Basic Single Engine Procedures - Beechcraft C23 SUNDOWNER 180 Pilot Operating Handbook

Section
X BEECHCRAFT
Safety Information
climb-out as
it
gives
the
greatest altitude gain
per
unit of horizontal distance. It provides less engine
cooling and requires more rudder control than Vyse.
SINGLE ENGINE SERVIC/NG CE/L/NG
The single engine service ceiling is
the
maximum
altitude at which an airplane will climb, at a rate of
at least 50 feet per minute in smooth air, with one
engine feathered.
The single engine service ceiling chart
should be
used during
flight
planning
to
determine whether
the
airplane, as loaded, can maintain
the
Minimum
Enroute Altitude (MEA) if IFR, or
terrain
clearance
if
VFR, following an engine failure.
BASIC SINGLE ENGINE PROCEDURES
Know and follow,
to
the letter,
the
single-engine
emergency
procedures
specified in
your
Information
Manual for
your
specific make and model airplane.
However,
the basic
fundamentals of all the
procedures
are as follows:
-
Maintain
aircraft control and airspeed
at all
times. This is cardinal rule No. l.
-
Usually, apply maximum
power
to
the operating
engine. However, if the engine failure occurs at
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