REFLECTOR: Engine failure

[Scott Derrick]

If you think pulling a car over to the side of the road is as dangerous 
as an off airport landing......  Well,  you sure have a novel point of view.

velocityxlfg wrote:

>Scott
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>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.
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>----- 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
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>>Ron,
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>>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
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>>Ron Brown wrote:
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>>>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.
>>>
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>>>----- 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
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>>>>running just one ignition source dave?
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>>>>Dave Bertram wrote:
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>>>>>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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