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Old 09-08-2020, 12:22 AM
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Carlo Vangompel
 
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Hi Darod,

The fact that you didn't notice anything during and after the flights means that the skirt was still on the piston during the last flight. However, I suppose that if you landed a few minutes later, you probably had a dead stick landing.
While cranking the engine before next flight, the skirt probably broke completely of the piston.
I guess you were lucky not to crash that plane...

Carlo