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Old 20th Nov 2007, 00:36
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The crux of the matter.

This small point has been missed in the larger discussion:

Originally Posted by fourgolds
If you land immediately and blow tyres , the arm chair warriors will say you should have jettisoned
However if you go and fly away to a remote area to jettison and the remaining engine fails , the arm chair warriors will have even more to say.
Assuming it's safe to dump, you should dump.

But I wouldn't rule out dumping on the infintessimal chance that the remaining engine *might* fail.

As for Monday morning quarterbacks: to hell with them.

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