Real-world engine failures From: Plane and Pilot | Date: June 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright Werner Publishing Corporation Jun 2002. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

When an airplane loses power, its time to think FAST

A beautiful Southwestern sunrise:

The powerful, retractable-gear Bellanca Super Viking lifted off from Albuquerque northeast to Santa Fe, N.M., then through the pass to the flatlands east of the Sandia Mountains. In the pilot's seat, a father eased the wood-winged Super Viking into cruise flight as his wife and child snoozed in the back. The sky was sparkling clear; the air was perfectly smooth.

Making the turn at Santa Fe, the pilot reached down to switch from a main takeoff tank to the auxiliary fuel source in the Bellanca's rear ...

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