Hi
I personally never had one and dont wish to have one in the future, however, i do have a question for those who already experienced one.
When having an engine failure, are there any advanced warnings (in excess of a few minutes), or does it happen just like that - from one second to the next. ? I usually check the engine gauges every few minutes to see if anything changed. I figure if anything will go wrong i will find out there first.
I'm talking about simple single piston airplanes with basic engine instruments (ala Ce152, Ce172)
Im guessing a difference in sound will give you a warning - but it is probably not long enough ahead to give ya some time to decide what to do.
I just want to know from the experienced pilots out there if you ever had an engine failure that happened from one sec to the next or was there always advanced indication?
i realize that most engine failures are do to fuel starvation, so i'm not to interested in those situations since i do always carry enough fuel
. I also know that a continuous, but slowly drop of RPM indicates carb ice, so i also know how to combat that. So if ya got anything that does not fit the above 2 situations i want to hear it - please