Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 21:27:54 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d08.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.40] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.2) with ESMTP id 1890690 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 28 Nov 2002 13:03:23 -0500 Received: from Newlan2dl@aol.com by imo-d08.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v34.13.) id q.104.209607f0 (3996) for ; Thu, 28 Nov 2002 13:03:17 -0500 (EST) From: Newlan2dl@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <104.209607f0.2b17b465@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 13:03:17 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Engine Cooling thought X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 10637 Hi Ron Jump planes do wear out engines more quickly than more normal use planes, particularly when there are a lot of jumpers ready to go. A good pilot will try and get back down slowly giving the engine a chance to cool more gently when given a chance. That isn't always the case though. A lot of the drop zones are so busy they do "hot fueling" although they DZ I normally go to can't since there is a county ordinance against it. I don't think the turbine engines are as sensitive though as the piston planes. The 24 hr jump record was in a 182 and a twin Otter if I remember correctly, jump altitude was 3000' as I remember it. They had to have several packers going also. And that was also a charity jump with people pledging dollars for each jump but I don't remember which charity. Dan Newland Super ES #61 USPA 21438 "D" rating