4 ms·
Some years back I was flying a small commuter who used small prop type airplanes (I call them pterodactyl air). Part way through the flight, I noticed one prop
by zw123456 13y ago
Some years back I was flying a small commuter who used small prop type airplanes (I call them pterodactyl air). Part way through the flight, I noticed one prop seemed like it was not working, so I leaned forward to alert the co-pilot (the plane was that small). He told me that they would turn off one engine and "feather the prop" to save fuel. I told him that I would be happy to take a up a collection back in the cabin from the other passengers to pay for the extra fuel to power both engines. He chuckled, but I was serious. I never flew with them again.
Maybe there is a way to suspend a process (feather the prop) rather than completely kill processes.
- yannyu 13y agoJust FYI, pretty much every plane with multiple engines is able to safely fly and land with only one engine working, and all commercial pilots are trained to do so. If you were halfway through the flight already, it's entirely possible you were already in descent and didn't need the other prop at all to complete the flight.
- yardie 13y agoWow, that was ridiculous. So, because you don't understand how planes work this is the pilots' fault. Even if you were serious about the fuel exactly where do you propose they put it? In-flight refuelling of commercial planes doesn't exist.