MULTIENGINE FLIGHT GENERAL - FAASafety.gov

← Back to document page

MULTIENGINE FLIGHTThis chapter is devoted to the factors associated withthe operation of small MULTIENGINE airplanes . For thepurpose of this handbook , a small MULTIENGINE air-plane is a reciprocating or turbopropeller-poweredairplane with a maximum certificated takeoff weightof 12,500 pounds or less. This discussion assumes aconventional design with two engines one mountedon each wing. Reciprocating engines are assumedunless otherwise noted. The term light-twin, although not formally defined in the regulations, isused herein as a small MULTIENGINE airplane with amaximum certificated takeoff weight of 6,000 poundsor are several unique characteristics of multiengineairplanes that make them worthy of a separate class rat-ing.

Operating Handbook (AFM/POH), it is the airplane manufacturer’s guidance and procedures that take precedence. GENERAL The basic difference between operating a multiengine airplane and a single-engine airplane is the potential problem involving an engine failure. The penalties for loss of an engine are twofold: performance and control.

  Handbook, Airplanes, The airplane