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Jet Journal
Train Like You Fly –
Fly Like You Train
Beechcraft Premier Type Rating by Rich Pickett
It started as a pleasant flight from Fresno (KFAT) to Oakland (KOAK) in the Beechcraft Premier 1A jet. Departing Fresno with low ceilings and visibility of 600 RVR, it was a fast climb through the overcast to FL400 in the clear then WHAM! Rapid decompression. Oxygen mask on, mic
to mask, throttles to idle, speed brakes out, autopilot off, pitch the nose down to the Vmo of 0.8 Mach, 45-degree bank, ensure passenger masks deployed, autopilot back on, and advise ATC of an emergency. We descended up to 15,000 fpm to 10,000 feet where we could breathe again.
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