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Old 10th May 2016, 11:11
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change fuel tanks, check mags to both then Start, recycle carb heat and mixture: if all else fails head between legs, kiss your arse goodbye and plant it straight ahead ASAP. V2 is very close to the end of the runway and at <100' so no time to 'pick a field.'
Then ask ops to get on the phone and ask for your money back on not 1 but 2 or even more duff engines.
Damn; must remember to drain the fuel next time.
As for the training of such a scenario, No. If you're thinking of the Hudson glider, they were lucky to have height to play with. Some companies do train for total loss of thrust on finals, a la BA 777 at LHR. Train being a lose word. Experience the WTF moment, try it a couple of different ways with moving, or not, the flaps and see just how lucky the crew-pax- and all innocent ground based inhabitants were in the BA event. The Thames was not an option.
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