Group,
I've completed my Phase I on my RV-7A and did several tests to determine the amount of altitude I needed upon an engine out situation to perform a turn and land back at departure airport. Of course I did these tests at 4,000 ft and the engine wasn't really out, but at ~800 rpm. I have a fixed pitch "cruise prop".
The altitude that I've settled on for a safe return to the airport is 1,200 ft. My numbers during the tests were less than that, but since the prop was still spinning at low RPM I decided to bump up the number to the 1,200 ft value that I now use. Anything less than that and I tell my self that I will "lower the nose and land straight ahead." I would like to compare this to what others have determined.
Jeff
N876RV
I've completed my Phase I on my RV-7A and did several tests to determine the amount of altitude I needed upon an engine out situation to perform a turn and land back at departure airport. Of course I did these tests at 4,000 ft and the engine wasn't really out, but at ~800 rpm. I have a fixed pitch "cruise prop".
The altitude that I've settled on for a safe return to the airport is 1,200 ft. My numbers during the tests were less than that, but since the prop was still spinning at low RPM I decided to bump up the number to the 1,200 ft value that I now use. Anything less than that and I tell my self that I will "lower the nose and land straight ahead." I would like to compare this to what others have determined.
Jeff
N876RV