Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 14:12:33 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mta13.adelphia.net ([68.168.78.44] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 527988 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:52:45 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.168.78.44; envelope-from=dfs155@adelphia.net Received: from f3g6s4 ([67.22.49.202]) by mta13.adelphia.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.02 201-2131-111-104-20040324) with SMTP id <20041111185215.BYHR15165.mta13.adelphia.net@f3g6s4> for ; Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:52:15 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <006b01c4c81f$8a416760$ca311643@losaca.adelphia.net> From: "Dan Schaefer" X-Original-To: "Lancair list" Subject: Engine Runups X-Original-Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 10:52:05 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 Brent makes a good point. Additionally, looking at the pic in question, another thing comes to mind: It's quite possible for your airplane to jump the chocks if you run the engine up to anything more than just a bit. If that happens, and no one is at the controls, the results could be nasty. Even with the controls manned, it easily could catch the person by surprise and do some damage before he can react - like running into the person standing in front of the wing. Better than just using chocks, it's common practice (at least where I did my first run-ups) to tie the mains to some sort of anchor - like a car or whatever - with a couple of lengths of stout rope. Just a thought. Dan Schaefer