There’s no convenient time for an engine failure – but a rusty pilot’s first solo after returning to active flying is way less than ideal. “My initial reaction when the engine started running rough was to ask myself, ‘What did you forget to do?’” said Wendell Alumbaugh, 77, who was flying the Reimagined Cessna 150 that AOPA donated to the Nate Abel Flying Club in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2016.
Source: aopaFormer 'rusty pilot' calmly handles engine failure