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Oh those CERTIFIED plane engines !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe aircraft engines are better built. In my 900+ hours I haven't had any problems in the air, but I have flown planes that have had failures in their history. Makes my wonder how long it'll be before my hand is dealt. Well you may fly another 35 years and thousands of hours and never have a problem. The last number I heard is that the average is somewhere are 35,000 hours for every engine failure. (and Im not talking about the running out of gas, fuel on an empty tank type. Im talking something seriously broken internally now) Most careers are not close to that. You also might have one your next flight grin. My career has more less come to an end with about 2000 hours total time. Only one instrument on the panel never failed me. I used to be called the jink. If it would break, it would with me in the airplane. Yet the only serious engine problem I ever had was like most of them. It wasn't a total but a partial power loss, and trust me a 150 on 2 cylinders doesn't run very well. It did keep me in the air though and got me to an airport. The trick is to be ready for it anyway. |
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Oh those CERTIFIED plane engines !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Cal Vanize" wrote in message
Maybe aircraft engines are better built. In my 900+ hours I haven't had any problems in the air, but I have flown planes that have had failures in their history. Makes my wonder how long it'll be before my hand is dealt. If it's any consolation, I've had 10 failures of certified aircraft engines. There have been numerous partial failures and pre-cautionary shutdowns also. D. |
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