Multi-Engine VFR syllabus (Private, Commercial, Insurance)

Mark Boyd, CFII/MEI, Santa Cruz Flying Club

Session 1
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Ground -
  AD compliance
  inspections
  manual review
  checklist review
  preflight inspection

Flight-
  crosswind takeoff
  pattern departure
  Vy climb to 5000 with turns
  30 and 45 degree turns at Va
  slow flight and std rate turns
* stall, power off and recovery
* stall, power on and recovery
  emergency descent at top of green arc
  pattern entry
* go-around at 200 AGL
  crosswind landing

Session 2
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Ground - 
  short field procedures
  soft field procedures
  accelerate-stop and accelerate-go
  engine failure and restrart procedures
  
Flight -
  short field takeoff
  Vx climb to TPA
  short field landing
  normal takeoff
* engine failure at 25% of Vr
  short field takeoff
  climb to 5000, engine management
  IFR vertical S, VOR tracking
* simulated engine failure
  single-engine landing, new airport
* soft field takeoff, new airport
  soft field landing, new airport
* soft field takeoff, new airport
  engine failure in cruise
  engine restart in flight
  crosswind landing at home airport

Session 3
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Ground -
  drag demo 
  Vmc demo, factors of Vmc
  engine failure procedures review

Flight -
  normal takeoff
* engine failure at 50% of Vr
  climb to 5000
  30 and 45 degree turns at Va
  slow flight
* stalls
* Vmc demo
  drag demo
  no-flap landing
  normal takeoff  
* engine failure on climbout
  return for landing
* single-engine go-around
  single-engine landing




* indicates safety critical operations


Lesson Plans:
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Vmc factors
accelerate-stop/go
single-engine operations
drag demo