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Old 20th Nov 2017, 07:49
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tescoapp
 
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Not really if there isn't enough power to fly straight and level then your options become singular. You also have other effects kicking in such as Vmca which require more pilot input to keep away from if its one of the wing engines.

Ditchings don't require you to find an area clear of obstructions just line your self up with the waves and all that good stuff. With some power but not enough your just prolonging the inevitable. But then again it does give more time for the emergency services to kick into gear. But the actual outcome when you hit the water no different.

BTW the tri has been calibrated off the end of Jersey it does make the beach just with one engine gone bad just after airborne and a full load. I suspect there will be a matter of a couple of 100meters difference between the arrival points between a single and it

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