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Old 02-04-2015, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by siclick33
Presumably the aircraft should be able to climb on one engine though?
With a full fuel load + passenger and cargo weight it would be difficult to climb on one engine and he would need to fly straight ahead with a very shallow climb rate
to gain airspeed and altitude only then could he turn safely and then only toward the dead engine.