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Old 4th Mar 2015, 15:25
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Engine-out Asymmetric

The light may have dawned in the early 50s, and asymmetric practice landings with an engine out may have been forbidden, but there were still QFIs who knew better. In 1956 the aptly-named Short Asymmetric Course at Worksop lasted 6 weeks and included about 25 Meteor hours, two-thirds of which were dual and of these 80% asymmetric. After establishing my crit speed (130+ish) my 'Sir' closed an HP cock almost every time I passed it, leaving me to totter round the circuit really 'on one'. Just before landing the Maestro would relight the dead engine, take control as I touched down, bring the rpm up as he rolled, hand back control, and close one HP cock or the other as I passed crit speed again. Made quite an impression on a young man.
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