ODG-5
Birds of a Feather
1. You are the captain of a twin-jet transport operating a passenger (Pax) charter from an ocean-front vacation resort. The near-sea level single runway stretches out to sea, there is a 5 knot on-shore flow favoring a takeoff towards the water. Your aircraft is loaded to maximum climb-limited weight for the 3-hour flight. It is 19:30 hours, 15 minutes after sunset, the weather (Wx) is clear.
You have just taken off, you are the Pilot Flying (PF). As your First Officer (FO) retracts the [Landing] gear, you fly into a large flock of birds. You notice bird strikes on the wind shield; you hear several "thuds" in rapid succession and one loud "bang." Your #2 engine flames out and spools down; the Engine Fire Warning bell sounds, and the Master Warning and the #1 Engine Fire Warning Lights are "ON." You are now at 200 feet above the water at V2+10, airspeed decreasing.
What now, captain?
2. In a time limit of 3 seconds, decide what commands, actions or communications you will initiate. Be precise in your response by giving the exact wording of any commands or communications. Do not include aircraft type-specific procedures as these may vary but do include generic actions common to all types.
3. Quote any applicable maxims
4. State your rationale.
Author's solution and case history: (to follow)
(G.N. Fehér, Beyond Stick-and-Rudder, Hawkesbury, 2013, p. 348)