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Old 25th May 2010, 23:06
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FE Hoppy
 
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This is getting interesting now.
I could call "Abort/Stop" as a flight engineer in the RAF and I know that at BA this was also the case at the time. I couldn't with all the civvy airlines I flew with.

The Embraer E-jets that I teach now have a system of EICAS message inhibit where messages are not allowed to be annunciated during certain phases of flight. The most critical phase being from 80 kts to 400ft. Almost all EICAS messages are inhibited at this time, including ENG 1 (2) FAIL.

This is because the message would add to the reaction time and distract the pilot from the proper actions. Rather like someone calling the failure would.
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