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Old 10th Dec 2021, 00:09
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Pilot DAR
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That was impressive airmanship! I opine that extra skill was demonstrated in that I suspect it became necessary to reduce power on the running engine to maintain control. The plane looked pretty heavy, and from my DC-3T training, I'm aware that too much power on one engine makes control at Vmca difficult, so you have to reduce power on the remaining engine. So a good choice to aim for the runway you can make under control, with some power. The prop damage shows the left engine was developing power while the right was not. Great flying!
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