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Peppermint wrote:

QUOTE (Peppermint @ Dec 27 2008, 02:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Rather than get the PILOTS say who are CERTIFIED to fly them, they go to Joe Passenger

Standard procedure for pilots is no doubt to not speak to the media, in the article its mentioned that even the passengers were marshalled off to the Koru Lounge (so they couldn't speak to the press?) I guess if one of us hadda been on the flight we mighta said to our fellow passengers.. "don't panic, these things are fine on one engine, hell we could even glide on no engines for awhile if we needed to" mind you that might not be much comfort to the average fare paying member of the public

Yea, I'd imagine that there is a clause in their contract that states that they are not allowed to speak to the media; there is in mine and I have a pretty rote hospitality job.

Alex

Anyone who knows their stuff on FRTO will know that its recommended - if not law - that no pilot speak to the media or admit liability to an incident involving an aircraft, so that they don't undermine CAA investigations.

Thats how I understand it anyway

Probably not a birdstrike considering the engines in ATRs/ Dash 8s have Inertial Separators which are designed to stop any large objects going through the engine.

Ah yeah, forgot the pilots are probably on something like that.

deeknow wrote:

QUOTE (deeknow @ Dec 27 2008, 05:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Standard procedure for pilots is no doubt to not speak to the media, in the article its mentioned that even the passengers were marshalled off to the Koru Lounge (so they couldn't speak to the press?) I guess if one of us hadda been on the flight we mighta said to our fellow passengers.. "don't panic, these things are fine on one engine, hell we could even glide on no engines for awhile if we needed to" mind you that might not be much comfort to the average fare paying member of the public

thats exactly what i thought out loud. of course there was smoke in the cabin which aint good but the fact that everyone was "freaking out" just annoys me. it would have been unnerving but not terrifying

I can see where the fear would have come from (I don't think many people (me especially) would be able to stay completely calm through an engine failure) though. An engine failure is sorta separate from the other passengers and you, while smoke really brings the emergency right to you.

That and also that something is burning somewhere, fire in-flight is one of the worst things surely, not saying that it would happen, but the idea of being on a plane burning up isn't particularly welcoming...

Alex

Alex wrote:

QUOTE (Alex @ Dec 27 2008, 07:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I can see where the fear would have come from (I don't think many people (me especially) would be able to stay completely calm through an engine failure) though. An engine failure is sorta separate from the other passengers and you, while smoke really brings the emergency right to you.

That and also that something is burning somewhere, fire in-flight is one of the worst things surely, not saying that it would happen, but the idea of being on a plane burning up isn't particularly welcoming...

Alex

true true. i spose smoke in the cabin would actually be quite scary

Seems it was the Mt Cook Airline ATR 72-500 Registered ZK-MCF..

Had an engine replacement yesterday in the Vincent Aviation hangar.