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Old 16th December 2002 | 14:15
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THINK! ANALYSE! ACT!

In that sequence......or you guys that are spring loaded to act without thinking just might make a serious goof and compound your problems. Take yourself back to the Super Puma that had the dual engine failure (imagined) due to the poor coordination of the crew and some bad diagnosis of the problem. After declaring a Mayday, performing a dual engine faillure procedure, finally figgered out one was working just fine....and recovered the machine and flew to a rig and landed after having scared the Bejesus out of themselves.

If you will step out of the box you have been put into all these years and ask yourself a simple question......exactly what malfunctions demand an almost automatic response.....you will see that only a very few do. Examples.....loss of tail rotor and attached bits......simultaneous dual engine failure (or main drive shaft for you 212/412) pilots.....or a transmission failure of some sort.

Practice certainly.....but far better to use the noggin some then reach for the checklist.....if your shoulder tucks or your hand reaches for the checklist immediately upon the Master Caution Light illuminating....you are goofing up!
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