The debate around alternative engines is probably never going to be concluded, but at the end of the day flying is about managing risk, and a big part of that is knowing what your own risk appetite is. Using only certified parts (a "real aircraft engine") is one approach. But if everyone took that approach nothing would ever change - new developments don't come from using proven products in established ways. And it's not like certified parts never fail - despite their much higher cost and presumed higher quality and reliability.
Craig was fortunate to walk away from his off field landing. Most off field landings have a similarly fortunate outcome, some sadly don't. Those who have had an experience like this could say "never doing that again". Or they could say "what can I learn from this so if it happens again I get a better outcome". Each of us will take different lessons and make different choices as a result. Cheers, Tony On Wed, 29 May 2019 at 05:46, larry howell via KRnet <[email protected]> wrote: > I’m sure I’ll get hate mail but the honest truth is we all get one life, > right? > Experimenting is fun, right? > Experimenting with your life doesn’t make any sense! > Flying single engine aircraft is pretty risky business but if we are going > to experiment with building techniques how about taking 50% of the risk out > by using an aircraft engine. The chance of having an engine failure > probably goes down by a factor of > ? % Percentage points. > If you want to make a car engine into a safer aircraft engine, I will bet > the cost is higher than just using a dang aircraft engine to begin with! > My point is that flying is risky, be smart and take as much risk out of it > as you can before you leave the ground, especially for new flyers. > Think about it people, you are in a new aircraft structure that you don’t > know how to fly yet. On top of that you are relying on a converted car > engine to keep running while you are trying to figure out how to fly and > control your new aircraft. If you are smart you’ve got to admit that this > is as close to risking your life as it gets. > Think about this people. What sense does it make to spend the same or more > money trying to make a car engine into a safe aircraft engine when for the > same or less money you can have a safer real aircraft engine! > I’ll have to admit that I may be a dumb___ but I don’t get the thought > process. > > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected]
