JetsGo MD-83 engine not working?

"Darrell S" wrote
JetsGo is a safe airline. I trained many of their pilots in the
MD-80. No airline pilot would attempt a takeoff with one engine out
before start of take off. I flew the B-52H which had 8 fan jets.
Even with 7 remaining, no one would attempt a takeoff in normal
circumstances with an engine inoperative.

I've done three engine take-offs in B-707s without too much
extra thought. Of course, they were accomplished in accordance
with the three engine ferry supplement to the flight manual.
Then again...in the P-3 that the US Navy let me fly, it seems
as if I spent most of the time running around at 100' to 200'
with at least one and often with two of the engines shut down.

Bob Moore

"Morgans" wrote in message
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"John" wrote in message
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Oops..forgot the link.
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...11X09774&key=1

I hope that pilot lost his certificate....Permanently. What could have he
been thinking?

Reading the full narrative it seems he was thinking he could get the engine
going by compression while they were rolling for takeoff.

Interestingly though, it appears the critical factor was the pilot's failure
to fly the plane properly. A 10-seat bizjet with 5 seats filled at a big
field near sea level (PDX IIRC?) ought to be able to take off and stay in
the air. It's arguable whether the engine could have been started but a
crash doesn't immediately appear to have been inevitable. Still, not really
justifiable unless you're in Saigon and the commies are closing in on the
city.

-cwk.