Originally Posted by
Matt49
Billet, I realize you're kind of playing devil's advocate (maybe not) but if NOT destroying the drive shaft is the outcome of a tether system, it kind of supports my point. I just look at single points of failure and try to think of ways I can limit the damage if/when those failures occur. Obviously routine maintenance is our best friend but things do fail outside of what a small team can reasonably quality control. With a failure like I'm describing, you're obviously out of the race, but if you can salvage some form of financial losses and/or increase safety, it has to be worth evaluating, right?
Love this discussion by the way. 4m tech section has been lacking these in the past few months.