Engine Failure Engine failure is very rare in flight simulators, but a risk in real life. The tutorial starts with you cruising at 3500 ft over the hills of Barcelona. A total engine failure will occur, with no possibility of restart - black smoke, chunks of metal pushed out of the cowling. Glide the aircraft to the nearest airport and make a successful emergency landing. You must manage your altitude and fly a normal pattern from "abeam the numbers". Don't deploy flaps until you have the runway "made". The Cessna 172 glides at a ratio of 9:1 at a best glide speed of 65 kts IAS. The glide ratio assumes no flaps and a "windmilling" propeller. If you fly any faster or slower, or have flaps deployed, the glide rate will be worse. LEBL (Barcelona) is within glide distance. Try to land at LEBL. dusk LEBL 0 30 3500 37.5 -122.4 010.0 105.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /sim/model/c172p/securing/chock false /sim/model/c172p/securing/tiedownL-visible false /sim/model/c172p/securing/tiedownR-visible false /sim/model/c172p/securing/tiedownT-visible false /sim/model/c172p/securing/pitot-cover-visible false /controls/flight/flaps 0.0 /controls/switches/magnetos 3 /controls/engines/current-engine/throttle 0.2 /instrumentation/adf/frequencies/selected-khz 367 /environment/weather-scenario Fair weather instrumentation/altimeter/setting-inhg 29.95 0.0 -12 0.0 -0.21 0.19 73.6 /controls/engines/current-engine/throttle 0.6 We're happily cruising along, enjoying an evenings flight. 15 Engine failure! Engine failure! Trim for a best glide speed of 65 knots. /controls/switches/starter false /controls/engines/engine/faults/left-magneto-serviceable false /controls/engines/engine/faults/right-magneto-serviceable false /controls/engines/engine/faults/spark-plugs-serviceable false /controls/switches/magnetos 0 Now look around and choose an airport, or emergency landing site. Stay at 65 knots. /engines/active-engine/running false You are too slow. You need to fly at 65 knots IAS for maximum glide. /instrumentation/airspeed-indicator/indicated-speed-kt 62 You are too fast. You need to fly at 65 knots IAS for maximum glide. /instrumentation/airspeed-indicator/indicated-speed-kt 69 Engine failure is currently simulated by switching off the magnetos. Please switch them off again to continue the tutorial. /controls/switches/magnetos 0 Start maneuvering towards your chosen emergency landing spot, keeping your speed at 65 knots IAS. /engines/active-engine/running false You are too slow. You need to fly at 65 knots IAS for maximum glide. /instrumentation/airspeed-indicator/indicated-speed-kt 62 You are too fast. You need to fly at 65 knots IAS for maximum glide. /instrumentation/airspeed-indicator/indicated-speed-kt 69 Engine failure is currently simulated by switching off the magnetos. Please switch them off again to continue the tutorial. /controls/switches/magnetos 0 At this point we would radio an emergency/mayday. Remember - Aviate, Navigate, Communicate - in that order. /engines/active-engine/running false You are too slow. You need to fly at 65 knots IAS for maximum glide. /instrumentation/airspeed-indicator/indicated-speed-kt 62 You are too fast. You need to fly at 65 knots IAS for maximum glide. /instrumentation/airspeed-indicator/indicated-speed-kt 69 Engine failure is currently simulated by switching off the magnetos. Please switch them off again to continue the tutorial. /controls/switches/magnetos 0 Continue flying towards your emergency landing spot. If we had the spare capacity, we might attempt to restart the engine at this point. Engine failure is currently simulated by switching off the magnetos. Please switch them off again to continue the tutorial. /controls/switches/magnetos 0 Stay a 65 knots for maximum glide. Only use flaps once the runway is "made". Engine failure is currently simulated by switching off the magnetos. Please switch them off again to continue the tutorial. /controls/switches/magnetos 0 /instrumentation/airspeed-indicator/indicated-speed-kt 10 Assuming the aircraft is upright and you landed on a runway, you walked away from a total engine failure - well done!