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Old 16th Jun 2010, 12:19
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Andy_RR
 
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Originally Posted by FJ44
The engine let go at about 100 AGL and was secured and feathered by 700' AGL. From that point on the performance was not positive at all, but thankfully the RoD was only about 200 feet per min. There was no way that the aircraft was going to climb...
That's not making a lot of sense to me, FJ. You made 500' whilst cleaning up after an EFATO, but thereafter there was no more climb rate in it? Was it falling terrain that gave you height? How did you manage to return to the field at 200' RoD?
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