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Old 24th Mar 2020, 22:08
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Ascend Charlie
 
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A friend was in a B212. Both engines running happily, but the shaft from the combining gearbox to the txmsn snapped. Massive double overspeed, rotor low warning, and a very nice auto saved the day.

The bit about "Don't worry, you will know" took a couple of seconds to process the data.
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