From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Engine Failure
To: lml
Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2005 07:51:46 -0400
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Posted for "Dominic V. Crain" <domcrain@pacific.net.au>:

  Lynn,
  A famous ( by Australian standards) aviator by the name of Dick Smith,
  who was a one time chief of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, once
  used a statement "affordable safety".
  He was referring to airline ops.
  Unless you have more money than you know what to do with, there's a
  limit to how much can spend on stuff, especially in the self funded
  areas of private flying in which some, if not most of us, engage.
  Love the idea of a fully feathering prop, but I am afraid it ain't in
  the rage of affordable safety.
  It is insurance, but I doubt it is cheap insurance.
  Therefore, the next best thing is to set in place procedures which give
  the best option under extreme circumstances.
  Regards
  Dom Crain
  
"""
  Why don't you just install a feathering prop. That way, with loss of oil
  pressure it automatically goes to feather.
"""