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Originally Posted by Flatbutt1
Just curious, what flight qualification does the in flight engineer have? In the unlikely case both pilots are incapacitated, could the engineer take over?
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Jeff,
Problem is that due to airline pressure (and updated systems) the flight engineer was eliminated years ago. Only the early B747 and airplanes of that era still have an FE on board.
You are correct that most FE's are pilots and could help should one of the other two crew have an issue. In many cases an FE is a pilot who has reached the "age 60" limit and cannot fly for an airline any longer but then moves to the FE seat. This used to happen "from time to time" but not often.
Joe
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