Estimated time to complete:
- 60 minutes

Aircraft:
- Beechcraft Baron 58

Objectives:
- Handling one failed-engine scenario in the Baron

 

You're at 10,000 feet flying from Cheyenne to Jeffco again, but the weather isn't so hot this time; there's rain and low ceilings all around. It's a good thing you have two engines.oops, there goes one of them. We'll let you figure out which one. It might, or might not, be the same one we use in the following figures. Once you've figured out it won't restart, feather and secure it.

Your first issue is that you won't be able to maintain 10,000 feet and stay above blueline. In the real world, you'd tell ATC about your problem and get cleared to a lower altitude immediately. You can't do that in FSX, so just acknowledge when they tell you to climb, and ignore the requests to expedite. You can still use your autopilot, but you'll have to disable the altitude hold and trim for your target airspeed.

Ref.: West, Jeff Van. Microsoft Flight Simulator X For Pilots: Real World Training. Wiley. Kindle Edition(Location 12883).

MISSION'S SCENARIOS

Single Engine Failure ILS Approach

  1. Initial Conditions.
    1. You are at 10000 feet flying from Cheyenne to Jeffco.
    2. There is rain and low ceiling all around.
    3. Suddenly you lose one engine.
    4. You won't be able to maintain 10000 feet and stay above blue line.
  2. You need to figure out which engine you lost.
  3. Try to restart it, but it won't.
  4. Acknowledge the ATC when they tell you to climb.
  5. Ignore the requests to expedite.
  6. You can use your autopilot but you will have to:
    1. Disable the altitude hold.
    2. Trim for your target airspeed.
  7. Soon you will get a descent to 7200 feet.
  8. You are going pretty slow so you might want to:
    1. Keep the power up.
    2. Point the nose down.
  9. Be sure you have full power on the good engine when you level off.
  10. You should be able to maintain and altitude of 7200 feet.
  11. Once you are at 7200 feet, choose "Flights/Save" and save the flight as "temp"
  12. When asked, click yes to replace the old temp.
  13. Follow ATC's vectors.
  14. When you intercept the localizer, adjust your throttle setting to get 110 knots (normal approach speed).
  15. Load and activate the ILS RWY 29R approach in your GPS (for extra situational awareness).
  16. When you see the glideslope needle fully center:
    1. Start down the ILS.
    2. Lower your gear.
  17. Lowering the gear in second provide a well needed small boost in speed.
  18. If necessary adjust the power just enough to maintain 110 knots.
  19. Keep the flaps up (for this high-altitude approach) until you have the runway made.

Single Engine Failure Non-ILS Approach

  1. Press "Ctrl + ;" or load the flight "temp".
  2. You are back in the air en route to KBJC.
  3. Use the ATC window to request another approach.
  4. Get the GPS RWY 29R for KBJC.
  5. You will fly the approach:
    1. At 110 knots.
    2. With the gear and the flaps up.
  6. This will allow you to level off at:
    1. Intermediate altitudes.
    2. The final MDA of 5900 feet.
  7. When you see the runway and have at least red over white on the VASI:
    1. Lower the gear.
    2. Slow to 101 knots for final approach.
    3. You decide if and when to extend approach flaps.
  8. If you hear a beep while reducing the throttle, make sure that your gear are down.
  9. You might want to start over with a fully loaded Baron or at sea level to compare the different levels of difficulty.

MAPS & CHARTS

KBJC ILS 29R:


KBJC GPS 29R:


KBJC Airport Diagram: