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Old 23rd Jun 2007, 11:01
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I did qualify the question thus:
If the mechanical warning is backed up by calls from the cabin that there is a bright orange glow outside, even after firing all your shots, you have a major Mayday....
so it is confirmed you are not having a good day. My query is really this: 'are we too programmed to only look at the traditional circuit/carry out emerg. drill/make PA/fly circuit/carry out app. chks/set up radios/land 10 minutes later rather than think, when you have a confirmed hand warming fire burning, to land within 3 minutes or you're toast?' I'm not suggesting it should be trained and such very hazardous procedure be thought of as an option unless you are burning and unable to handle the problem itself, but I wonder whether we should just occasionally practice a traumatic take-off emergency and aim to get it on the ground rapidly rather than go through drills? One thinks of the Swissair/Saudi Tristar stories where possibly they were not minded enough to get wheels in contact with terra-firma immediately.
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