Any inflight failure should prompt the question "where would this leave me if something else were to happen". If, let us say, you were unfortunate enough to lose the engine later in the flight, the loss of comms with both ground & your passenger could have made a catastrophic difference to the outcome.
You lose the engine and thus the noise of it so you can speak to your passenger. The thing dosnt just fall out of the sky without an engine you can glide to a safe field landing even without the glide angle of a glider. Hundred of people fly cross country without radio or engine each year.
Aviate, Navigate , Comminicate.
I dont agree with Ghengis reason for the divert but I totaly agree with him about his reception. GA is only a small group of people in this country. Why cant we all get on : be it group A, microlight, Balloons, gliders etc.
Last edited by cumulusrider; 27th Jun 2012 at 10:48.