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If the flight test aircraft is one with which the examiner is not thoroughly familiar, the Pilot Operating
Handbook should be studied before asking the candidate to demonstrate the ability to deal with various
simulated emergencies.
Examiners should use a random sampling system, varying the emergency procedures requested to prevent the
examiner's flight test from becoming predictable to candidates, and to ensure all systems and emergency
procedures have been covered in training. It is entirely at your discretion, whether this flight test item
is tested in the air or on the ground.
One method of testing an emergency procedure on the ground that many examiners find very effective, and
one which you may wish to use when assessing this item, is to assess this item either prior to engine start
or upon returning to the apron, just before or after the engine is shut down. After engine shutdown, the
examiner places the throttle, mixture, related switches, and the various ancillary controls in the position
they would normally be in for an engine running at cruise power. The examiner will then describe an emergency
to the candidate such as an engine fire, etc. The examiner may then make an assessment based on how the
candidate actually positions the appropriate controls, switches or valves associated with the drill rather
than assessing a rote statement of how things should be done. Utilizing this method should preclude a
candidate from receiving a favourable assessment based on the ability to recite an emergency drill when they
in fact have no understanding or appreciation of the action the drill requires.
Only one (1) emergency or malfunction is required on the RPP(A) flight test.
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