Multi-engine Rating Program


MER-1-1 Preparation for Flight 

Flight Crew

Not Appicable

Time Allocation

  • Ground: 1 to 1.5 hours

Aim

The aim of this lesson is for the student to learn proper multi-engine flight preparaton,

Ground Instruction

During this ground session, the student will learn:

  1. how to conduct a pre-flight inspection of the aircraft generally;
  2. how to conduct a pre-flight inspection of a retractible gear landing system;
  3. how to conduct a pre-flight inspection of constant-speed propeller system;
  4. how to conduct a pre-flight inspection of a turbocharger system;
  5. how to conduct a pre-flight inspection of a fuel injection system;
  6. how to calculate accelerate-stop distance fo a light twin;

Flight safety:

  1. transfer of aircraft control;
  2. communication of sighted traffic;
  3. communication before climbs, descents, and turns ("Clear  left/right/above/below").

Air Instruction

Not applicable

Post-flight Brief Debriefing

Not applicable

Completion Standards

Prior to advancing to the next lesson, the student must demonstrate the ability to conduct a pre-flight inspection of the Piper Seneca under direct supervision of the Flgith Instructor

MER-1-2 Speed Variation in level flight. 

Flight Crew

Not Appicable

Time Allocation

  • Ground: 1 to 1.5 hours

Aim

The aim of this lesson is for the student to learn proper multi-engine flight preparaton,

Ground Instruction

During this ground session, the student will learn:

  1. how to conduct a pre-flight inspection of the aircraft generally;
  2. how to conduct a pre-flight inspection of a retractible gear landing system;
  3. how to conduct a pre-flight inspection of constant-speed propeller system;
  4. how to conduct a pre-flight inspection of a turbocharger system;
  5. how to conduct a pre-flight inspection of a fuel injection system;
  6. how to calculate accelerate-stop distance fo a light twin;

Flight safety:

  1. transfer of aircraft control;
  2. communication of sighted traffic;
  3. communication before climbs, descents, and turns ("Clear  left/right/above/below").

Air Instruction

During the flight lesson, the student will also be introduced to the skills:

  1. the procedures for the safe and proper preparation for flight, including aircraft pre-flight inspection;
  2. during taxi, proper stop-start techniques;
  3. the procedures for engine start and pre-takeoff systems checks (runup), and pretakeoff checklist;
  4. during takeoff, the use of the rudder pedals to maintain straight tracking during the takeoff roll;
  5. circuit departure procedure and clearance compliance;
  6. navigation to the practice area using geographic-feature tracking;
  7. attitudes and movments, including yaw control;
  8. preview basic maneuers (straight and level flight, climbs, descents, and turns);
  9. navigate back to the airport using geographic feature tracking;
  10. during approach for landing, the use of power to manage glidepath profile;
  11. post-flight proccedures for afterl-landing checks, taxiing, shutdown, and securing aircraft.

Post-flight Brief Debriefing

Review preformance: sucsessful performances, areas for improvement and how to improve those areas.

Assign readings in preparation for next flight if appropriate:

  1. FTM: Climbs, descents, turns:
  2. POH: Preparation for flight procedures; fuel systems;
  3. Radio Procedures: Pretakeoff and departure communication.

Completion Standards

Prior to advancing to the next lesson, the student must demonstrate the independent ability to use of pitch and roll inputs to generate the cruise attitude, the nose-up attitude, the nose-down attitude, and the banked attitude.