Engine Failure at final to Land

My Friend JCS forgot about mixture full rich before Base leg... And I was taking a video, operating a photo-cam first time, didn't see anything. But the glide was guaranteed.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Aircraft
• land
• Planes
• Engine

[TheAwesomeNess110]

another video filmed with a potato 

[oldfart387]

You made it, your buddy made it, the plane made it. What's the big deal? Bet you use your checklist next time. It's lesson learned. Keep flying!!!

[brice1157]

@cryptiksouls yea thats why on my checkride the faa guy was slamming the checklist into my head i passes but he told me after it was over checklist checklist checklist. he said he wanted me to us it on base and final but thats a little much to do thats why i go over before i even enter downwind but then go over it again when im in the traffic pattern

[cryptiksouls]

@transdrole set mixture to rich on downwind to ensure full power available in case of go around. If you have been flying at alititude you may have leaned the mixture during flight. It's a standard part of pre landing check.

[ironcityblue]

that's how that guy in iron eagle died! like omg's y'all!

[RcLento]

Pilot stops the motor while approaching and of course if it is a planned engine fail and again of course pilots make the speed high according to normal approaching procedure !

For example;Normal approach can be in 70 knots and 200 altitude in this stuation if pilot is having a real engine fail,he cant be that relax and land safely ! So in this kind of planned engine fail happens pilots make a air speed higher and then stop engine :-)

[jamwatn]

@awadbab He did try to restart in the air.....

[benspreen]

mixture is the fuel to air ratio of the engine and it must be adjusted based on different factors to keep the engine running smoothly.

[transdrole]

Why is it necessary to adjust the mixture on final?

[TacticalWarMachine]

Typical. F/mix off.

[nemo227]

@oldfart387 Exactly right. Gliders do it all the time. Back in the 1960s at the glider airport in Fremont, California, the super cub tow planes would tow the gliders to altitude and when the gliders detached the tow plane pilot would kill the engine and glide back to the airport. Routine. Saves fuel.