I live on a grass strip and everyone here stays away from carb heat while on the ground for the reasons Dave points out.
On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 8:08 PM, Caliendo Dan <[email protected]> wrote: > Those are good points, Dave, that I hadn't thought of. I got the idea > of starting and taxing > with carb heat on from a long article (that sure looked authentic and > knowledgeable)by > Doug Williams titled "The Stromberg Mixture control on C-85 & c-90, Truths > and Tales". > Anyone else out there with knowledge on this subject that cares to chime > in? > Dan C > > > On Feb 25, 2009, at 4:11 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Maybe it is unfounded but I have a problem pulling on the carb heat when > I'm on the ground. I use it in the pattern but as soon as I touch down the > first thing I do is turn off the carb heat. The engine is pulling unfiltered > air into the carb when the carb heat is on. Here in the midwest flying off > of grass strips in the dry hot summer there is a lot of dust moving around. > Compound that with spring plowing and fall harvest and there is a fair > amount of dust that can be pulled into the carb. > > Dave Crispin > N2356H > > > >
