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Old 12th Jun 2017, 12:39
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gerry111
 
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Originally Posted by A37575
You are making a mountain out of a mole hill. The object of training for an engine failure in a twin engine type as above, is a handling issue pure and simple in that the pilot applies flight controls to keep the aircraft right side up.
If only it was that simple. There's been a number of double fatalities over the years in Australia, where the instructor also lost control while simulating an EFATO in a piston twin.

Creampuff's argument appears to me to be: That not all piston twin aircraft have similar engines nor fuel systems. So there's no 'one size fits all' on how to do EFATO's in a twin.

Understanding how your aircraft's engines and fuel systems really work must add to the safety of your flying. (And I don't mean some of the OWT's that many of us learnt from our GA instructors, all those years ago.)
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