Taxiing out to the runway in my Diamond DA62 using the X-Plane 11 flight simulator. Just waiting for a Cessna 172 to take off ahead of me. All systems looking good.
ATC give permission to proceed and all instruments are reading normal.
I just watch the Cessna clear the immediate airspace before taxiing out onto the runway.
The DA62 is a modern twin engined 6 seat aircraft with an impressive array of instruments. It is a relatively easy aircraft to fly and land, being very pilot friendly.
At the waypoint I disengage the autopilot and turn to my airfield approach to fly the aircraft in manually. BANG!
Fire on engine 1 - smoke and flames - off fuel - off power to that engine, adjust trim nose down, look for a place to land. Grass pasture ahead to the right, power off, flaps down 1 point, wheels down. MayDay call out.
Align the aircraft to avoid trees and obstacles. Down with a bumpy landing, fire extinguisher to engine nacelle, OK - this was a good "walk away from the plane" landing.
Just restart the sim at a different location with an aircraft set to no failures.
The X-Plane flight simulator is designed to mimic real flying and there is a built in setting to trigger a failure at preset intervals. Usually it is just a giro misalignment or a light out, but a major failure does not occur very often. It comes as a surprise when it happens - glad I knew what to do.
(No repair bills on a simulator.)
Aerobask DA62 - good value sim model - highly recommended.
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