Originally Posted by org1

No, thanks. If only one doesn't spool up, you're no longer lucky.

That's what killed a bunch of people in Salt Lake when the 727 was still new.




And that is why you keep foward speed on the bird. Enough energy to keep you going....but its not a manuever for newbies.

There are a few other things that killed guys transitioning to the 727. Most being the fact they were still trying to fly it like a turbo-prop. YS-11 and such