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Posted for "Daniel Schott" <fkmarine@athenet.net>:

Hello Everyone

Thought you might want to know that I have had the good fortune of having
another bad crank shaft in my engine.  If some of you remember Don Guetz
and I had an engine Blow up in the sky and a emmergency landing,  then I
received a new engine fron continental and the after 10 hours of that
engine in the plane it had to be torn down for a crank check and now for
the second time in one year I am having the engine taken out and sent back
to the factory for a new one.  Isn't this fun,  I just wish someone could
learn to have quality control and then maybe some of these problems would
go away.  I see nothing coming that is any improvement and we fly at our
own risk.  The only thing I have good to say is that it is the FAA
inspectors that are helping to keep us alive otherwise we would not know
about the problems and would see no recalls.  Thanks FAA for at least
getting the recalls and lets get some other alternatives that are
certified.  I would be in a mess if I had bought an uncertified engine and
had these problems, no one looking over the manufacturers.  It is buyer
beware and best of luck.  At least Continental is working with me and
others to help get back in the air as soon as possible,  try and do that
with no-certified engines and see what happens if they ever get enough
engines flying to see the problems.  I still feel safer with a certified
engine than anything else I have seen

Dan Schott

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