No Power, No Problem! - we try to FLY with a broken aircraft

[@MrJpbmusic2005]

Another great video great decision making ….hopefully you be back in the air in no time

[@Vict20]

Did a similar from Andrewsfield to EGMT a few years ago with a dead alternator (brushes needed replacing). Used minimal (or no ) flaps on landing in case of a go-around and being unable to retract them in case the battery dies ...which it did whilst backtracking the runway!

[@FlyingOnTop]

10:00 classic banging the dust off after a few months off haha! We've all been there.

[@Rodhern]

Also, if you go around, it nullifies the entry in the landing attempt statistics, ... possibly :-)

[@SteveHolmes8700]

Loving the look of the new avionics . Can't wait to see them in action. More than a little jealous :) . Great content as always

[@WhiskeyAlphaPilot]

Thanks. Hopefully the next flight I can switch them all on :-)

[@Barnyg84]

You’re a brave bloke for sharing that one mate. Trolls will be loving it 😂

[@WhiskeyAlphaPilot]

Yup, the complaints are rolling in.

[@Barnyg84]

@ i do have one beef though… you’re still using jack for RT. Just do it yourself

[@WhiskeyAlphaPilot]

When you have two qualified pilots, it’s quite normal to divide the activities. Obviously i do the RT when Jack is not around, but I tend to shoot less videos as I have more to deal with.

[@Robinbamv]

I owned two C152’s and a heap of alternator & regulators problems, there was plenty of shotgun maintenance with alternators and regulators replaced but the real cause of the problems was the electrical cables forward of the firewall. These cables had been exposed to thousands of hot/cold cycles and all the oil and associated grime that goes with the engine bay. When a few quids worth of electrical cable was replaced all the electrical problems went away, we also replaced the battery and starter cables at the same time. I would also advise taking a look at the electrical load analysis that the Avionic company will have done during the Avionic upgrade. This analysis assures that the aircraft can meet the electrical power requirements to supply essential power in the event of an alternator failure. This is a worst case scenario for IFR/icing flight. You might be surprised at the electrical power you have remaining if you first load shed ( turn off ) non essential equipment and then if non-icing VFR turn off what is required for IFR /icing flight……….. you might find the fuel runs out before the battery stops delivering electricity to an aircraft only running the electrical systems for VFR flight.

[@ian757]

You've said it before about how proficiency is so time-sensitve. I'm sure there will be a lot of us no making our best landings when we go back to it this month or even February,

[@WhiskeyAlphaPilot]

So true. I’ve got some circuits and bumps scheduled in the next few weeks

[@glennwatson]

I had a very annoyed instructor once when I said we had a aircraft issue (I didn't tell ATC it was just a alternator) and they treated it like a emergency. ATC were very good having everyone go around etc to let us land quickly.