Objectives
To teach the student to:
- respond appropriately to various scenarios that would require an emergency or precautionary engine shutdown
- respond with good pilot decision-making in light of the situation and distance to a suitable airport
- carry out the appropriate emergency procedure to simulate an engine shutdown.
Motivation
Should an engine malfunction occur during a flight, the pilot must respond appropriately to either prevent a catastrophic failure or to take precautionary actions to prevent a cascading of failures that may result in a fire.