Let me be very clear:
1. Lifting the power levers into beta is ONLY for the autofeather test on the ground when the torque is too high at idle. If the power levers are lifted in flight you are gambling with your life and at least one pilot has killed himself doing this.
2. The test function on the autofeather is ONLY for ground use. The only way to test autofeather in the air is to shut down an engine.
Prop Job, I would be very interested to learn more about this Telematics system. Any information / links? Good call on not freaking out the flight followers. We have a very poor install on our satellite tracking system which has an emergency switch that is all too often hit while getting into the seat. The emergency alert then flashes for the next 24 hours on the flight follower's screen.
Last edited by ahramin; 7th Oct 2008 at 01:23.