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Old July 6th 15, 11:32 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Jet turbine reliability

On Monday, July 6, 2015 at 1:47:38 PM UTC-7, Ramy wrote:
There was a recent landout of a brand new JS1 in the middle of nowhere near Hobbs during the contest due to jet failure. Multiple attempts were made to start it.
So much for jet reliability. Apparently can't trust them either.
I heard of at least 3 landouts of motorgliders recently.
Hopefully electric motors will be more reliable.

Ramy


May be a good thing it didn't light after multiple start attempts.. it's usually the condition under which you'll get a wet start. May not be a big deal in this configuration but depends how much residual fuel was there.