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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 22:29:46 -0400
From: Jim Sower <canarder@frontiernet.net>
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To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: solo's & Delta T... no more emergencies
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Dale,
Nobody suggested that the switch failure would be a flight stopper.  The switch is
there.  The issue I thought I was addressing was fastening it to the throttle so
it would bypass any time full throttle was applied.  My position was and is that
forgetting to bypass for TO or T&G isn't a flight stopper, and as far as anyone
knows, is not a problem at all.  I am ambivalent about installing complex
solutions to non-problems.
PVORT again I'm afraid ... Jim S.


Marvin Kaye wrote:

> Posted for Dale Rogers <rogersda@cox.net>:
>
> Jim,
>
>     While addition of any component adds complexity and additional
> opportunities for failure, we also have to look at the failure modes.  If the
> additional wiring is done well, shorts and opens of the actual wire should be
> nil.
> That leaves the switch - two failure modes, stuck open and stuck shorted.  If
> it's stuck open, the controller has the same lag that's being experienced now.
>   If it's stuck closed, the pump will run all the time until you land and
> disconnect it.  I wouldn't think that either event is a flight stopper.
>
> Dale R.
>
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