REFLECTOR: Engine failure

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Scott

Chances of being killed on the side of the road  are
higher look at the number of people killed every day
that on our highways.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Derrick" <scott at tnstaafl.net>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Engine failure


> Ron,
>
> If your one ignition source did fail on your Pickumup truck, how much
> easier is it to pull over to the side of the road than it is for Dave to
> off field land his Velocity?  Much chance of you and your passengers
> being killed by pulling off to the side of the road, vs an off field
> landing over hostile terrain?
>
> Everythings relative.
>
> Scott
>
> Ron Brown wrote:
>
> > The 350 in my 1992 Chevy Silverado has 140,000 miles on it and has
> > never had a failure on its primary and only ignition system!!!  (and
> > it has never had a 500 hour mandatory inspection either).  The plugs
> > have been changed once - at 90,000 miles.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Derrick" <scott at tnstaafl.net>
> > To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 6:20 PM
> > Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Engine failure
> >
> >
> >> running just one ignition source dave?
> >>
> >>
> >> Dave Bertram wrote:
> >>
> >>> The cause of my engine failure on Good Friday was not fuel
> >>> starvation. The gear on my distributor had stripped out ( for no
> >>> obvious reason) causing a loss of all ignition to the engine.  Dave
> >>> Bertram
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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