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Old 26th Apr 2018, 10:46
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I think the jets were controlled by the copilot.

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Old 26th Apr 2018, 11:43
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Originally Posted by Warmtoast
India Four Two (your #38)



Fascinating, but panel only seems to run to dials in columns for six prop engines - where are the four jet engines controlled from?
The throttles for the jet engines are above the skippers head.
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Old 26th Apr 2018, 21:32
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Did a complete 360 of the image and found the jet engine instrument dials are in front of the pilots on the front panel.
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