Re: [COUPERS-TECH] ENGINE OUT SIMULATION

[Charles Waldo]

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Don

 

  I have had 100's of hours flying Lycoming engines (320,360) and always went to idle when I knew I could make the field or when just playing around in the sky. Other than the issue of shock cooling the engine the Lycomings never missed a beat. So when I bought the coupe, I thought the same thing......not so.....on final one day I pulled back to idle because I was a little to high, came over the runway and landed, and thats when I found out the engine had quit. I talked to my A&P and he said "Don't do that!". He says they can "Load up" and quit at idle. On his plane, he will gun the engine once in a while to clear it out if he wants to keep it at idle. Me, I just keep the rpms up a little and the problem has never happended again. Its strange because I can sit on the ground all day at a idle and it will never quit!

 

Chuck

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Hartmut Beil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

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Don.
The prop is windmilling, even when you turn off the ignition.As long as the
engine is not frozen up, the prop windmills on our coupes.
I think the scope here is to avoid carburetor ice or fouling of the plugs
when the throttle is fully closed.
The 1100 or more rpm will keep the baby alive.

Hartmut
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Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] ENGINE OUT SIMULATION


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> I have read or heard somewhere that simulated engine- out descents and
> landings can be best performed with engine RPM at some setting other than
> IDLE, possibly 1100 - 1200 ? Something to do with drag from the
windmilling
> prop? Any ideas?
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> Don Bowen
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