>On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:58:42 +1030, Coop
>chariotnose.netwheel.au> wrote:
>
>Really glad you had good landings after every problem, and I applaud
>your prudence in deciding not to push your luck...

>Avoiding bad luck is what I am talking about.
>
>Over the last thirty odd years, I can recall some 5 cases (from the
>crash comics) where troubleshooting one duff magneto in flight
>resulted in a stopped...

> On Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:45:20 +0900, Paul Saccani omen.net.au>
> wrote:
>
>

>> Avoiding bad luck is what I am talking about.
>>
>> Over the last thirty odd years, I can recall some 5 cases (from the
>> crash comics) where troubleshooting one duff magneto in flight
>> resulted in a stopped engine that could not be restarted before
>> landing. No significant injuries happened as a result of the
>> subsequent landings. In two cases, the aircraft were damaged by
>> hitting obstructions that the pilots were not aware off. In three, the
>> landing was uneventful. In all cases, the only engine defect was in
>> the timing or function of one magneto.
>>
>> All of those cases happened in circumstances similar to the ones you
>> describe, in close proximity to an airport or air strip, pilot
>> confident of having somewhere to land, and of being able to glide to
>> the strip if the engine stopped. ...

> On Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:45:20 +0900, Paul Saccani omen.net.au>
> wrote:
>
>

>>Avoiding bad luck is what I am talking about.
>>
>>Over the last thirty odd years, I can recall some 5 cases (from the
>>crash comics) where troubleshooting one duff magneto in flight
>>resulted in a stopped engine that could not be restarted before
>>landing.

>>That's why I say that it might not be such a good idea to do that
>>troubleshooting in the air.
>>
>>There are plenty of other circumstances where it might be a good idea
>>to do that troubleshooting in the air.

>On Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:45:20 +0900, Paul Saccani omen.net.au>
>wrote:
>
>

>>Avoiding bad luck is what I am talking about.
>>
>>Over the last thirty odd years, I can recall some 5 cases (from...

>Stealth Pilot wrote:

>> On Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:45:20 +0900, Paul Saccani omen.net.au>
>> wrote:
>>
>>

>>> Avoiding bad luck is what I am talking about.
>>>
>>> Over the last thirty odd years...

>
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>> On Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:45:20 +0900, Paul Saccani omen.net.au>
>> wrote...

>
> I've been told it is possible to "dive start" an engine with no
> electric starter (like my Auster and the Tiger) but that you should
> forget about it unless you have at least 4,000' to play with.

>The
> instructor that told me had actually carried this procedure out once,
> (in an Auster) that's how he knew. He said that you needed to get the
> nose down abruptly and steeply in order to accellerate as quickly as
> possible, with the throttle only just above idle and the magnetos on.
>

>
> And let's not attack Saccas- get stuck into his arguments if you wish
> (he'll give as good as he gets)- I think some of his points a valid.
>