[wetdog]

Yesterday my uncle was flying his AT-6 over s. Cal when the turbocharger bearing went out , @ 3500 feet the engine was smoking and producing very little power shortly after it gave up the ghost but he managed to make a dead stick landing at Van nuys airport that was 20 yes 20 miles away. ( an amazing feat for any pilot , and truley amazing for an 84 year old )
The replacement cost of a long block "rebuilt" is around 40,000 dollars not including labor and anything else that shows up bad in the rebuild . The engine that was in it gave sixteen years of reliable service..a true testament to good servicing , and pratt& whitney. WD