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Old 2nd Aug 2017, 10:40
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Originally Posted by stilton
Knowing the way simulations are run I can almost guarantee you'll
have an undetectable APU fire causing significant damage if you don't
shut it down.

The instructor wants to see you evaluate that there is more than
sufficient redundancy remaining without the APU, if you decide
to keep it running with no fire detection a fire will be next almost
certainly !
I(f the fire detection circuit is inoperative, how does the student then find out he has a fire?Loss of rudder control?
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