On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 20:35:25 -0600, Big John
wrote:

Their rational as explained to me was
that if the engine was running and you didn't change anything
(throttle) the statistics showed that engine had a very low
probability of quitting.

This sounds like my doc's advice to me about a cardiovascular scan:
that it wasn't worth the money, which as I recall was $92. Now, that's
what it costs to go to the doc on a bright sunny day (he bills that
much; he doesn't get paid that much, but never mind).

He is talking about the whole universe of ageing American males: it's
cheaper to treat the occasional aortic aneurerism (well, however you
spell them) than to give every one a $92 scan.

But if you're the guy who dies from an aneurism, the math is cold
comfort.

Same with engine quitting while you're flying a wide pattern

No thanks! I got the $92 scan, and I fly the close pattern, power off
abeam the landing point.


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