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Old 03-24-2007 | 12:18 PM
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pilot727
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Default RE: How to save twin if one engine stops?

My first twin years ago was a twinstar, i had over fifty deadsticks, the engines came with the plane and run great but one the same one always quit when comming in for a landing, altitude is your friend and i always used the ruddy even on a turn with a little to make the runway and it was not easy, my old friend told me to cut the other engine to an idle, make the turn, and then use a little power to make it to the runway, there are so many different kinds of dead sticks haha but i have had so many dead sticks with the plane and it was not easy to make that turn using rudder with power but i did every time till the old guy told me to not use power on my turn if i have enough altitude, then use what little power needed to make the runway, i had that plane for so long but did finally crash it, the engines were 40 size so i bought another twinstar with two os-25fx and never had a dead stick but my friend had one and i landed it for him, them engines run that plane so nice, after several years i gave it to a friend as i got more then my share of time in and he had it for a week, just got to play, too bad it was the sweetest twin that i think i will get another