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You've learned how to handle
the wing without power, now its time to add the motor. Most of these items
involve everything that build up to that first flight. They are rehearsed
in a simulator, preferably one that allows pulling each riser separately.
Emergencies
Chapter 19 covers more
emergencies that involve analysis. The ones covered in Chapter 4 are those requiring some immediate,
essentially automatic,
action.
Remember though, the most
important thing to do when something unexpected happens in flight is
fly the craft! Don't do anything rash and do not just yank on
those brakes. Analyze the problem long enough to carry out the correct
action. About the only time an immediate action may be required is when
you hear something amiss with the motor. Even then you want to think for
a second before acting at a potentially inopportune time. For example, a
muffler rubbing into the prop is bad but might take 5 seconds to break
the prop. If you're about to run into power lines, that could be a very
valuable 5 seconds of thrust.
As experience is gained and
proper reactions are developed then they will become immediate. But
reacting to a situation before that point almost always accentuates the
outcome.
See also Handling
Wing Collapses,
Incidents
& Analysis.
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