Good thing they had a second engine...

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Author: OneBurnin Date: 9/29/2021 2:11:28 PM +4/-12

Looks like CalFire had an engine flameout on one of their new SUPER powerful Firehawks. Despite being at sea level and 6000lbs below max gross... they couldn't hover (let alone fly away) and dropped the poor fella on the hoist. Glad there were no serious injuries.

Really awesome that everyone thinks 2 engines is better than 1. Did CalFire ever even have an engine failure on their Hueys?

https://www.safecom.gov/safecom/21-0993

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Good thing they had a second engine... +4/-12 OneBurnin 9/29/2021 2:11:28 PM

Good thing they had a second engine... +6/-6 it would have been way more better 9/29/2021 2:32:11 PM

Good thing they had a second engine... +3/-5 bro 9/29/2021 2:47:59 PM

Good thing they had a second engine... +4/-6 okay 9/29/2021 2:52:27 PM

I agree with brotard. I hate having a #2 eng. failure

+8/-3 in a single engine helicopter 9/29/2021 3:05:14 PM

I agree with brotard. I hate having a #2 eng. failure +1/-2 Ain’t no number 2 engine bro 9/30/2021 11:34:29 AM

Well done!

+5/-0 you almost got the point 9/30/2021 12:14:27 PM

Well done! +0/-2 the title of the thread 9/30/2021 12:56:54 PM

Good thing they had a second engine... +2/-1 hueys have poor OEI performance 9/29/2021 3:07:14 PM

Good thing they had a second engine... +4/-0 Hueys Have The Best Autorotation 9/29/2021 3:10:05 PM

Good thing they had a second engine... +0/-6 so what 9/29/2021 3:13:43 PM

Good thing they had a second engine... +1/-1 In A Hover, A Huey Has Enough 9/29/2021 10:57:17 PM

Good thing they had a second engine... +0/-1 yeah, we've all heard that but 9/29/2021 11:06:01 PM

Good thing they had a second engine... +2/-0 Are You The Straight Down Guy? 9/30/2021 12:08:00 AM

Good thing they had a second engine... +0/-0 yep 9/30/2021 2:26:41 AM

Good thing they had a second engine... +0/-0 beets 9/30/2021 4:10:33 AM

Good thing they had a second engine... (NT) +0/-0 Do You Mean Ground Idle? 9/30/2021 8:20:56 AM

Good thing they had a second engine... +3/-2 OneBurnin 9/29/2021 5:43:29 PM

Good thing they had a second engine... +0/-1 lol 9/29/2021 11:09:04 PM

Good thing they had a second engine... +2/-0 I Like Having All Engines 9/30/2021 9:40:54 AM

But upgrading to twins costs zero dollars

+7/-1 Nancy 9/29/2021 4:15:46 PM

But upgrading to twins costs zero dollars +3/-0 flashing white power? 9/29/2021 8:05:53 PM

But upgrading to twins costs zero dollars +0/-0 Sending The Okay For The FBI 9/29/2021 10:59:08 PM

Good thing they had a second engine... +1/-0 Should have bought chinooks 9/29/2021 6:31:53 PM

Good thing they had a second engine... +0/-0 gringo 9/29/2021 10:01:01 PM

Good thing they had a second engine...

+1/-0 mexican't 9/29/2021 11:34:16 PM

Good thing they had a second engine... +0/-1 Engine failure in a single 9/30/2021 10:18:48 AM

I doubt the person on the hoist would consider that a "non-event"

+4/-0 miss the point of the discussion? 9/30/2021 10:32:56 AM

Good thing they had a second engine... +4/-0 Jealousy 9/30/2021 11:37:32 AM

Good thing they had a second engine... +0/-0 I would say both. 9/30/2021 11:58:06 AM

Good thing they had a second engine... +2/-1 Yep 9/30/2021 12:14:06 PM

Good thing they had a second engine... +3/-3 OneBurnin 9/30/2021 4:00:54 PM

Good thing they had a second engine... +0/-0 If you’re not ignorant 9/30/2021 4:21:35 PM

Good thing they had a second engine... +1/-0 Well 9/30/2021 5:28:44 PM

Good thing they had a second engine...

+4/-0 he's just a 9/30/2021 6:17:43 PM

Good thing they had a second engine... +1/-1 well okay 9/30/2021 9:31:08 PM

Good thing they had a second engine... +2/-0 Naive 10/3/2021 7:58:46 AM

But singles have engine failures half as often

+0/-0 tradeoffs 10/3/2021 10:25:43 AM

But singles have engine failures half as often +1/-0 There’s 10/4/2021 3:26:18 PM

Good thing they had a second engine... +0/-0 the problem is 10/3/2021 10:30:08 AM

Good thing they had a second engine... +1/-0 Your 10/4/2021 3:27:19 PM