Originally Posted by
serpens
… Being away from FT for holidays is a valid reason for being tardy. That's my opinion, and I'm sticking to it.
You are very gracious
, thank you
.
Originally Posted by
serpens
Hmm, I recall a discussion about multi-engine versus single-engine aircraft. An airplane with two engines has two opportunities for an engine failure rather than just one. On the other hand, while a two-engine aircraft with an engine out has lost much more than 50% of its capability, it has a bunch more than a one-engine aircraft with an engine out. How does that apply to the current situation? I'm not sure, but maybe I'll postpone linking my logins, especially given the difficulty you had unlinking yours….
It’s good that my comments weren’t tardy vis-à-vis your decision.
Between Naval Aviation and General Aviation I know I’ve been party to that discussion many times although I’m hard pressed to recall discussing it here. Along the lines of “my opinion, and I'm sticking to it”, I strongly believe that a multi-engine pilot has an obligation to fly multi-engine regularly, often and frequently (yes, that’s redundant, for effect
). Emergency procedures requiring immediate correct memorized (almost reflexive) action are more numerous for multi-engine. An occasional intermittent casual pilot should stick to relatively small SEL (single engine land) airplanes. But that’s neither here nor there.
Back on topic, I was thinking a few minutes ago while
running jogging (geez I’m getting slow
) that with 2 logins it’s possible that Chase could shutdown ONE while allowing the other to stay open, regardless of the legitimacy or reason(s) for shutdown. I don’t recall reading much one way or the other, maybe some posts stating Chase shutdown BOTH personal and biz accounts (in which case linking or not wouldn’t make a difference), perhaps someone else can shed more light on that.
(I still recall, from between 1987 and 1990, 2 Navy helicopter pilots being told by their wingman “there’s smoke from your #1 engine, you should shut it down”. The pilot or co-pilot instantly shut off one engine (throttle closed, fuel shutoff), in violation of several model specific and universal aviation procedures, unfortunately in his haste it was engine #2. A minute later the helicopter had autorotated to a swamp adjacent to Chesapeake Bay. Resulted in no injuries, a highly embarrassed pilot who may have lost his wings, a helicopter embedded in 4-5 feet of mud which was quite difficult to extract and lots of discussions about panic, crew coordination and multi-engine issues.)