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[ATLcrew]

Either Minneapolis ARTCC or Huron FSS....

[ATLcrew]

If airnav information is accurate, there is no actual FBO at Chamberlain, only self-serve fuel pumps, so I would be very surprised if de-icing was available.

https://www.airnav.com/airport/9V9...

[ATLcrew]

Precisely so. Which is why a prudent pilot will make an escape plan part of his runway assessment. That is to say, if his performance calculations say that the best he can expect is -400fpm, he will decide beforehand where he'll put the airplane should he lose an engine....

[ATLcrew]

Holy Cats!...

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It appears it does NOT apply, which means he could legally take off all the way down to 0/0....

[ATLcrew]

Referencing 14 CFR 91.175(f)(2), standard takeoff minimums are 1SM or 5000RVR (if available) for aircraft with 2 or fewer engines unless specifically authorized or published otherwise....

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Not that it's a great video, but it looks like an awfully bright fire, so I might suspect a fuel leak from above hitting the aft part of the nozzle and igniting well aft of the EGT probes, hence it's entirely possible no abnormalities were indicated on the flight deck (except maybe excessive fuel loss on the left side, but that would take a while to show up). It follows then that the Captain did not have particularly reliable information in regards to what he was dealing with. Therefore, I don't disagree with the decision to evacuate, especially if ARFF resources at Raipur (an airport with which I am entirely unfamiliar) are not especially robust....

[ATLcrew]

What?...

[ATLcrew]

Indeed.

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Absolutely. Starting next week....

[ATLcrew]

Five-minute? More like five-page......

[ATLcrew]

Is it? If an engine is surging, one of MY first suspects would be fuel contamination, which would lead me to expect the second engine not to be too terribly far behind...

But that's just me....

[ATLcrew]

No, you don't. Now, where I disagree with BB is that I don't necessarily think you HAVE TO value it, it's entirely your business what you do or don't value....

[ATLcrew]

Light on butter for me, please. Oh, and a Coke Zero, please and thank you....

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I don't....