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Old 11th Dec 2021, 20:05
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Originally Posted by rnzoli
So I am even more impressed with their capability to stay ahead of the airplane, make a new plan, stick to that, communicate over the radio and execute it. It was an extremely close call.
I think the NTSB report, if there is one, will be interesting. Given the earlier comments on known DC-3 feather issues and how to overcome them, did this crew give up an option to maintain altitude, or even climb, because they didn't know how to handle a prop that would not stay feathered?

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