I had to reread my post, just to be sure I didn't ask a question about the validity of doing what I did, or if I thought it was safe or not. I asked whether or not there was any harm done to the engine, or will do to the engine from doing this, the only thing I could think of was shock cooling, a risk I thought of before executing this maneuver and took the appropriate precautions, both on shutdown of the engine and on the restart. But is there anything else, engine health wise, that I could be overlooking.
Look guys, as somebody pointed out, there is risk in what we do, like it or not. The day that I refuse to accept the fact that there is some risk behind flying, I quit flying, its that simple. I take more "calculated risks" when I am by myself. Both for education and to ready myself for real world emergencies. Notice I say, by myself. Cause that is the best time for things to go wrong, I want nobody else in the plane.
As a side note for anybody who chimed in who hasn't done this. This was absolutely a great learning lesson. There is a lot to think about before doing this. I learned a lot and have absolutely no regrets about doing it. I am not saying that everybody should run out and do this. But, I have recently started to run a mixture of mogas in my right tank. I tend to burn the mogas exclusively in cruise, sometimes to the point of running that tank dry. Like it or not, the best indicator that the tank is empty is when the engine stops running. Rather than avoid this situation, I have decided to embrace it, and find out what happens, in the most controlled way, without going crazy, I can think of. Is what I do for everybody, absolutely not.
And to whoever said they hope instinct takes over when their engine goes out. I really do hope your instinct just takes over and you do a great job if things hit the fan. Me, I guess I don't trust my instinct all that well, so I'm going to practice, practice, practice. That way when I'm taking young eagles, my nieces, friends, family, strangers, anybody flying, no matter what happens, I can always say "I did my best to be the best I could be, and I'll do my best to keep you safe and make it back." And that's all anybody can ask!
As a side note, Chuck Yeager must be a flippin idiot!
Randy
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