Pattern and Landing Emergencies
Learn to recognize and respond to engine failures and other emergencies during the most critical phases of flight — takeoff, pattern, and landing. Pre-planned decision-making is the key to surviving these situations.
Skill Items
| Skill | D P 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
|---|---|
| Preflight Inspection | |
| Engine Starting | |
| Taxi & Before Takeoff Check | |
| Radio Communications | |
| Normal Takeoff & Departure | |
| General Handling | |
| Traffic Pattern Entry | |
| Altitude Speed Config & Trim | |
| Approach Planning & Altimeter Setting | |
| Normal/ Crosswind Landing | |
| Simulated Engine Failure After Takeoff | |
| Side Slip Technique | |
| After Landing Parking and Securing |
Radio Communication Scenarios
Practice VFR radio calls for this lesson. Listen to the scenario, then formulate your response before revealing the full exchange.
You are in N106ST, preparing to depart Daytona Beach International (Class C). You've listened to ATIS (information Juliet) and plan to fly west to Cross City Airport at 4,500 feet. Contact Clearance Delivery for your VFR departure clearance, then be ready to copy heading, altitude, departure frequency, and squawk code.
Check Transcript
Daytona Beach International Airport information Juliet. 1600 Zulu weather. Wind 250 at 15. Visibility 10. Few clouds at 4,500. Temperature 28, dewpoint 20. Altimeter 3005. Visual approaches in use. ILS runway 7 Left approach in use. Landing runway 7 Left. Departing runway 7 Right. All VFR aircraft contact clearance delivery on 121.3 prior to taxi. Readback all runway assignments and altitude restrictions. Advise on initial contact you have information Juliet.
After receiving your clearance (heading, altitude, departure freq, squawk), read back the ENTIRE clearance. No abbreviations.
- You (Pilot)"Daytona Clearance, november-one-zero-six-sierra-tango, PA-28, information Juliet, VFR to Cross City, requesting four thousand five hundred."
- Daytona Clearance"november-one-zero-six-sierra-tango, Daytona Clearance. VFR to Cross City. On departure fly heading two-eight-zero, climb and maintain two thousand five hundred, expect four thousand five hundred within one-zero minutes. Departure frequency one-two-five point eight. Squawk five-one-one-two."
- You (Pilot)"Fly heading two-eight-zero, climb and maintain two thousand five hundred, expect four thousand five hundred in one-zero minutes, departure one-two-five point eight, squawk five-one-one-two, six-sierra-tango."
- Daytona Clearance"november-one-zero-six-sierra-tango, readback correct. Contact Ground one-two-one point niner when ready to taxi."
- You (Pilot)"Ground on one-two-one point niner, six-sierra-tango."
You are in N106ST at 5,500 feet over the Marvel VOR, en route to Covington Municipal in Tennessee. Your most direct route goes through the Memphis Class B airspace. You may NOT enter without an explicit "cleared into the Class Bravo" from ATC. Call Memphis Approach.
Request Class B clearance. Include position, altitude, destination, and explicitly request "clearance through the Class Bravo." If the controller says "remain clear of Class Bravo" — you must comply and cannot enter.
- You (Pilot)"Memphis Approach, november-one-zero-six-sierra-tango, over Marvel VOR, five thousand five hundred, en route Covington Municipal, request clearance through the Class Bravo."
- Memphis Approach"november-one-zero-six-sierra-tango, Memphis Approach, squawk four-four-two-three and ident."
- You (Pilot)"Squawk four-four-two-three, six-sierra-tango."
- Memphis Approach"november-one-zero-six-sierra-tango, radar contact one-five miles southwest of Memphis, five thousand five hundred. Cleared into the Class Bravo. Maintain five thousand five hundred. Fly heading zero-four-zero."
- You (Pilot)"Cleared into the Class Bravo, maintain five thousand five hundred, heading zero-four-zero, six-sierra-tango."
These lesson plans are provided as supplementary training guidance only. They do not supersede FAA publications, aircraft manufacturer documentation, or your instructor's direction. Always refer to the FAA Instrument Flying Handbook, Airplane Flying Handbook, AIM, and applicable POH/AFM as the official sources.