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Old 26th Aug 2001, 21:30
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TowerDog

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One of the Internet News Servers says the plane departed with a "Very Steep Climp".

Then it lost an engine..

The above from eye witnesses at the airport.

Pax and perhaps some pilots may not know that this class of airplane (Light Piston Twin) does not have to demonstrate any climb rate after an engine failure on take-off.

Not an "un-safe" aircraft, it just have some limitations and when at max gross weight will probably not climb on one engine unless the density altitude is way below SL.

Had the same arguments with pax in the islands about heavy luggage: No Sir, no Madam, we can not carry 9 pax and fill up the lockers with all the suitcases.

Been yelled at and been cursed and called incompent and worse.

(Only time I lost an engine in a C-402 we were light with only 1 pax and at altitude, the plane then flew just fine on one mill.)

What a horrible way to go: Trapped and burned to death.
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