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"RST Engineering" wrote in message I've got a REALLY stupid question
.... By the time you are flying something in the Navaho category you've got a few dozen hours behind the windshield... and the Navaho has at least marginal single engine climb... Not neccessarily- I just changed 2 jugs on a Navajo during a phase inspection (AAIP maintenance program for 135 aircraft, no 50 or 100 hour inspections). One cylinder was 27/80 and the other was worse. The pilots didn't notice anything wrong. Being at gross weight on 4 cylinders in a Navajo doesn't gain you altitude. and the ******* wasn't on fire, just smoking... and, in general, an engine smoking will stop smoking when you pull the fuel flow to the engine... The fire may have been contained in the nacelle and therefore not visible to others. I posted about this shortly after I crapped an engine in a Navajo last Easter Sunday. Oil spray from the engine block was ignited by the hot turbocharger. The flames stayed inside the cowling. The smoke did not. why didn't he go around, single engine, drop the gear, and put it on the runway? You've been around airplanes long enough to know that just because someone has a couple dozen hours behind the windshield doesn't mean that the pilot knows anything about handling emergencies. Most of my charter pilots come to me with 100 hours of twin-engine time or more. Many can't handle an engine failure just after rotation. They were trained to pass a practical test, not trained to save their butt. D. |
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On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 06:12:37 -0700, "RST Engineering"
wrote: I've got a REALLY stupid question ... By the time you are flying something in the Navaho category you've got a few dozen hours behind the windshield... and the Navaho has at least marginal single engine climb... and the ******* wasn't on fire, just smoking... and, in general, an engine smoking will stop smoking when you pull the fuel flow to the engine... why didn't he go around, single engine, drop the gear, and put it on the runway? Jim Din't know.... it's his third "incident" since flying.... a couple years ago he ditched his family and a neighbor's family into the Atlantic Ocean returning to Beverly from Nantucket at night. Almost wiped out both families.... How does a pilot lose both engines in a twin... Bad Luck??? Bad Karma??? Out if Fuel ????? hmmm.... let me guess... hard to prove after having to float the plne...... dp |
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