Re: My wife getting scared

Jay Honeck <jjhoneck@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Jay, I have to ask. Which do you think is going to have the greater negative
effect on your engine and/or general well being? A few simulated engine outs
every once in a while or landing 1/2 a mile short after a real engine out?

Well, ya got me there. But, of course, the odds of a real engine out
are (thankfully) quite small.

Yeah, I used to say that, too!

Shirl
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