Jim Wilson writes: > So the examiner's admonishment was unfounded? I take it you didn't > argue with him on this point :-)
Well, I didn't understand his point during the flight. I was leaned out for cruise in the simulated cross country, and he said we had better try the carb heat and flipped it on -- I thought that he was worried that the engine was running rough (different people have different perceptions), so I turned, smiled, explained that Pipers don't usually have a problem with carb ice, and enriched the mixture a bit instead to make the engine as smooth as possible. Big mistake, but fortunately it cost me only a tongue lashing afterwards. > I take it with the Piper there's some warning before it's too late. > We hope... or will you be thinking about this email some snowy > night in March with engine out and 5000ft of air below? Carb ice is always a concern, and it certainly won't hurt to check once in a while. In fact, carb heat can even smooth out the distribution in a carbureted engine, allowing one to run further lean of peak without roughness. Note that it's not the snowy night that catches people with carb ice, but the humid, hot summer day -- that's when the air holds the most moisture. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
