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ASK THE EXPERT
Bump and Run
by Tom Clements
Author’s Note: This is a repeat of my article written for the December 2014 issue of this magazine. It also cRomprises the chapter starting on Page 307 of The King Air Book – Volume II. Obviously, I think it is important enough to review once more.
arely do we pilots need to apply rapid and full power from idle. While initiating a takeoff roll or leveling off after an idle power descent, we have plenty of time to advance the power levers slowly. Most go- arounds or balked landings are begun before the power levers were moved all the way back to idle.
The two situations in which we do need to have a proper, rapid idle-to-maximum-power technique are idle power stall practice for training – or for real, if we ever let ourselves get into that unfortunate situation – and a balked landing from deep into the flare, nearly at touchdown.
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I wager there are many King Air pilots who have never encountered either of these two situations before and who may well complete their entire King Air flying careers without ever encountering them. That’s great! Furthermore, if they ever do encounter these rare situations, they will probably muddle through just fine
DECEMBER 2021