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omnijet
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What happened :?: :!: :shock: I was cruising along just fine. Power set correctly, plenty of fuel, 10000' altitude. All of a sudden, 15 minutes into the flight, FE warned not to push engines but I was by the book at 28" and 2300 RPM. Reduced power. First, #1 then remaining 3 engines sputtered and partial shut down. Feathered #1 but kept the rest turning for some power but it faded fast. As a result, lost all hydraulics and could not execute a power off emergency landing. Result... we're all dead :cry:

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My only guess is that they may have run low on oil if you had not filled up the tanks. :?:

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Thanks, Tug. Oil starvation could have been it. Too late to go back and check... the aircraft was destroyed. I thought that was why I was paying a Flight Engineer. He could have said "hey Captain Dummy, you're running out of oil". Isn't he supposed to check all systems before takeoff? :roll:

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You're supposed to check all fluid quantities before you start the flight. :)
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omnijet wrote:Thanks, Tug. Oil starvation could have been it. Too late to go back and check... the aircraft was destroyed. I thought that was why I was paying a Flight Engineer. He could have said "hey Captain Dummy, you're running out of oil". Isn't he supposed to check all systems before takeoff? :roll:
If you're low on oil he'll tell you as he's setting everything up before the flight.

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AviationAtWar wrote:
omnijet wrote:Thanks, Tug. Oil starvation could have been it. Too late to go back and check... the aircraft was destroyed. I thought that was why I was paying a Flight Engineer. He could have said "hey Captain Dummy, you're running out of oil". Isn't he supposed to check all systems before takeoff? :roll:
If you're low on oil he'll tell you as he's setting everything up before the flight.
That's right, i forgot about that as I have been told that I needed oil in the 377 so it makes sense he would tell you in the Connie. Makes me wonder about why the engines quit like that. Water in the fuel :?: Don't know if that is simulated on the Connie or not. :? Although being told don't be so hard on the engines makes me think they are being over stressed.

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I had a similar experience in the T-6. The engine just lost power and I could not find the problem. It acted like fuel starvation. Found a roadway to land on. Went to the maintenance hanger and everything was fine. All flights after that were great. Still don't know what caused the problem. I was at 4000 ft. in a slow climb out of KBHM last week, OAT temp was not a problem. Maybe file problem in FSX ?
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Did you attempt to use carb heat before the engine lost power? Did you note the carb air temp just in case it was conducive to ice formation?
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