On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 12:11:05 -0600, "Henry Kisor"
wrote:

I just KNEW somebody would call me "Osama." But thanks to everyone who
answered my message. The long and short of the answers I have received is
"Maybe, but not likely." I'll have my evasive pilot (not a terrorist but a
good guy on a mercy mission of sorts) file a flight plan, cross the lake at
a reasonable altitude, have "engine trouble" and land well short of his
posted point of arrival to offload his cargo before the sheriff arrives.

Now how could I fix the engine to seem to have had engine trouble? Loosen a
couple of magneto leads? Anyone?

Henry

Hi Henry,

Judging from the number of reports I hear of mysterious engine
problems that come and go, just claiming that the engine acted up so
you made a precautionary landing might be believable :-/

Or... could you claim the pilot inadvertently ran run one tank empty
and didn't discover the problem until after the dead stick landing?

Rob