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Old 26th Aug 2001, 06:40
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Mulligan
 
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Question

Hmmm...
If you **** all the fuel from one wing tank out some broken pipes then shouldn't you still have fuel in the other tank?(Assuming the crossfeed valve is closed.)I'm not familiar with the 330.
Someone asked if we train for complete loss of engine thrust. The answer is yes and even in the box it can ruin a perfectly good shirt:-)
I'm a domestic type now but spent 2 years doing ETOPS on the 767. If memory serves we had 180 minute authority and I forget the mileage but it was based on 330kts.M.80 (too lazy to do the math). I always thought you would really have to flog that one (oh so precious) engine but then nothing says you actually have to get to Magadan in three hours, just be able to. For those who don't know, Magadan is a Mig strip in Siberia and only an accountant could think of it in terms of a "suitable" alternate. And ETOPS is, after all, something that only bean counters could be fond of.
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