Study of Reciprocating Engine Failures

On Apr 1, 7:08*am, wrote:
Don't know if this well known already but
I hadn't seen it before.

http://www.aviation-safety-security....ter/articles/c...

It is a somewhat uncomplimentary (to the overseeing bodies)
review of aviation piston engine reliability.

It is a 'publish or perish' piece yawn... It does not add anything
to what is known...

Yes, sudden, catastrophic, engine failures with no warning happen, but
they are the exception... The vast majority of sick engines complain
loud and long, and it is the dumb **** pilots who sit there - on their
brains - until the poor, gasping, struggling, engine finally comes
apart... Best you find something more likely to get all worked up
about - like getting hit by a meteor...

cheers eh wot

denny