"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Go no-go decision went bad. Oops.
'Engine was running rough on taxi, so he thought he'd take it UP and
check
it out in the air.' Oops.

Wow. Talk about bass-ackwards...

Although I suppose it depends on what they mean by "running rough" --
but it sure points out the fact that it's better to trouble-shoot on
the ground.

Geez, yes; there's, what, ground test, static test, bench test, and flight
test. Four options and he picked the worst one possible.