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Steve Campbell · 06-29-2006, 06:19 PM

Tom,

I have the same airplane, with a BME 50 and the Smart-Kill unit. It paid for itself the other day when my throttle linkage worked itself loose off of the engine throttle arm.

I had just taken off, with a full bag of fuel. I did a vertical snap, throttled back up, and... nothing. No throttle response. The engine was at just above idle, too fast to land without doing damage once I ran off the end of the runway. Without the on-board kill, I would have to had fly around for however long it takes to burn 24 ounces at low throttle; and that's assuming my receiver battery didn't give out first.

As it was, I tooled once around the pattern, set up an approach, and flipped the kill switch when over the threshhold.

Its cheap insurance, Tom. Get one.

06-29-2006, 06:19 PM	#18
Steve Campbell Gettin' Lower! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Zachary, LA Age: 60 Posts: 59	Re: electronic kill switch, yes or no Tom, I have the same airplane, with a BME 50 and the Smart-Kill unit. It paid for itself the other day when my throttle linkage worked itself loose off of the engine throttle arm. I had just taken off, with a full bag of fuel. I did a vertical snap, throttled back up, and... nothing. No throttle response. The engine was at just above idle, too fast to land without doing damage once I ran off the end of the runway. Without the on-board kill, I would have to had fly around for however long it takes to burn 24 ounces at low throttle; and that's assuming my receiver battery didn't give out first. As it was, I tooled once around the pattern, set up an approach, and flipped the kill switch when over the threshhold. Its cheap insurance, Tom. Get one.