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Old 22nd Aug 2012, 13:36
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konradeck
 
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Regardless of the real numbers, I believe the biggest factor is the pilot's mind - stopped prop is just not right and if you're much more likely to produce errors than in the case of windmilling one you're used to...

If I'd have the engine failure, I would not waste time (and altitude) to stop the prop, but I'd rather take each foot of altitude as my advantage.

Having some altitude I would try to restart the engine anyway...

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