Re: [Titanaircraft] Engine characteristics

Engine failures are overrated as a source of eminent death.  Having flown ultralights for more hours than I care to count, an engine out is more of an inconvenience than anything else. Granted, the speeds involved are far less than GA or Titan speeds in flying, the principles are the same.  Sudden silence... FLY THE AIRPLANE!  There are hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of hours safely flown in front of or behind two-strokes.  They should not be a reason to forsake flying if you can't afford anything else.
 
Tim Hansen

--- On Sun, 11/8/09, Jeff Freeman <v2twin@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Jeff Freeman <v2twin@yahoo.com>
Subject: [Titanaircraft] Engine characteristics
To: Titanaircraft@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, November 8, 2009, 11:19 AM

 

Well, I'm still thinking two-stroke, so the problems I see are engine stoppages, fiddling with carburetors, tinkering with what kind of oil to use, overhaul every 300 hours or so, and I hear a LOT about engine failures - both here and on the Challenger list.  I'm just really nervous about flying behind (or in front of) a two stroke. But yes, I do now see that there would be a host of problems with a certificated engine. I do know of some people (certainly not me) who have just said screw the medical thing, bought an older 150, and cruised off happily and safely into the sunset ...

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