361 Multi-engine and MEI Checkride Mock Oral with Jason Blair
Aviation News Talk podcast
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🗓️ 26 December 2024
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Max talks with Jason Blair, a DPE, about multi-engine ratings and training challenges. Jason explains that most pilots pursue multi-engine ratings as add-ons to their commercial certificates. He advises following an efficient training path: private single-engine, instrument rating, commercial single-engine, and finally, the multi-engine add-on.
Challenges with multi-engine training include mechanical delays, as many trainers are older aircraft, and higher accident rates during instruction. Jason highlights the VMC demonstration as a critical yet risky maneuver that simulates engine failure. Pilots must maintain control and recover methodically by managing power and airspeed, avoiding loss of directional control.
Performance considerations include accelerate-stop distance, single-engine ceilings, and reduced performance in high-density altitude environments. Underpowered twins, like the Twin Comanche, demand careful handling during single-engine operations.
Jason also stresses the importance of multi-engine instructors (MEIs) understanding systems thoroughly, teaching methodically, and prioritizing safety. He advises MEIs to practice emergency procedures during maintenance opportunities and conduct training at safe altitudes.
Jason’s Multi-Engine Oral Exam Guide serves as a valuable resource for pilots. He concludes with practical advice for pilots and instructors while sharing his contact details for further guidance.
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| 0:00.0 | Have you thought about getting the multi-engine rating, or if you're a CFI, the multi-engine |
| 0:06.1 | instructor rating? |
| 0:07.5 | If you don't have the rating, you might want to put it on your list of things to do in the coming |
| 0:11.0 | year. |
| 0:11.6 | And if you already have the multi-engine rating, well, you may find this episode is a great |
| 0:16.6 | review of principles for multi-engine pilots and flight instructors. |
| 0:20.2 | So stick around because these |
| 0:21.7 | mock oral check rides with Jason Blair are among the most downloaded episodes of this show. |
| 0:27.1 | Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk where we talk General Aviation. My name is Max |
| 0:31.7 | Truscott. I've been flying for 50 years. I'm the author of several books in the 2008 National |
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