"Peter R." wrote in message
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On 5/1/2007 11:12:37 PM, "Mortimer Schnerd, RN" wrote:

I'm not arguing with the general point of your posting but I will take a
poke at your assertion about being outside of gliding range of the field.

Isn't this guideline based on the theory that there is a higher chance of
engine failure during changes in power settings? A reduction of power
while
entering the pattern, I recall reading, presents a statistically higher
chance of engine failure than while at cruise.


Might be an urban legend, but that's what I was taught back in the 70s.