How often does your engine(s) fail.
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From: Bradford
When it all goes lumpy
Well at least with only one engine, if it's stopped you know where you're going !
I can't claim any total engine failures but...
No1.. VW 1600 blew a bottom plug out on the climbout at 800ft and left me with no upwardness at all, so I scraped round part of a circuit and landed into wind on a not-normally used piece of the airfield. Had I landed ahead I wouldn't be writing this !
No2.. Zero oil pressure en-route, so was compelled to land on what I could see and glide to... which happened to be Elvington. The pool of oil underneath the aircraft proved I did indeed have a problem (the oil cooler had failed)
No3 .......Hmmmmm !
I can't claim any total engine failures but...
No1.. VW 1600 blew a bottom plug out on the climbout at 800ft and left me with no upwardness at all, so I scraped round part of a circuit and landed into wind on a not-normally used piece of the airfield. Had I landed ahead I wouldn't be writing this !
No2.. Zero oil pressure en-route, so was compelled to land on what I could see and glide to... which happened to be Elvington. The pool of oil underneath the aircraft proved I did indeed have a problem (the oil cooler had failed)
No3 .......Hmmmmm !
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From: Moray,Scotland,U.K.
Keeping the engine running with severe vibration
If you decide to keep the engine running with severe vibration, is there a risk of breaking the engine mounts, and losing the engine? That would lead to an impossible c of g situation.
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From: In the boot of my car!
If you decide to keep the engine running with severe vibration, is there a risk of breaking the engine mounts, and losing the engine? That would lead to an impossible c of g situation
but decided that with the feel of the aircraft shutting one down would have meant down and only down so kept it going for a while! As it was things turned out OK as it was the right descision in that particular situation.
When you are in a real situation like that you will know what I mean.
Pace
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From: A long way from home
One of my instructors (crusty old pilot type) had 5 engine failures.
Another one only had one... in nearly 60 years of professional flying!
I've only had one... when turning onto base over a town (so no option of a pfl). But it was quickly resolved when I realized that the student had got the carb heat and the mixture levers muddled up!
Another one only had one... in nearly 60 years of professional flying!
I've only had one... when turning onto base over a town (so no option of a pfl). But it was quickly resolved when I realized that the student had got the carb heat and the mixture levers muddled up!
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From: UK - EGLF is closest.
Hmm. Never had a clanking engine failure myself but an old instructor colleague told me once he had had eight over the years. Impressed, I asked then his considered advice about avoiding them. 'That's easy', he said, 'Don't fly cr@p aircraft !'.
