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Old 25th Sep 2021, 10:03
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Xeptu
 
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Originally Posted by Ultralights
Thanks for that, just trying to figure out where the "best practice" of shutting down engines during a gear-up landing, at 50ft or much higher, high enough to shut down and feather, became a norm.
My opinion, in the flare just before touchdown, DO NOT feather the props, an unfeathered prop will bend, if you feather them, it will dig in and tear the entire engine off the wing.
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