Alternator Failure on Takeoff - Full Video and Debrief
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- So, Lewis and I took 781BG for some final checkride prep. It was somewhat a windy day, but I was looking forward to the challenge. Unfortunately, we were met almost immediately with an issue.
I want to say, that Lewis (and I sometimes) get people commenting telling us that we aren't serious pilots, we don't focus enough, or we have too much fun. I hope this video proves those theories wrong. Lewis and I have always maintained that we include the fun parts of flights in our videos; not the boring and mundane parts. Once we noticed the issue, we immediately changed from enjoying the flight, to focusing on the task at hand.
I understand that there are emergencies out there far worse than this one, but ultimately, this is the reason we make videos; to debrief and understand what we could have done better. For me, I know that if we were about to enter IMC, it would've been far worse - and because of that, from now on I'm going to make the alternator part of my check along the roll.
I hope this video was a useful to you, as it was to us.
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Awesome safe piloting skills brother! Don't let the keyboard warriors tell you anything different. You instantly recognized the problem and kept calm to get back to the runway! Bravo brother 👏
Thanks man I appreciate that!
Otto, great debrief and smart decision to immediately call it a day! Love the content you are putting out. Keep it up!
NetworkLoop thanks man I appreciate the kind words! Tryna keep the content to a consistent schedule
@@OttoPilot I mean, true fans like me have you on notify so regardless of schedule, when you post a new video, I will watch it :P
Your 500 ft check is how you caught it, and allowed you to make that quick decision.. Only thing to note is that I thought the hugs were for our own personal records? 😲
Well... I didn't want to show the part where you broke down crying, so I figured this was a nice gesture..
Otto Pilot thank you for keeping my reputation in tact
500ft check is a great idea
Just a great video to share all around. Super catch and this is very helpful to new pilots. Thanks for the content!!!
Thanks Stephen!
Great video Otto! I had this exact failure in a 152 on my solo land away as a student. Whilst climbing out for the return leg I noticed my low voltage light came on. I was at a controlled airfield and requested a turn back to land to diagnose on the ground. I could/should have checked by flipping master/alternator off/on, but I didn't want to fiddle with that in the air as a student and wanted to just get back down to get it checked. In my head it wasn't a huuuuuuge deal, like not immediate life/death lol but was given priority landing and a welcoming committee in the fashion of emergency services on the runway 🤦🤣. That made it feel more of a big deal than to me than I had it in my head. Exciting solo that was. Strong cup of tea and an engineer to look over it and was told it was fine after all but can't be too careful! I now ALWAYS check the alternator as part of almost every check now including a very quick glance during T's and P's on take off roll. 👍
Damn what an experience for your solo! I think that’s so important though that we learn from our experiences. Like you, from now on checking the volts will be part of my quick check
@@OttoPilot Well I'm pretty sure, the emergency crews were just bored and wanted some practice lol but it was certainly quite an experience. Indeed learning from our experience is number one, and I've actually learnt from yours here too!. I'm used to only checking for a Low voltage warning light, but really I guess not all the aircraft I fly have such a light so actually understanding how many volts to expect is probably a better indication, so thanks for that! 👍
@@jonhoare24 Good point! When training I sometimes fly when the amp meter is inop. Just to check my instructor tells me to switch off the alternator and check for the low voltage light. It's really great to learn more from other people's experiences. Otto's vids are just excellent! Thanks for the great story as well Jon! Tbh I am not sure I clocked a faulty alternator would only give me 30 mins of electrics but it makes sense!!
Great recovery and good CRM
brian gibson thanks Brian!
Nice one buddy!
Well spotted great skills.
Did you turn everything off to try and refresh?
Private Pilot Vlogs thanks man! Cycling the alternator is recommended so I meant to just cycle the alternator but my thumb jumped and hit both the battery and alternator
Great video Otto. Definitely something for me to be more aware off. Obviously conscious during pre-flight checks but not too sure after that! So... thansk! Also - I may have had the first view on this one YAY!!! Take care. Steven.
Thanks Steve! Glad that you found this video useful! Next flight we'll actually be flying outside the pattern...
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Really liked the debrief, nice style of video. Like the 500 ft check too, adding that to my flows.
Couldn’t help but notice you don’t float the landings like Lewis.
Nic Henke thanks Nic I appreciate that! Glad you find the 500ft check useful too!
I tend to embrace the float; so the float will embrace me.
Nice catch!!
Mooseknuckle _44 thanks man!
Perfect Situation Awareness
Excellent Sir
You got that even before LewDix find the problem :D
Great job spotting the failure Otto, good thing you were in a high wing Cessna so you could float to any airport within oh 20 miles or so for landing...
Allllllllighty then we'll be having none of that floating flak over on this channel ..... thanks for your compliment though....
Nicely done - just goes to show the 300ft, 1000ft and Fredac checks are worth doing ;)
Absolutely!
Fantastic video, thanks!
Mike Lombardi cheers mike!
Why did you choose to land with only 2 notches of flaps (and subsequently higher speed)? You did a great traffic pattern, which I know you are more than comfortable with under normal conditions, despite the wind and the failure. I'm just curious why you chose to break from sop
It was somewhat gusty that day; so the slight additional speed helps protect us a bit from any sudden gusts. It's perfectly normal to use less flaps in gusty conditions actually.
@@OttoPilot With an alternator failure I'd be landing flapless. Flaps are going to put an additional load on the battery and wouldn't want to be in a situation where you need to go around and cant retract the flaps. In this case you've just taken off and most likely the battery has enough power but if the alternator failed away from the areodrome and you had to fly back or fly a precautionary landing pattern for any length of time it could be an issue. Just something to think about, I think you handled the situation very well.
Was it actually the alternator that failed?
Why do you start a timer after you takeoff?
You know the floating was because of it being a Cessna. Stop making excuses from the winds