"RCE" wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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Uh oh. If my yacht's single motor dies, I don't fall out of the sky and
die. If I'm trying to deal with insanely nasty weather, maneuvering
around big waves, it **may** be a problem. But, if a plane's single
engine dies, so do the occupants, unless they're still on the ground.


Nonsense. Part of flight instruction focuses on engine failures and
landings. Remember, we are talking single engine airplanes now, not a
F-18.

All small planes have an optimum speed that you default to in order to
maximize the glide ratio. As long as you have enough altitude, there's
plenty of time to find a place to land.

I'd rather loose the engine in a Cessna at 5000 feet than lose the engine
in a single engine boat in 6-8 footers.

RCE


Hopefully, you have no dreams of becoming the next Jimmy the Greek. You'd be
lousy at laying odds on much of anything. Seriously.