"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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As far as anybody can speculate, he must have thought the first engine
failure was due to problems with the new engine, not a fuel problem, but
nobody can explain why he didn't switch tanks when the second one failed.

A very sad story.
I'm only a new pilot, but I reakon that the first thing my eye would go to
if I had an engine failure would be the fuel gauges. It just seems like
common sense or instinct to me. Maybe when you're faced with an engine
failure, common sense can sometimes go out the window in the panic.
Crash Lander
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