[libh8er]

Twin engine plane. One engine fails - in the middle of the Pacific - in the middle of the night.

[EEGator]

I’m not a pilot, but that’s not a good situation.

[vespa300]

I’d freak. wow.......

[Sarcazmo]

Good thing the other didn’t fail, they would have been there all night.

H/T Ron White

XD

[Vigilanteman]

45,000 people in all of American Samoa. Why does the FBI have an office in Pago Pago?

[Scrambler Bob]

Twin engine plane. One engine fails - in the middle of the Pacific - in the middle of the night.
= = =

And they talked of one pilot, not two.

Calling BuddyGig, again.

[Jane Long]

The stuff of horror movies!

Hope all goes well.

Happy New Year libh8er.

[Round Earther]

“Twin engine plane. One engine fails - in the middle of the Pacific - in the middle of the night.”

The 787 is ETOPS rated:

ETOPS

Engines Turn or Passengers Swim

[Organic Panic]

That plane can fly just fine with a single engine. These new engines have so many safety features all monitored by the engine manufacturer in live time. If there is so much as a tiny flea fart out of place it is instantly sent to the manufacturer (Rolls or GE) and they will recommend shutting down an engine mid flight and landing for inspection. The engine I am most familiar with is Williams FJ which, most of the time, any error was an error with the sensors and not the engine.

[Celtic Conservative]

Yep, that's a very long ETOPS flight. ETOPS stands for "Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standard", the regulation that governs trans-oceanic flight. It is also referred to by pilots as "Engines Turn Or Passengers Swim".

🤣🤣🤣

CC

[Thermalseeker]

One engine fails - in the middle of the Pacific - in the middle of the night.

But, but, but the manual sez that almost never happens.....