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When I do finally fly, I'll stay within gliding distance of the
airport for awhile, though with a problem like that, cutting the engine off, and
gliding in, isn't very high on my list of things to do. Not to mention
having to fumigate the plane afterwards.
Steve
Hi Steve.
First off, great
pics! Very nice engine installation, and of course I admire anyone
who can work with fiberglass for 2000 hours. I also question their sanity
:-)
As for mentally
preparing for test flights, I would submit that we should not take on the
mind-set of shutting off the engine if a problem occurs. As long as
it's running, and not shaking itself off the mounts, I would leave it running
until the plane is safely on the ground, at an airport if possible. If the
engine overheats from a cooling problem, or trashes bearings due oil
problems, so be it. The engine will gladly sacrifice itself to get
you to a safe landing, and that's the only thing that's important. I
just think we should resist the temptation to try to save the engine from
damage.
Cheers,
Rusty (let it run, till
it won't run no more)
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