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FlyChicaga · April 23rd, 2005, 18:30

Sorry I was exhausted when I wrote it.

Basically, you get a door warning and are over mountainous terrain. Your MSA is 15,000 feet MSL. You are also filed "driftdown" which basically means should you lose an engine, you can't sustain 34,000 feet. So you "drift down" to a lower altitude. Because of the mountainous features, you must drift down into "valleys" of sorts, you can't just drift down and fly straight because there is a likely possibility you'd hit a mountain.

April 23rd, 2005, 18:30	#3
FlyChicaga Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,833	Re: Doors Part Deux Sorry I was exhausted when I wrote it. Basically, you get a door warning and are over mountainous terrain. Your MSA is 15,000 feet MSL. You are also filed "driftdown" which basically means should you lose an engine, you can't sustain 34,000 feet. So you "drift down" to a lower altitude. Because of the mountainous features, you must drift down into "valleys" of sorts, you can't just drift down and fly straight because there is a likely possibility you'd hit a mountain.