On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 02:11:16 GMT, Ron Wanttaja
wrote:

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 10:59:02 -0700, Mark Hickey wrote:

Let's not rule out the one advantage of the fuel dump we haven't
discussed - that anyone who had to deadstick in due to fuel starvation
could then claim he had dumped the fuel to prepare for the deadstick
landing. Sure, he'd have some 'splainin' to do when the beast fires
right up when resupplied with go-juice, but he could always pull a
Unka BOb and claim it was just one of those evil intermittent auto
engine systems.

Actually, he might not have to explain too much. This sort of scenario
does happen (where the engine runs OK afterwards), and the NTSB usually
just chalks it up to "Engine failure for undetermined reasons."

Ron Wanttaja

in australia it is usually chalked up to carby ice.
Stealth Pilot