I understand your point from a marketing (or engineering) point of view,
perhaps, but this was someone’s possession, damaged or a write-off and costing
as a result. Someone has lost something and that is not to be celebrated.
Chris
> On 13 Aug 2015, at 07:43, Bill Pearce <billcpearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> But true. It was indeed a twin, but the probabilities of an engine failure is
> several orders of magnitude higher in a twin than a single. There were
> customers that wanted to move up to the "safety margin" of a twin, and others
> that wanted thir you know what to appear bigger, but Cessna worked with the
> FAA to get a new rating developed for centerline thrust twins. It offered the
> opportunity to fly something with two engines but the rating didn't allow you
> to fly a "real" twin. Further, after some unfortunate situations, there was a
> special indicator lamp on the panel that lit if the rear engine wasn't
> running, and the manual was changed to note that it was MANDATORY to start
> the rear one first. The cabin was essentially identical to a 210, but engine
> maintenance was twice that of the 210. Not a real bargain. Oh, and the
> control forces were much higher than other cessnas, due to the circuitous
> routing of the cables.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: ChrisB
> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 11:45 PM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Very Sad News
>
> You make some very strange posts, sometimes, Bill.
>
> Chris
>
>> On 12 Aug 15, at 22:36, Bill Pearce <billcpearce@xxxxxxx
>> <mailto:billcpearce@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>> If it's a skymaster (mixmaster as it was called around town and in certain
>> parts of the company), it's good riddance. It only served one purpose: to
>> get cessna single owners in to a twin without them bailing ship to piper or
>> beech. Of course a rating in the mixmaster didn't qualify you to fly any
>> other twin, so, hope you love the additional engine work.
>
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