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Re:UPS plane crashes near airport in Louisville, Kentucky, o... by lazide on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @06:42AM (#45821800)
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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Re:UPS plane crashes near airport in Louisville, Kentucky, o... by appreciatorBus on Thursday November 06, 2025 @08:53PM (#45842761)
yes true, I guess I was assuming we were talking about commercial airlines :)
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