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Old 9th Apr 2015, 04:41
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sydgrew
 
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Returning to Brussels in a 1-11 in the 1970s after one of the engines went bang just as the nose was lifting, we did an interesting zig-zag landing (interesting for passengers such as I). First the good engine revved up (reverse thrust) and we veered off quite sharply to one side (towards one line of fire engines). Then the good engine revved down and the brakes came on (presumably the brakes on the wheels on the other side only) and we veered off towards the line of fire engines on the other side. We turned like this about six times, repeating the same procedure. Question: does every pilot practise such manoeuvres these days?
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