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From: C J Campbell on 6 Feb 2010 21:17 On 2010-02-06 17:23:04 -0800, Robert Coe <bob(a)1776.COM> said: > On Sat, 6 Feb 2010 08:50:20 -0800, C J Campbell > <christophercampbellremovethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > : On 2010-02-06 06:58:06 -0800, tony cooper > <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> said: > : > : > On Sat, 6 Feb 2010 01:36:11 -0800, C J Campbell > : > <christophercampbellremovethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > : > > : ... > : However, few pilots would allow passengers to board a twin engine > : propeller driven airplane with the engines running. It is much too > : dangerous. I have heard of a few flight instructors who tried it. I > : have heard of a few who died trying it, too. > > Well, I believe I've boarded many twin-engine planes (as a passenger) with the > right-hand engine running. Possibly the left-hand engine was turned off in all > such cases; I don't really remember. > > Bob Well, depends a little bit on the plane, too. Most of the planes I am accustomed to flying require you to climb up on the wing to get into the cockpit. -- Waddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor |