E55 Baron (Early) Maneuvers

This document provides maneuvers guidelines developed for Baron N3622A.

Notes

• Always reach over the bar to access e.g. flaps and gear handle
  • This keeps hand closer to throttles in case an engine quits and we need to run "The Drill"
• Use more complete grip on throttle levers, not just fingers
• "The Drill": Flaps up first then gear up
• Engine failure below 3,000' AGL, secure the engine come back and land
  • Above 3,000' AGL, can attempt a restart
• CGUMPS
  • Cowl flaps: closed
  • Gas: fuel selectors on mains
  • Undercarriage: gear down
  • Mixture: full rich
  • Props: leave at 2500 RPM to prevent overspeed
  • Switches and seatbelts
    • Landing light on
    • Buckled in
• As part of descent checklist, switch back to mains

The Drill

• When encountering the "feather" step, also make sure to pull mixture to idle-cutoff

Engine failure during takeoff before VR

• $V_{\text{MC}}$ is 80 KIAS and $V_{\text{R}}$ is 84 KIAS, so an engine failure before $V_{\text{MC}}$ we are still on the ground
• Guidance in AFM is to simulate the failure at a speed of no more than 50 percent $V_{\text{MC}}$ so 40 KIAS
• Throttles to idle
• Maintain directional control
• Brake straight ahead

Normal takeoff

• Flaps up
• Hold brakes
• Throttles full
• Gauges green
• Rotate $V_{\text{R}}$ 84 KIAS
• Positive rate, gear up
• Climb $V_{\text{Y}}$ 102 KIAS
• By 500 AGL
  • Throttle 25"
  • Prop 2500 RPM
• 1000 AGL
  • Run the climb checklist
    • Disregard the airspeed target of 115 KIAS on the checklist that need not exist between initial $V_{\text{Y}}$ climb and transitioning to "cruise climb" at 130 KIAS
  • Pitch for 130 KIAS
• Expect under normal training scenarios a ground roll of around 1,400'
  • 95 °F, 2,000' pressure altitude, full fuel with 420 lb of occupants and baggage, no headwind
• Notes
  • Lots of right rudder needed
  • Due to rudder being on springs, it is initially a ton, then able to relax slightly
  • KHQZ field elevation: 447' so 500 AGL = 950
  • KADS field elevation: 645' so 500 AGL = 1150
  • At KHQZ turn crosswind at 1200'
  • Until alternator annunciator is fixed, leave landing lights on
    • This draws a bit more current so it doesn't falsely trigger the alternator annunciator
  • Initial altitude bug to 3,500' until clear of the 4,000' Bravo ceiling, then bug 4,500'
  • It is OK to fly level at 25" and 2500 RPM so power is already set for subsequent climb from 3,500' to 4,500'

Short-field takeoff

• Like normal takeoff but pitch for $V_{\text{X}}$ (87 KIAS) +/-5 KIAS initially
• Rotate 84 KIAS ($V_{\text{R}}$)
• "Positive rate, gear up"
• Climb 87 KIAS ($V_{\text{X}}$)
• "Obstacle cleared"
• Climb 102 KIAS ($V_{\text{Y}}$)
• Notes
  • Because $V_{\text{R}}$ is 84 KIAS and $V_{\text{X}}$ is 87 KIAS and climb performance is so good, the pitch and holding of 87 KIAS until we call out "obstacle cleared" at 100' AGL will not be a long time

Pre-Maneuver Checks

• Before doing CHAPS, note how much fuel has burned off of the mains, and then switch to AUX tanks
• Climb to 4,500'

Steep turns

• Prop: 2500 RPM
• 18"
• 145 KIAS
• Left turn: pitch level with the horizon
• 20" in right turn
  • Only need to bump power in right turns to fight against left turning tendencies
• Right turn: pitch 2.5° above the horizon
• 50° bank
• Notes
  • Use 4,500' MSL to start maneuver
  • Recommend against using trim, it's more difficult to dial in the correct amount of trim than it's worth
  • Only roll out 10° before target heading
  • Tolerances
    • Altitude: +/-100 ft
    • Airspeed: +/-10 kts
    • BankL +/-5°
    • Heading: +/-10° on rollout

Slow flight

• Throttle: 15"
• Prop: 2500 RPM
• Below 152 KIAS
  • Gear down
  • Flaps 15°
• Below 121 KIAS
  • Flaps full
• Throttle: 17"
• Target 90 KIAS
• Climb: full power
• Descent: 13"
• Bank: 5°
• Recovery
  • Full power
  • Flaps 15°
  • Above 102 KIAS, flaps up, gear up
• Notes
  • Minimum altitude 3,000' AGL (to complete maneuver, per AFH)
    • Use 4,500' MSL to start maneuver
  • Pitch for airspeed, power for altitude
  • Tolerances
    • Altitude: +/- 50 ft
    • Heading: +/- 10°
    • Airspeed: +5/-0 kts
    • Bank: +/-5°

Power-off stall

• Throttle: 15"
• Prop: 2500 RPM
• Below 152 KIAS
  • Gear down
  • Flaps 15°
• Below 121 KIAS
  • Flaps full
• Establish descent at 95 KIAS
• Power to idle
• Maintain altitude
• At first indication recover
  • Lower nose (pitch -5° to -10°)
  • Full power
  • Flaps 15°
    • This is part of the expeditious flow above, there is no checking of airspeed or trend
  • Level wings
  • Pitch for 87 KIAS ($V_{\text{X}}$)
    • As 87 KIAS approaches smoothly pull up, but not too briskly
  • Pitch for 102 KIAS ($V_{\text{Y}}$)
  • Look for positive rate on altimeter
  • Flaps up
  • Gear up
  • Recover to level cruise flight
• Notes
  • Minimum altitude 3,000' AGL (to complete maneuver, per AFH)
    • Use 4,500' MSL to start maneuver
  • Tolerances
    • Heading: +/- 10°

Power-on stall

• Throttle: 12"
• Prop: 2500 RPM
• At 102 KIAS Throttle: 16"
• Slowly pitch up
• Recover
  • Lower nose (pitch -2.5°)
  • Full power
  • Pitch for 87 KIAS ($V_{\text{X}}$)
    • As 87 KIAS approaches smoothly pull up, but not too briskly
  • Pitch for 102 KIAS ($V_{\text{Y}}$)
  • Recover to level cruise flight
• Notes
  • Minimum altitude 3,000' AGL (to complete maneuver, per AFH)
    • Use 4,500' MSL to start maneuver

Accelerated stall

• Throttle: 15"
• Prop: 2500 RPM
• 125 KIAS
• Bank: 45°
• Recovery
  • Reduce angle of attack
  • Then roll wings level
  • Throttles full
  • Climb at $V_{\text{Y}}$ 102 KIAS
  • Throttle: 15"
• Notes
  • Roll smoothly into 45° and get established, being mindful of overbanking tendencies
  • Once established, the brisk pull back requires quite a bit of force
  • Reduction of angle of attack in recovery should just be a relaxing of back pressure, not a push down
  • Should not lose altitude in the maneuver in recovery
  • Minimum altitude 3,000' AGL (to complete maneuver, per AFH)
    • Use 4,500' MSL to start maneuver

VMC demo

• Throttle: 14"
• Prop: 2500 RPM
• Airspeed: 110 KIAS
• Left throttle: slowly close
• Right throttle: slowly full
  • Right rudder and right aileron simultaneously with added power to maintain directional control with wings level
• Pitch up to decelerate no faster than 1 KIAS per second
• Recover at first indication of loss of directional control, stall warning, or buffet (including red line)
• Recover
  • Right throttle close
  • Pitch below horizon (pitch -10°)
    • Do this simultaneously with closing throttle
  • Above 85 KIAS ($V_{\text{SSE}}$) right throttle full
  • Airspeed: 99 KIAS ($V_{\text{YSE}}$)
  • After established in a $V_{\text{YSE}}$ climb recover to level flight and scissor the throttles together 15"
• Notes
  • Minimum altitude 5,000' AGL (per POH)
    • Use 7,500' MSL to start maneuver
  • On recovery, when pulling power back on operative engine, do so promptly (ACS wording) but not doing it abruptly will make coordination with rudder easier.
  • On recovery, wait patiently for $V_{\text{YSE}}$ and add power smoothly to catch and maintain airspeed
  • After establishing a $V_{\text{YSE}}$ climb, do not wait to be told to recover, just recover
  • Tolerances
    • Airspeed: +/- 5 kts
    • Heading: 20° on recovery

E55 Baron VMC demo

Drag demo

• Want to show how the drag associated with configuration changes affects the OEI climb rate at $V_{\text{YSE}}$
• Start maneuver like $V_{\text{MC}}$ demo but will pitch not to continue to bleed of airspeed, but to hold $V_{\text{YSE}}$ (99 KIAS)
• Throttle: 14"
• Prop: 2500 RPM
• Airspeed: 110 KIAS
• Left throttle: slowly close
• Right throttle: slowly full
  • Right rudder and right aileron simultaneously with added power to maintain directional control with wings level
• Airspeed 99 KIAS ($V_{\text{YSE}}$), note VSI for each of the following
  1. Failed engine cowl flaps closed
     • This is to protect that engine from being overcooled
  2. Gear - down
  3. Flaps – 15°
  4. Flaps - full
  5. Failed engine – simulate feather
     • Prop lever to feather detent
     • Throttle: 12"
     • POH page 3-17
  6. Flaps – 15°
  7. Flaps – up
  8. Gear up
  9. 93 KIAS (6 KIAS below $V_{\text{YSE}}$)
  10. 105 KIAS (6 KIAS above $V_{\text{YSE}}$)
  11. Cowl flaps open
• Recover
  • Straight and level flight with both engines
• Warm up "dead" engine
  • Throttle: 15"
  • Prop: 2000 RPM
  • Reopen cowl flap on failed engine as needed
    • Let CHTs get over 200 °F
• Notes
  • Can start a bit faster than 110 KIAS, all we need to do in the end is establish $V_{\text{YSE}}$

Engine Shutdown

• Can be performed by pulling the mixture to idle cutoff

Maneuvering OEI

• Notes
  • When turning towards the dead engine, can use two approaches
    • Just turn wings level and relax rudder pressure to allow the yaw to help turn
    • Can reduce power on the operative engine and accept sacrificing some altitude to help turn towards the the dead engine
  • Tolerances
    • Altitude: +/-100 ft
    • Airspeed: +/-10 kts
    • Heading: +/-10°

Engine Restart

• Follow the checklist

Emergency Descent

• "Chop -- Drop -- Prop"
• Power idle
• Gear down
  • When below 152 KIAS
• Prop: 2500 RPM
• Bank 30° away from burning or dead engine
• Pitch 10-15° nose down
• Airspeed: 140 KIAS
• Notes
  • POH calls for props full forward, we won't do it to avoid overspeeding the props
  • We must no overspeed the gear, so there is hard limit at 152 KIAS, hence the 12 KIAS buffer
  • The POH calls for flaps 15°, but it doesn't increase the descent rate substantially so we don't do it

E55 Baron (N3622A) emergency descent

OEI instrument approach

Precision Approach

• Precision approaches (after the FAF) are done at 99 KIAS (blue line)
• 115 KIAS before the FAF
• About 20" for level flight
• One dot above glideslope/glidepath run GUMPS
  • Gear down, and flaps 15° comes with it
  • This works well so that right at glideslope intercept we are at 99 KIAS (Blue Line)
• Reduce power to 16-18" and descend on glideslope
  • OEI approach, full flaps when landing is assured (that is key phrase)
  • If low minimums, we might break out at 200' AGL, in which case do not plan on using full flaps (unless making a configuration change so low and the risk of destabilizing the approach outweighs the need of e.g. a very short runway)
• Page 3-3 of POH says minimum 99 KIAS approach and on final minimum 90 KIAS
• 12" on inoperative engine to give zero thrust
  • The POH page 3-17 says to retard the prop to the feather detent, but we leave at 2500 RPM

E55 Baron (N3622A) simulated zero thrust

Normal landing

• Throttle: 14"
• Prop: 2500 RPM
• 115 KIAS in pattern
• Midfield downwind
  • Run CGUMPSS
  • Any time gear comes down, also bring flaps 15°
  • Make sure to get gear down and flaps 15° before we are abeam touchdown point 1000' markers
• Throttle: 16" after bring gear down and flaps 15° for initial descent
• ==By the time abeam touchdown point or 4 mile final
  • Gear down, flaps 15°
  • 115 KIAS
• Start the turn to base a bit before the 45°
  • So pattern does not get too long
• Base or 2 mile final
  • Throttle: 15"
  • Flaps full
  • 110 KIAS
• Final
  • Throttle: 13 - 15"
  • 105 KIAS
  • 95 KIAS Short final
• Power to idle over the threshold
• Notes
  • As part of descent checklist, put fuel on mains

Short-field landing

• Same approach as normal landing but 90 KIAS on short final
• Need to hit touchdown point within 100 ft
• Call out "simulated flaps up" and "simulated maximum braking"
• Notes
  • ACS requires not more than 1.3 $V_{\text{SO}}$ which is 95 KIAS in N3622A with $V_{\text{SO}}$ of 73 KIAS
  • Tolerances
    • +100 / -0 ft of touchdown point
    • +/- 5 kts

Engine failure after VR, no runway remaining

• Run the drill
• This becomes OEI pattern
• Fly pattern at normal airspeeds
  • Throttle: 20" in pattern
• Other than power settings, configuration is the same with the following exception
  • Only difference is not to automatically put 30° flaps on base, only do that once landing is assured

Engine failure after liftoff

• 400' AGL minimum
• If gear is up
  • Pitch $V_{\text{XSE}}$ (96 KIAS) or $V_{\text{YSE}}$ (99 KIAS)
  • Execute memory items
• If gear is down
  • Throttles to idle
  • Land straight ahead

Go-around

• Full power
• Pitch $V_{\text{Y}}$ (102 KIAS)
• Positive rate, flaps up to 15°
• Positive rate, flaps up
• Gear up
• 500' AGL
  • 25"
  • 2500 RPM
• 1000' AGL
  • 115 KIAS