In-Flight Emergency Procedures

Objective

• To familiarize the student with in-flight emergency procedures and begin the development of automatic pilot responses that will result in a safe correction or landing in an actual emergency

Elements

• Dual flight to recognize in-flight emergencies
• Preplanned responses to emergencies
• Practice previously introduced maneuvers

Equipment

• Balloon Flight Manual, Emergency Procedures
• Airworthy balloon

Instructor’s Actions

• Pre-flight discussion
• Review emergency procedures in Balloon Flight Manual
• Practice selected maneuvers previously introduced
• In-flight demonstration of fuel system emergencies
• In-flight demonstration of envelope and instrument emergencies

Student's Actions

• Perform each maneuver as directed
• Practice selected maneuver previously introduced
  • Flight Planning
  • Inflation
  • Launch
  • Level flight
  • Approaches and landings (shallow and steep)
• Respond to instructor's simulated emergency procedures
  • Fuel leak at hose connection
  • Fuel leak at blast valve
  • Fuel leak at tank valve
  • Fuel leak at pilot light shut off at burner
  • Fuel leak at pilot light shut off at tank
  • Pilot light regulator malfunction
  • Pilot light regulator adjustment
  • Fuel exhaustion
  • Water in fuel
  • Fuel system icing
  • Fly on backup system
  • Blast valve stuck open
  • Blast valve stuck closed
  • Relighting pilot light using Balloon Flight Manual procedure (performed on the ground)
  • Fire in the air
  • Fire on the ground
  • Use of fire extinguisher
  • Collision with another balloon
  • Envelope rip
  • Envelope over-temperature
  • Partial opening of rip panel
  • Parachute valve line failure
  • Permitted envelope damage
  • Permitted envelope cable damage
  • Aircraft instrument failure
  • Ill or frightened passenger

Completion Standards

Student demonstrates through oral quizzing and response during flight maneuvers that he/she is familiar with in-flight aircraft system failure, their causes and remedies, and shows improved proficiency performing flight maneuvers previously introduced.