t make the chosen field. There’s always the possibility that the engine won’t respond when it’s time to go around. It doesn’t happen often, but a couple of times a year someone finds that a previously routine engine-out practice has just become a genuine forced landing. Some years ago this happened to a student on his private pilot checkride after the examiner refused to let him apply carburetor heat. The candidate was an activeduty state trooper, and as they waited for the ice to melt after landing safely in a farm field, he told the examiner that he was on the verge of arrest for reckless endangerment. Then he added, “Now we’re going to finish this checkride, and I dare you to fail me.” (He didn’t.) Unfortunately, others have learned a harder lesson: Emergency landing sites that are “good” for preserving life and limb can still put a beating on an aircraft. (A Cessna 172 that flipped while landing in a soybean field comes to mind.) Before you pull the throttle, make sure there really is a safe place to land. (See “You Were Ready for This,” May 2012 Flight Training.) Forced landings don’t always end in accidents, and when they do, they’re usually survivable. That isn’t true of attempts to will an airplane to a spot it lacks the airspeed and altitude to reach. It turns out that simulated engine failures are the leading cause of stall/spin accidents during dual instruction. Again, the numbers aren’t huge, but more than half are fatal. They typically involve steep banks at low altitude, with maybe a little extra back-pressure to try to stretch the glide. Practicing returns to the runway after takeoff is particularly treacherous. A CFI and a private pilot in a Cirrus SR20 “lost a significant amount of altitude” on the first attempt at a turnback—then spun in on the second. That instructor should have learned his lesson the first time.
David Jack Kenny admits emergency landing practice isn't his favorite maneuver.

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Flight Training - October 2012

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Flight Training - October 2012

Flight Training - October 2012
Contents
President’s Perspective
Right Seat
Letters
When the Wind Blows
How It Works
After the Checkride
Success Story
News
Since You Asked
ASI News Final Exam
Member Products News
Flying Carpet
Able Pilots
Don't Risk It
Technique
Weather
Accident Report
Flight Lesson
Explaining Accidents
Career Advisor
Tech Talk
Think Before You Speak
The Product of Flying
Power Play
Advertiser Index
Debrief
Flight Training - October 2012 - Flight Training - October 2012
Flight Training - October 2012 - Cover2
Flight Training - October 2012 - Contents
Flight Training - October 2012 - 2
Flight Training - October 2012 - 3
Flight Training - October 2012 - President’s Perspective
Flight Training - October 2012 - 5
Flight Training - October 2012 - Right Seat
Flight Training - October 2012 - 7
Flight Training - October 2012 - Letters
Flight Training - October 2012 - 9
Flight Training - October 2012 - When the Wind Blows
Flight Training - October 2012 - 11
Flight Training - October 2012 - How It Works
Flight Training - October 2012 - After the Checkride
Flight Training - October 2012 - Success Story
Flight Training - October 2012 - News
Flight Training - October 2012 - Since You Asked
Flight Training - October 2012 - 17
Flight Training - October 2012 - ASI News Final Exam
Flight Training - October 2012 - Member Products News
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Flight Training - October 2012 - 21
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Flight Training - October 2012 - Flying Carpet
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Flight Training - October 2012 - Able Pilots
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Flight Training - October 2012 - Don't Risk It
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Flight Training - October 2012 - Technique
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Flight Training - October 2012 - Weather
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Flight Training - October 2012 - 42
Flight Training - October 2012 - Accident Report
Flight Training - October 2012 - Flight Lesson
Flight Training - October 2012 - Explaining Accidents
Flight Training - October 2012 - Career Advisor
Flight Training - October 2012 - 47
Flight Training - October 2012 - Tech Talk
Flight Training - October 2012 - Think Before You Speak
Flight Training - October 2012 - The Product of Flying
Flight Training - October 2012 - Power Play
Flight Training - October 2012 - Advertiser Index
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Flight Training - October 2012 - Debrief
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