wrote:

I was merely speaking of the probabbility of complete engine failure
compared to the risk of driving. However, you seem to be taking this
personally. Did you run out of gas?


Nope one of his cylinders blew. In far less hours of flying than Jim
I've had a couple of failures (one total and a mag failure where I couldn't
get more than 19" which is about the minimum to bumble along in level
flight at the clean stall speed).

I've also in the past year got my Suburban totalled by a moving van.
My first car was also wrecked by a truck that crossed the center line
on a two lane highway.

So I can't vouch for the relative probabilities of these things, but
I still want to make sure I have the option of the NEAREST airport.

(and much as I was thinking about replacing the 'burban with something
smaller and fuel efficient before the accident, I decided to go out
and get another full size truck to replace it).