What super memories! Thanks for sharing these.
>I always thought that with a real engine failure on a heavy one, we'd only be going in one direction, and it wasn't up.
This happened on a Genair 100-series 330 out of Teesside for Glasgow, so I heard around the airport (I worked on the ground there in 1984).
They lost an engine and declared "Pan" due to " 'dem Laws of Physics" affecting their ability to stay level with 30 pax. I'm amazed that the shed was ever given a C of A, considering such poor single engine performance.
I seem to recall that later versions were better. Maybe they gave you a better choice of open fields or long beaches...