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If you experience an engine failure in a single-engine aircraft after takeoff, you should

A

establish the proper glide attitude.✓ Correct Answer

B

turn into the wind.

C

adjust the pitch to maintain VY.

Explanation

The Airplane Flying Handbook says that after an engine failure on takeoff the first action is to lower the nose promptly and establish the proper glide attitude, then land essentially straight ahead. Holding the climb attitude for Vy without power quickly leads to a stall, and turning back or into the wind at low altitude is a classic cause of loss-of-control accidents.

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