Sun Apr 15, 2012 6:57 pm
#1056588
Last week I was doing circuits with a student in the RHS. Halfway through the detail I suggested my student change tanks as part of the pre landing checks. 10 seconds later the engine coughed and lost power. In addition to the usual restart tests I always urge my students to go back to the thing they did just before the failure and, if necessary, undo it so I looked down at the fuel cock (PA28) and sure enough it had been "overswitched" past the left tank and halfway to off. Stude turned it back, power came back on and that was the end of the drama.
Lessons learned, perhaps dont change tanks in the circuit, visually check if changing from Right to left in a PA28 and as I said earlier, possibly undo what you just did.
Only 10 to go till I break Timbo's record!
Lessons learned, perhaps dont change tanks in the circuit, visually check if changing from Right to left in a PA28 and as I said earlier, possibly undo what you just did.
Only 10 to go till I break Timbo's record!
CPL IMC FI (A) FE and owner of Blackbushe Aviation flying club