I’m sure that the engineers at Airbus Helicopters are reviewing every post and trying their best to understand how Dave might have misread the gauges and/or warning lights and run out of fuel.
PeteGillies - really? I'm not even going to reply to that.
At least one poster mentioned that the training for engine failures in twin-engine helicopters is based on only one engine failing, not both in succession or simultaneously. An interesting thought. Could it be that because simultaneous engine failures supposedly cannot happen, that pilots are not trained for that possibility?
FYI we carry out different profile autos, day/night etc in the sim every six months, and we also do them in the aircraft at least once a year with a TC. Also on the training syllabus is how to deal with one engine failing after the other in certain scenarios, e.g. fuel contamination etc.
The continuous stream of bull**** on this thread continues to astound me...
