Here's the report for the first clip:
CLICK for report. Contains some juicy details about operating the 109, it's history, and the cause for the crash.
Regarding the relief valve, a good detail indeed. What I think would help Cliffs pilots more is the presence of smoke inside the cockpit. For example, I sometimes overheat the 109, but most of the time I only find out by checking the temperatures. Even though I'm probably trailing coolant from the relief valve, I don't see it, unless I do a sharp turn and check my six.
Would be great if TFS could add some in-cockpit indication to allow the pilot to better diagnose the situation he's in. (Smoke inside the cockpit, some kind of smell indicator to pick-up oil leaks, the feeling of hot coolant/lubrication fluids running down the pilot's legs etc. - a guy can dream, can't he?)
At the moment we can't even see engine fire from inside the cockpit. (It's only the red screen becoming even more red that tells us that we're on fire).
Just a suggestion, of course.
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