King Air sticks the landing…..

[Just a civilian pilot]

All this brings to mind Carlos Dardano. Who managed to land a 737 full of people dead stick, on a muddy levee, in bad weather...... With only one eye.

So many things to consider besides age. And if I am not mistaken, he was forced into retirement not long ago. (I think he just turned 66).

My airline wouldn’t hire me because of some ridiculous eyesight restriction so I challenged them and they lost.

They had to remove that eyesight restriction after I won.

Yes, he did a great job but he flew into a severe thunderstorm and the engines quit ( water ingestion and hail )

It’s like the Air Transat A330 that lost both engines over the ocean and set a record for the longest glide in a commercial jet.

Amazing hands and feet but he contributed to the problem by not understanding they had a fuel leak and opening the fuel cross feed and wasting fuel on the side with the fuel leak.

Edit: The B737 eventually flew for Southwest Airlines and did it last flight in 2016.

A320 that flew into a severe thunderstorm and both engines flamed out:

https://safetyfirst.airbus.com/engine-relight-after-an-all-engine-flameout/

 

[Skippy722]

Sorry to disappoint you, I have a full head of…… natural Brown hair.

But, I used to have severe acne as a kid ( why I look so young…… no grey hair and oily skin )

I can do a lot of pushups still.

Is that why when I shave I look 12? And when I don’t shave I look 12 but now with a Luke Combs style beard?!

 

[Just a civilian pilot]

Is that why when I shave I look 12? And when I don’t shave I look 12 but now with a Luke Combs style beard?!

Depends on how many pushups you can do.

 

[Dave Hess]

Maybe there’s some general aviation pilots that should not be flying ?

 

[Just a civilian pilot]

Maybe there’s some general aviation pilots that should not be flying ?

Even if the prop wasn't feathered ( less drag ) , or if it was an unplanned engine failure versus training flight with an engine throttled back, there is no way an empty light /light King Air could lose control just because of that unless it's not flown properly. That's my personal , professional opinion doing training on King Airs.

Proper profile , aircraft configuration ( when to put the gear down, flaps ) on one engine is essential when landing single engine , especially if the prop isn't feathered.

Now, if you lose an engine after take off and it doesn't auto feather ( and you don't manually feather the prop ), you will not be able to climb.

 

[tbm5690]

Even if the prop wasn't feathered ( less drag ) , or if it was an unplanned engine failure versus training flight with an engine throttled back, there is no way an empty light /light King Air could lose control just because of that unless it's not flown properly. That's my personal , professional opinion doing training on King Airs.

Proper profile , aircraft configuration ( when to put the gear down, flaps ) on one engine is essential when landing single engine , especially if the prop isn't feathered.

Now, if you lose an engine after take off and it doesn't auto feather ( and you don't manually feather the prop ), you will not be able to climb.

Yeah I'm not sure why they were so slow in the first place considering they were in a decent. Plenty of available power on the operative engine, whether simulated OEI or actual, to maintain well above what was indicated on the track log.