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Old 15th Jul 2002, 13:34
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tacpot
 
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How about "Psychic Engine Managment"?

I think we should have to pass an exam on managing the engine without the use of engine instruments. I think is absolutely shocking that we are not taught how to intictively know when an engine is about to quit, or when it is running a little bit too lean.

We could be shown pictures of a covered up oil temperature gauge and have to tell the examiner the temprerature reading.

Or we could be given one big-end bearing and asked to comment on the condition of the rest of the bearings in the engine.

I can see a market for little 'test' engines where the examiner can tinker to create failure situations that we have to sense through nothing more than touching the throttle or smelling the exhaust.
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