Shortly after take off from Rhodes, destination Rome, engine number 3 decided to stop producing thrust.
No idea why, tried all sorts but it wouldn't restart so I feathered the prop.
No panic, aircraft is under control with a modest rate of climb, 500 FpM.
Way over max landing weight and no way to dump fuel.
With a bit of experimentation I found I could get to FL120 and was using less fuel per mile than FL160 with four engines, so I carefully carried on to Rome.
Viscount on 3
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Viscount on 3
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Old pilots never die, they just run out of runway.
Re: Viscount on 3
Thats the very talented Mr. Fraser McKay... As I recall he built failures in on the Vanguard and Viscount 
Ben.
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Good thing I have NOT yet tried flying Viscount or otherwise I would have wound up crashing Viscount into Mediterranean Sea after take off from LLBG not knowing about the built in failures. Thanks for the valuable warning. I think Arkia airline operated Viscount.
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Aharon
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Re: Viscount on 3
That's real flying, Adrian, above my abilities.
I dip my lid.
I dip my lid.
Re: Viscount on 3
I might be a bit late to the party but ... Check if you have your engine anti ice on!