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justinaurelius (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
No, that makes sense - position the blades to reduce drag.
I actually didn't know the propeller blades can change their angles.
FlyWMU (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Feathering is done after the engine is already shutdown or failed (happens when you take away all oil from the governor). Simpler terms: think of your hand out of a moving car. Straight up and down creates a lot of drag and is hard to hold. Turn the hand parallel with the road and it's very easy to hold it there, very little drag. Same thing applies to the plane. Comes down to controllability during an engine failure. Sorry, too much detail but hopefully it helps :)
YakAV8R (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I would have to say that while the incident was concluded without any harm to occupants or bystanders, trying to sequence the props took his attention away from more gravely important matters at that time. Insurance will take care of the propellers and anything else. He was porpoising in pitch and wound up grinding the props anyway. He did an otherwise good job in this gear up. I'm afraid that some people will take the wrong lesson away from this incident however.
N605TW (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
When a pilot shuts down an engine the pilot will feather the prop, or change the angle of the blades to reduce drag as much as possible.
garys737 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I am amazed just how STUPID the media is, not just liberal...
Saiibcom (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Feathering the props means to turn the props pitch to a position that they do not spin. Therefore allowing the position on the piston to keep the props aligned with the wing, keeping the props from striking the runway when the nose hits.
justinaurelius (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
What does feather mean? Put them in neutral, or shut off the engines?
ugnut123 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
lol i watched this live
jasonsaw76 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
GREAT footage!
Saiibcom (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
On short final, they are not going to end up 'hitting a building' As a private pilot with some multi-engine time myself, your taught from day one what to do in the event of an engine failure.. feather the props.. which is what they did. Focusing on flying with the power off, for an experienced pilot includes making sure that after you ensure your own saftey, that you ensure the saftey of your vessel. Which the pilot did an EXCELLENT job of. |
