mcjohn
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I've had 2 engine failures less than 500 agl. Both were in the same J3. With one the carb. came loose in the center and the other is still a mystery. Both times I was able to put it down on the landing strip but I barley made it the second time. It was after that time that I realized I wasn't having fun anymore and (just like Cartman) I wanted to go home. Quite shookup I was. Boss yelled at me when I told him I cleaned the plugs 50 hours before. He said it should have been 25! He blamed the failure on dirty plugs. Boss puts brand new plugs in and flys the pattern only to have the engine quit. He glides safely back unfazed cause he's so used to being the test pilot and then they discover a screw missing from the carb. Bastards! To try and blame me regarding the plugs.