Can't remember if I've mentioned this before, but following the s76 accident in the states where a bird strike retarded both engine control levers to idle, and they failed to enter auto successfully, we embarked on a training programme to cover simultaneous double engine failure. Prior to that, autos were generally done from an already OEI condition whereby the crew were at an enhanced level of arousal.
For me, what came out of seeing many crews perform in the Sim (and knowing it was coming at some point) was a fair degree of certainly that a simultaneous unexpected double engine failure during cruise etc will almost certainly result in a failure to enter auto successfully. It's just human nature and the way we respond whilst at a low state of arousal.
Last edited by HeliComparator; 15th Dec 2013 at 12:56.