Estimated time to complete:
- 60 minutes

Aircraft:
- Mooney M20M "Bravo"

Objectives:
- Handling IFR Alternator Failing Emergency.

 

This flight let's you practice what to do if you lose your alternator, In this case you're VFR over a solid cloud layer somewhere west of Seattle. About one minute into the flight, the alternator will fail, and you'll be on battery power.

Note: Due to an uncorrectable error in the original flight file you need to load the flight plan: IFR KBFI to KPWT, using the Flight Planner.

You've got less than 20 minutes to get on the ground, and there's nothing but clouds below you. You're above the clouds now, but you've got to get down through them, and your battery is losing power.

Ref.: West, Jeff Van. Microsoft Flight Simulator X For Pilots: Real World Training. Wiley. Kindle Edition(Location 11499).

MISSION'S SCENARIOS

Alternator Failure

  1. You are VFR over a solid cloud layer somewhere west of Seattle.
  2. About one minute into the flight, the alternator will fail and you will be on battery power.
  3. You've got less than 20 minutes to get on the ground.
  4. There is nothing but clouds below you.
  5. Load the following flight plan from the mission folder: ".\Chap_20_Electrical\IFR KBFI to KPWT.PLN".
  6. Call the ATC and get an IFR clearance to Bremerton (KPWT).
  7. You will get vectors for the ILS Runway 1 at KPWT.
  8. Review the chart on the kneeboard or in the Mission Browser window.
  9. Follow your procedures for saving power.
  10. Turn off every piece of electrical equipment you don't really need.
  11. Descend below the cloud as fast as possible.
  12. Folllow the approach procedure and land.

MAPS & CHARTS

KPWT ILS 19:


KPWT GPS 1: