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Old 15th Jul 2017, 23:14
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I may have repeated the Fire thing......but did not claim to invent it. The saying .....not Fire.

I can however attest to the fact the Chinook Utility Hydraulic system contains far too much Hydraulic Fluid when it is feeding a Cockpit Fire. Except for having other more pressing business for a while I would have sought to explain that to the Boeing Engineers who designed the system.


Nick old Boy....too many nights on the town in London....as you seem to have picked up some of that fabled British "Under Statement" thing.

If you've lost your only engine, putting the collective all the way down is probably a good start.

The first line of an EOP should say "Fly the Aircraft!"

The second line should be "Punch the Clock!".

That accomplishes nothing dangerous....allows the Pilot(s) to take an immediate physical action.....and delays doing anything grossly stupid before putting the Brain into gear.

The third line in BIG BOLD PRINT should say "THINK!"....then all that other print and verbiage can be dealt with.
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