Thread: DOVER C5 Crash
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Old 11-04-2006 | 05:32 PM
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BlackRocket
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This accident is a result of having too little experience in the aircraft as a PIC....current command directives allow upgrades to the left seat in as little as 1,000 hours total time. This was in completly VMC conditions and was improperly handled in many ways. Most importantly was that the inexperienced crew had over 8-hours worth of fuel on-board and they rushed the whole procedure. Had they used some basic cockpit management and briefed the 100% flaps maybe someone would have spoke-up sooner; (you can hear the flight engineer's on the CVR quietly asking themselves about the flap position while on final). The C-5 is an extremely stable airplane and this situation is easily flown out of in a sim at less than 200' by pushing up the power on the correct engine or selecting 40% flaps earlier than the crew had.
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