Good points ace.
Even with a jet, buckets of power and performance, if not flown accurately, and I mean very accurately at AUW, an engine out on a twin is a critical manoeuver.
I've seen as little as half a degree in pitch the difference between climbing and sinking.
And I agree with you Capt Claret, very unwise words from archangel.
There's an old saying
When you're up to your ar$e in alligators, it's difficult to remember you were there to drain the swamp.
The analogy applies equally in aviation, and when everything is going pear shaped, professional aviators aren't much different from the guy draining the swamp. What we do have going for us is instinctive action based on ingrained training, but if you put a foot wrong then it's curtains.
Last edited by relax737; 25th Mar 2010 at 08:50.