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Old 7th March 2014 | 20:54
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ImbracableCrunk
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Question B737 Loss of Thrust on Both Engines

I'm taking opinions on the Loss of Thrust on Both Engines drill.

Let's say you're at FL410 and you lose both engines. Let's say you believe you should attempt to restart the engines. There are many suitable fields right below your flight path, just for your choosing and the other pilot is doing an excellent job flying to one. You're starting the APU, but's it's about 2 minutes from coming online due to the altitude. So, you are following the checklist when you get to item 5.

Item 5 from the drill
5 At or above FL270, set airspeed to 275 knots. Below FL270, set airspeed to 300 knots.
Do you:

A. Pitch over and accelerate to 275 and exceed MMO;

B. Pitch over and accelerate to MMO or 275, whichever is less; or

C. Pitch over and accelerate to 275 - you probably won't get to MMO by the time you descend to 36,000ft

Pick one A, B or C. Provide a reason for A or B or C, if you like, but pick from A or B or C.

Last edited by ImbracableCrunk; 8th March 2014 at 16:12. Reason: I need to work on my CRM skills.
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