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Hello All,
Where I fly, the density altitude on the tarmac is typically more than 7000ft even on cold days (9000ft on hot days). As a result, non-turbo engines cannot develop any more than 70% of rated power. The consensus around here is that as long as the engines are blessed by the mechanics and checked for compression, one can exceed the recommended TBO sometimes by a factor of 2x. My question is this: Is this practice safe? What about material fatigue in the engine components (i.e. crank shaft, pistons, rods, valves etc)? Would this practice make the chances of an engine failure more likely? Thanks. |
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