Daniel,
Thanks, can you post up those pages? I don't have a Piaggio manual. I am curious is the AF an install option on that aircraft, is the pilot allowed to fly installed but non operational? Also, what are the single engine unfeathered climb numbers on that aircraft. From what you are saying it sounds like the OEM is giving you a new VMCA only in the event that it fails, not as an option do depart with a working AF or not.
All that said the Piaggio has less asymetrical thrust issues then other aircraft so it would be fascinating to think that this aircraft is even flyable unfeathered where in a conventional aircraft it's a disaster.
I am just curious because on some other aircraft with an AF installed, there was no install option, nor any choice to fly with out it being operational, that as you touched upon, the reason was the unfeathered profile was so disastrous that it was actually a negative climb rate at VMCA.
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