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Old 23rd May 2009, 21:30
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Jetney
 
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ditching switch

While not wanting to fault Capt Sully and F/O or detracting from the praise heaped unto them for the heroics, don't A320/330/340 drivers have a rule of thumb thingy that if one need to ditch ASAP, hit the ditching switch? Well in some LCCs, we do have such " memory " or " recall " action just like if a thrust reverser is inadvertantly deployed after V1 or in takeoff climb ( the manufacturers will swear IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN ), he checklist but shutdown the offending engine pronto!!
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