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Old 11-10-2007, 10:04 AM
Brian Carlton Brian Carlton is offline
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Originally Posted by bustedbenz View Post
My dad used to fly Cessnas as a very casual hobby. Lesson number one when I started driving (which in this case was tractors before kindergarten) was to do a gauge scan every 15 to 30 seconds. Never forgot it.
I'd be willing to bet that most folks won't scan the gauges at that interval. I try to do it myself, but, I'm sure it's not set in stone.

But, to save the engine at high rpm's.....15 seconds is about all you have........

I'll bet it's a rare person who saved an engine by looking at a gauge and reacting to it in time.

The benefit of an idiot light or an alarm is quite apparent under such conditions.
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