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Old 14th Sep 2016, 17:18
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sunday driver
 
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H'm
Well, practice - of course
But
EFATO is a crisis.
Now I have been involved in quite a number of crises (none EFATO) and they all have one thing in common.
The critical thing about a crisis is spotting at the earliest possible moment that THIS IS A CRISIS!
So
This IS a crisis - doesn't matter if it's the Sudden Deathly Hush, the oil spattered windscreen or just a cough - it's a crisis.
All this wobbly prop stuff is fine, but THIS IS A CRISIS.
Don't P@@s around thinking this or that.
Just do it! Nose down, best glide, space ahead, land, stop, getout, breathe.
It's easier to explain that the nice aeroplane and you are in pristine condition sitting in an adjacent field than it is to ... well add your own scenario.
It's just too easy to pretend that things are going to get better - well maybe they might have, but then again maybe not.
I prefer to bank on certain, positive action, not on uncertain maybes.

Yours
An aviation simpleton
SD
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