Today we are going to attempt to handle some emergencies that get thrown at us. Fortunately, I was able to use the BFT-08 practice mission to go through the procedures and commit them to psuedo-memory. We will head out to the MOA and have our checklist in hand for the half a dozen or so emergency procedures we will encounter of various levels of seriousness.
What’s @klarsnow doing here?
Oh…he’s POSING for photos again…!
Off we go to the MOA…
The emergencies come and they are generally fairly easy to handle (particularly if you just finished the practice mission). It is an interesting look at how the loss of some A-10 systems affect other systems in the aircraft (and how the loss of systems affects mission capability) and it is a pretty good idea to know those details about the airplane you fly.
Again, I commend the campaign designer for the very good use of the airspace, speeds, and headings to keep you in the MOA. Adherence to the instructions is important to keeping you where you need to be and the missions unfold very nicely…
The most difficult procedure (other than a dual engine failure) is the Manual Reversion landing - a delicate affair that requires keeping ahead of the airplane, using small inputs, and recognizing that trim works backwards…
Setting up for a long final under Manual Reversion…
Passed…! I was actually surprised at the Qualified Minus on the maneuvers since I thought I had aced the checklists. I did go ten knots over an assigned airspeed once though - so that might have been the ding…
Next up will be Instrument Approach and Landing…let’s see how this old CFII handles that…!