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Old 18th Sep 2007, 18:56
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SR71

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I'm pretty sure statistically you've got a higher chance of killing someone doing three figures in your Porsche on the motorway than you have doing a low pass in a commercial jet...

Puts things in perspective doesn't it?

Why doesn't an Airbus pilot with access to a sim tell us whether an empty A310 is recoverable from an engine failure at 150ft in a 30 degree banked turn?

Personally, I'll give the pilots the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise.

Because I am a pilot.

On the assumption they did practise the manoeuvre in the sim, I'd be surprised if they didn't cater for this eventuality.
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