Originally Posted by
43Inches
Considering the terrain all around YPOK first actual light would be beyond the calculated time by a decent amount. I also thought there was no runway lights, and even if there were, climbing through those valleys and hills in the dark is most likely not smart.
You’re picking up what I’m putting down there 43 :-) It was a southbound departure.
JT, was it SI? That was absolutely my first thought, however the “spluttering” part threw me. That being said, a throttle reduction could be construed as spluttering I guess.
Poor sod was stuck in the aircraft for nearly 6 hours apparently.