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Old 24th Feb 2009, 13:13
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You're right. It was innaminka. And the engine failure drills went wrong.
I think Beechcraft have some very simple and sensible advice. They say the first action in the event of an engine failure is ALL SIX LEVERS FORWARD. You can do that in one action. That simplifies things and saves some time, and errors.
The old pitch up pwerup gear up etc takes time, and seems to forget enriching mixture.(is that what happened at Whyalla)
Another of Beechcraft's wise sayings is MANY ACCIDENTS ARE CAUSED BY AIRPLANES STALLING. PILOTS SHOULD ENDEAVOUR TO PREVENT THEIR AIRCRAFT FROM STALLING. Simple and obvious, but so tragically true.
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