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Old 6th Nov 2006, 04:35
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I personally know TWO other pilots who were flying C206 parachuting when the engine went BANG! then quiet. While on climb to drop height, the engine is often run at max rated power.

The Continental engine does not like being run at full power longer than the figure in the flight manual - I think five minutes. If you continue to push it, then the connecting rod will stop holding hands and fire the piston through the block.

This is exactly what happened to the above mentioned pilots. They both prefer turboprops (first choice) or Lycomings (second choice).

Well done for a good landing.
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