The last time I flew solo was in April 2015. I had lost my appetite to fly to a different UK airfield just to eat a bacon sandwich, refuel and return. On reflection the long term goal I held was to obtain my UK private pilots licence. After I had that goal in the bag in April 2011, to keep my interest alive, I would have needed to progress up to being able to navigate above the clouds and to possibly learn to fly multi engined aircraft. I didn’t have the funds to commence all of that training.
The reason I mention this is because of the lessons that learning to fly taught me. Flying a single engined aircraft inherently carries the risk of losing power whilst in the air. Much of demonstrating that you are a competent pilot revolves around risk assessment and the procedures you learn by heart just in case.
Loss of Power
Here’s the procedure for what to do if the propellor stops spinning. At a normal altitude of around 2500 ft you can stay aloft about 2 minutes only. You need to know instinctively what to do.
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