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1. lazide+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-11-05 11:42:29
Single engine planes (GA, and some military planes) don’t handle this condition well at all.

In fact, for awhile (maybe still the case), the #1 killer of skydivers was single engine failure on takeoff from the jump plane (and similar aircraft failures), not accidents ‘while skydiving’.

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2. apprec+5s5[view] [source] 2025-11-07 01:53:01
>>lazide+(OP)
yes true, I guess I was assuming we were talking about commercial airlines :)
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