Multi-Engine Flying

by Paul A. Craig

Overview

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ARE YOU READY FOR MULTIENGINE TAKEOFF?

Extensively Revised Third Edition!

This is a complete guide to multiengine flying, from the first time a pilot transitions into a two-engine airplane through advanced ratings. Single engine and multiengine aircraft differ in many critical ways — Multiengine Flying covers every one in clear, readable detail. Written with insight by a renowned educator, pilot, and aviation expert, this new third edition additionally covers emergency procedures, advanced systems, and high altitudes with all the latest Practical Test Standards. It prepares pilots for FAA tests for multi-engine certification, with special emphasis on the technology, testing, and job market affecting multiengine pilots and craft, including:

* Aerodynamic properties of multiengine airplanes
* Safety precautions and procedures
* Emergency situations
* Multiengine vs. single engine aircraft
* Advanced multiengine engines and systems
* Preparing for oral and flight exams for the multiengine rating
* Propeller, fuel, and electrical system differences
* Progressive transition from beginning to advanced multiengine flying
* Changes in FAA Practical Test Standards/Certification requirements
* And much, much more!

Whether you're involved with first-time transition — or you’re working toward advanced ratings — Multiengine Flyingwill help you progress effectively and efficiently.

Inside, you get coverage of:
* Takeoff and landing
* Engine out procedures
* Electrical systems
* Equipment lists and AFMs
* Turboprops
* High-altitude operations
* Cockpit resource management
* Glass cockpit systems
* Computerized training
* And much, much more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071421393
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	09/12/2003
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	381
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.03(d)

About the Author

Paul A. Craig holds a Doctor of Education degree with special emphasis on pilot decision-making and flight-training strategies. A resident of Murfreesboro, TN, Paul is Professor of Aerospace and Department Chairperson at Middle Tennessee State University, a Multiengine Flight Instructor, an Airline Transport Pilot, and the author of seven McGraw-Hill aviation titles.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	xi
	Introduction	xiii
Part 1	Multiengine Basics
1	Multiengine Aerodynamics	3
	Stall Speeds	4
	Multiengine V Speeds	5
	Multiengine Aerodynamics	6
	Factors Affecting V[subscript MC]	14
	Power Produced	14
	Uneven Drag	16
	The Law of Levers	21
	The Critical Engine	22
	Weight and Balance	25
	Coordination and Sideslip	27
2	Multiengine Takeoff and Landings	35
	Speed Milestones	35
	The Classic Multiengine versus Single-Engine Misunderstanding	39
	TOPMS	48
	Maximum Performance Takeoff	55
	Multiengine Landings	58
3	Engine-Out Procedures	59
	Time for Troubleshooting	64
	Securing Failed Engine after Feather	65
Part 2	Multiengine Airplane Systems
4	Multiengine Propeller Systems	69
	Reverse-Thrust Propellers	81
	Propeller Synchronizing	82
	Propeller Ice Control Systems	84
5	Multiengine Fuel Systems	86
	The Fuel Pump	88
	Zero Fuel Weight	90
6	Multiengine Electrical Systems	95
7	Minimum Equipment List and AFMs	100
	Operations with a Minimum Equipment List (MEL)	101
	Operations without a Minimum Equipment List	104
Part 3	Advanced Multiengine Flight
8	Turbopropellers	117
	The Evolution of the Turboprop	118
9	High-Altitude Operations
	High-Altitude Aerodynamics	127
	High-Altitude Meteorology	128
	Respiration	130
	Hypoxia	132
	Effects of Hypoxia and TUC	135
	High-Altitude Sicknesses Other than Hypoxia	139
	Causes and Effects of Gas Expansion and Gas Bubble Formations	139
	Vision	140
	Flight Training	141
	Pressurization Systems	143
	Superchargers and Turbochargers	144
10	Cockpit Resource Management	153
	In Flight	154
11	Glass Cockpit Systems	162
	Flight Management Computer	165
	Control Display Unit	168
	Inertial Reference System	170
	Autopilot and Flight Director System	171
	Autothrottles	172
	Electronic Flight Instrument System	172
	Navigation	173
	Global Positioning System	176
Part 4	Earning A Multiengine Rating
12	Computerized and Simulator Training	181
	Computer-Based Training	181
	Flight Training Devices	183
	LOFT Training	188
	Commercial Pilot Practical Test Standard	190
	Airline Transport Pilot Practical Test Standards	192
13	The Multiengine Practical Test Standards	197
	Multiengine Oral Examination Questions	198
	Practical Test Standards--Private Pilot	217
	Practical Test Standards--Commercial Pilot	246
14	The Multiengine Flight Instructor	272
	Instructor Check Ride	273
	Method of Operation	276
	Flight Instructor Practical Standards--Multiengine Airplane	279
15	Instrument Multiengine Flying and the ATP	272
	Real-World Training	309
	The Inner Game of Flying	311
	The Airline Transport Pilot Certificate	316
	Practical Test Standards for the ATP Certificate	321
16	Why Multiengine?	349
	Quantity and Quality Flight Time	349
	Flight Time Minima	350
	Pilot Employment Economics	351
	Building Flight Time	356
	The Sharing-Expenses Misunderstanding	357
	The Flight Simulator Controversy	362
	The Safety Pilot Controversy	364
	Hitchhiking on Part 135	366
	Military Crossover Time	367
	False Records	368
	Index	371