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Old 5th Sep 2013, 07:22
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Bergerie1
 
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Yes. Johnny Smurthwaite was the captain. A double engine failure also happened again at New York with Roger Whitefield as the captain. I can't remember which aircraft it was but they did a very rapid return!

Following these failures, we even practised double engine failures during command courses at Prestwick on the real aircraft. Obviously it was done at light weight. You set off down the runway, throttled back one engine just after V1 and then throttled back the other on the same side just after lift off. The training captain kept his hand on those throttles all the time just in case!

Looking back I shudder at the memory and think it was daft. The simulator is the only place for antics like that!
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