In 800 hours I've experienced carby icing a handful of times.The symptoms can be similar to a perforated carb diaphragm. ..lower power, rough running, lack of response when opening the throttle. The only actions available are to open the throttle fully, descend into conditions less likely to.induce icing and avoid cloud wherever possible. Of course the whole time you are searching for safe landing areas if no handy alternate.Laurie Sent from Yahoo7 Mail on Android On Sun, 24 Nov 2019 at 6:58 am, Jarek Steliga<[email protected]> wrote: Michael,
Thank you. Yes, I am asking about carburetor induction icing (however as of writing my original question I didn't know it was called that). As I understand H 36 is not equipped with any carby heat as such and right now 9 p.m. we have 5 deg C and no less than 85% relative humidity. Perhaps I should just take it easy and stop flying until spring time. Best regardsJarek On Fri, 22 Nov 2019 at 22:30, Michael Stockhill <[email protected]> wrote: For clarification, are you asking about carburetor induction icing? I have always thought that due to the installation configuration the carburetors are already pulling warm air from under the engine. I feel that on a hot day, sucking that warm air reduces engine power, and I have thought of ducting cooling air from the plenum above the engine...the inverse of carburetor heat. I don't fly much in the carb icing temp range and have never experienced an issue. But I am in a dry climate. Have others experienced carb icing in humid environments? Best Michael StockhillPolson, MT On Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 2:10 PM Jarek Steliga <[email protected]> wrote: Hello, Have any of you had some experience regarding the topic. Are the effects sudden or gradual? Can ducting warm air from the engine towards the carbies help prevent the situation? RegardsJarek
